Michigan Contractor and Builder articles from June 2006

Michigan Contractor and Builder archives from June 2006

Safety Agreement Signed.(Barton Malow Co., Walbridge Aldinger Co. join to partner with Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth )
June 3, 2006... Staff On May 3, Walbridge Aldinger and Barton Malow Company joined with the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth (DLEG), the Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council, the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters...

Carter & Burgess Makes Announcements.(Brief article)
June 3, 2006... Staff Carter & Burgess has announced that Vernon Gustafsson has been named associate at the Detroit office, where he leads the urban design and planning efforts. Gustafsson's background includes 20 years of experience in urban design...

URS Selects Project Personnel.
June 3, 2006... Staff URS Corporation has selected Dennis W. Diener Jr., A.I.A. as senior project architect in the firm's Farmington Hills Office. He joins URS after eight years with Rossetti Associates. Diener is serving as the Architectural Group...

Nowak & Fraus Announces Promotions.
June 3, 2006... Staff Nowak & Fraus, P.L.L.C., a full-service engineering consulting firm, has announced the following promotions: Glen Yrjanainen, P.E., P.S., is senior vice president. Yrjanainen joined Nowak & Fraus as a principal in 1998 after a...

Holland's New Water Main.
June 3, 2006... By Dirk C. Bloemendaal Horizontal directional drilling method used A 1/2-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter water main installation project under Lake Macatawa is designed to provide a third water collection system for the city of Holland out...

Conduit Placed With Directional Drilling.
June 3, 2006... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Roemer Utility Services drills 35 feet below Big Bass Lake bottom Horizontal directional drilling was recently used to replace electrical lines that were deteriorating under Big Bass Lake at Irons. The...

Weathering the Storm.(contractors install emergency communications systems)
June 3, 2006... Written by Tara Deering, Technical Writer, Two Rivers Marketing Contractor waits out Mother Nature and installs backup 911 emergency line Provided by Vermeer Manufacturing Company As a precaution for an unforeseen terrorist attack,...

M-63 Project Receives Award.
June 10, 2006... Staff The U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration (USDOT/FHWA) recently presented their Biannual Excellence in Highway Design Awards. The Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) M-63 reconstruction project...

SME Opening Traverse City Office.
June 10, 2006... Staff To better serve new and existing clients, Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) is opening a new office in Traverse City, announced SME President Mark Kramer, P.E. SME provides geotechnical/environmental assessments,...

Koenig Joins URS.
June 10, 2006... Staff Gregory S. Koenig, R.A., N.C.A.R.B., recently joined URS Corporation as a project manager for the Healthcare Facility business line in the firm's Grand Rapids office. Koenig brings over 25 years of experience in the architectural...

G2 Makes Personnel Announcements.(appointments in G2 Consulting Group)(Brief article)
June 17, 2006... Staff G2 Consulting Group, a Troy-based engineering firm providing geotechnical, environmental and construction engineering services, has added two new employees and an intern in its suburban Detroit office. Lorraine Sprague was hired...

MCPA Executive Director Appointed.
June 17, 2006... Staff Daniel DeGraaf has been appointed the new executive director/chief executive officer of the Michigan Concrete Paving Association (MCPA). Robert Risser, the previous executive director, recently accepted a position as the new...

Two Join MITA.(appointments)(Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association)
June 17, 2006... Staff Keith Ledbetter has joined the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) staff as the director of Legislative Affairs. Ledbetter will assist Mike Nystrom, MITA vice president of Government and Public Relations, in...

URS Honored.(Achievements and awards of URS Corporation)(Brief article)
June 17, 2006... Staff URS Corporation has recently been awarded the honor of standing among the "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" in West Michigan, presented by the Michigan Professional and Business Association. Through a selection...

TPTA Receives Award.(Tower Pinkster Titus Associates receives award)(Brief article)
June 17, 2006... Staff The Grand Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (GVAIA) named Tower Pinkster Titus Associates (TPTA) as the 2006 AIA Firm of the Year, the chapter recently announced at its annual awards dinner. The award was in...

Willow Run's New Taxiway.(Six-S Inc)
June 17, 2006... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Granulated blast furnace slag mitigates alkali silica reactivity in concrete A new $5-million taxiway is under construction at Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti. Six-S Inc., of Waterford Township, is the...

I-94 Overlaid.(concrete pavement)
June 17, 2006... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Concrete project includes durability specification An approximately 5-mile stretch of Interstate 94 in St. Clair County is being overlaid with approximately 220,000 square yards of modified P1 concrete...

US-131 Reconstruction Under Way.(Grand Rapids)
June 17, 2006... By Dirk C. Bloemendaal Project includes construction of weave/merge lanes An approximately 2-1/2-mile reconstruction project on US-131 north of Grand Rapids is currently under way. The project consists of adding weave/merge lanes,...

Pervious Concrete Is Economical.(environmentally friendly)
June 17, 2006... By The Michigan Concrete Association Currently being introduced to Michigan, it is also environmentally friendly As more available land area in Michigan gets paved over, a larger amount of rainwater ends up falling on impervious...

CAM's Design & Construction Expo.
June 24, 2006... Staff Over 200 exhibitors participated in 2006 event Design & Construction Expo, held recently at the new Rock Financial Showplace, in Novi, was a big success. Over 200 exhibitors participated in the event. The 22nd edition of this...