Michigan Contractor and Builder articles from June 2008

Michigan Contractor and Builder archives from June 2008

Walbridge Aldinger Honored.
June 2, 2008... Staff Walbridge Aldinger, a Detroit-based multinational full-service constructor, recently received the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Michigan 2007 Build Michigan award. Walbridge received the 2007 Build Michigan award for...

RCOC Provides Troubling Financial Picture.(Road Commission for Oakland County )
June 2, 2008... Staff Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Managing Director Brent Bair reported at a Board of Road Commissioners meeting that the agency experienced one of its most expensive winter road maintenance seasons ever this past winter. He...

Jasper Joins Schley Architects.
June 2, 2008... Staff Schley Architects has announced the addition of Jim Jasper to its firm. Jasper is a registered architect with over 18 years of professional building design experience and extensive experience in surgery, eye and medical clinic...

Douglas Steel Announces Promotions.
June 2, 2008... Staff Douglas Steel, a leading fabricator and erector of structural steel throughout the Midwest, has promoted two executives to key positions. Lawrence F. Kruth has been named vice president of Engineering, Technology and Safety,...

Prein&Newhof President Honored.
June 2, 2008... Staff Prein&Newhof President Thomas Newhof, P.E., was recently honored at the Borchardt Conference, a national seminar on water and wastewater technologies, for his dedication to educating other professionals. Newhof received the Jack...

Upgrading 12 Mile Road.
June 2, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Asphalt is being milled down to a concrete surface An upgrade of an approximately 1-1/2-mile section of 12 Mile Road between Gratiot and Harper in Roseville and St. Clair Shores includes milling off the...

Milling Deep On Cass Avenue.(Six-S Inc.)(Editorial)
June 2, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Wirtgen 2000 milling machine meets the challenge A 2-1/2-mile section of Cass Avenue in Macomb County that is currently a two-lane asphalt road is being reconstructed into a five-lane concrete road with two...

Reconstructing Collins Road.(C & D Hughes, Inc.)(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Contractor mills approximately 9,000 square yards of asphalt Reconstruction of a 2,200-foot section of Collins Road north of Jolly Road in Lansing includes milling, cutting out the subgrade and replacing it...

The Road Funding Issue.(Editorial)
June 2, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor There is a strong aversion to a gas tax increase in Lansing "There is not going to be a state gas tax increase in the near future for a couple of reasons," Tim Skubick, senior capitol correspondent, anchor...

Greater Bridge Oversight Sought.(Editorial)
June 9, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Federal government seeks more up-to-date data on bridge ratings In 2006, the Office of Inspector General, which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, completed an audit entitled "Oversight of Load...

Granholm Announces TEDF Grants.(Transportation Economic Development Fund )(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Staff Governor Jennifer M. Granholm recently announced more than $3 million in state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category A grants that will fund road projects in six counties in the Upper Peninsula, Southwest Michigan...

Chisholm Joins CAM.(Michael K. Chisholm has joined the Construction Association of Michigan)(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Staff Michael K. Chisholm has joined the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) as a membership sales representative in CAM's marketing division. Chisholm brings with him 17 years of sales and business development experience. He was...

Approved TEDF Projects.
June 9, 2008... Staff Eaton County Spartan Chassis manufactures chassis for fire truck, recreational vehicle, military, and specialty applications. The company, due to successes in securing new contracts, has been expanding rapidly at the Charlotte...

Four Join TowerPinkster.
June 9, 2008... Staff TowerPinkster, a West Michigan architecture and engineering firm specializing in K-12, higher education, government, and health care building design projects, has announced the addition of four new employees. The firm has hired...

Contractor Hires St. Dennis.
June 9, 2008... Staff Nathan St. Dennis has joined The Dailey Company as project estimator. St. Dennis has over eight years of experience in the construction industry. Prior to joining The Dailey Company, St. Dennis held the positions of project...

Guzman Joins PBA.
June 9, 2008... Staff Peter Basso Associates (PBA) has announced that Tracey Guzman has joined PBA's Corporate/Governmental Group as a lighting designer. Guzman brings over 17 years of engineering experience and over 12 years of lighting design...

SmithGroup Hires Hudson-Beitz.
June 9, 2008... Staff SmithGroup - an architectural, engineering, planning, and interior design firm - has hired Kathleen Hudson-Beitz, L.E.E.D. A.P., business development director, to lead project pursuits and client development for its Health and...

Clark Construction Announces Promotions.
June 9, 2008... Staff Clark Construction Chief Executive Officer Chuck Clark recently announced the promotion of three project managers to senior project manager positions. Jeff Konkle recently completed the Waterside Marketplace in Chesterfield...

Oliver/Hatcher Construction Hires Pedersen.
June 9, 2008... Staff Oliver/Hatcher Construction, of Novi, an accredited building and construction company based in Southeast Michigan, has announced that Wendy Pedersen has joined its team as business development manager. Company President Paul Hatcher...

Helen Davis Honored.
June 9, 2008... Staff Prein&Newhof civil engineer Helen Davis, E.I.T., L.E.E.D. A.P., recently received the 2008 New Leader Award from the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), Battle Creek/Kalamazoo Branch. Davis works as a project...

Rife Joins Barton Malow Company.(Don Rife II)(Brief article)
June 16, 2008... Staff Barton Malow Company has announced the addition of Don Rife II, A.I.A., as director of Business Development in the Columbus, Ohio, regional office. A native Ohioan, Rife has 20 years of experience in business development,...

CAM Promotes Forgue.
June 16, 2008... Staff The Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) has announced the promotion of Joseph M. Forgue A.S.P., A.R.M. to director of education and safety services. Kevin N. Koehler, CAM president, made the announcement. Forgue began his...

Bergstrom Retires From Prein&Newhof.(Michael Bergstrom)(Brief article)
June 16, 2008... Staff Prein&Newhof corporate secretary Michael Bergstrom, P.E, retired recently, ending a 34-year career of service at Prein&Newhof. In recognition of his career, Bergstrom will be named 2008 Engineer of the Year by the Michigan Society of...

Manitowoc names Jamieson.
June 16, 2008... Staff Michael Jamieson has joined Manitowoc's crane division as a regional business manager in North America. He will represent Manitowoc crawler cranes as well as Grove mobile hydraulic cranes and call on distributors throughout Oklahoma,...

In Memory Of LaVerne Luft.(Obituary)(Brief article)
June 16, 2008... Staff Early Michigan Department of Transportation contractor, LaVerne A. Luft, 79, passed away on Monday, April 21. Luft began his bridge building career as a supervisor for the Raff & Dexter Bridge Building Company. In 1965 he co-founded...

Doran Honored.
June 16, 2008... Staff Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. (HRC) has announced that Thomas M. Doran, P.E., a vice president and member of the board of directors at HRC, Inc., a 93-year old Michigan based engineering firm, received the Purdue University Alumni...

New Staff Join FTC&H.
June 16, 2008... Staff Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr&Huber, Inc. (FTC&H) Engineers - Scientists - Architects - Constructors has announced that Christopher E. Wall, P.E.; Erin H. Szczegielniak; and David G. Winowski, P.E. have joined FTC&H's Farmington Hills...

MDOT Adjusts Summer Maintenance Plan.
June 16, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian This year's severe winter, and the winter maintenance services needed to keep state highways open for traffic, has resulted in higher costs for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). As a consequence, MDOT is...

Paving Proceeds On The Gateway.
June 16, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Approximately 320,000 square yards of concrete pavement is being placed Concrete paving and bridge work on the Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project in Detroit has been proceeding. There is approximately 50,000...

Building A Concrete Apron.
June 16, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Expansion will service aircraft for a new DHL building at Flint airport A cargo area apron expansion for a new DHL building at Bishop International Airport in Flint is under construction. The project...

Parking Structure Project Proceeds.(The Christman Company, with a joint venture of its affiliate Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) and Grand River Construction )
June 16, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Parking deck wall includes a specific tie and reveal design A new 4,800-vehicle four-level parking structure, site work and a grand canopy entry area are currently under construction at the Gerald R. Ford...

Understanding Concrete Pavement.(Editorial)
June 16, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Best practices reviewed at concrete workshop Going from a 10-inch concrete pavement design to an 11-inch concrete pavement design can nearly double the life of the pavement. That's what Tom Van Dam, Ph.D.,...

MDOT Seeks Increased DBE Participation.
June 23, 2008... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Goal-setting pilot project targets federally funded state road projects up to $1 million A new program to increase Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation on Michigan Department of...

Construction Career Days Is Successful.
June 30, 2008... Staff Michigan Construction Career Days, held at the Ingham County Fairgrounds in April, was extremely successful with approximately 2,000 middle and high school students from 46 schools across Michigan attending the event and learning...

Association Assists Emerging Businesses.
June 30, 2008... Staff MEBA promotes minority- and woman-owned businesses The Michigan Emerging Business Association (MEBA) is a statewide family of minority- and woman-owned businesses seeking to elevate their businesses to the next level of success....