Rocky Mountain Construction articles from January 2009

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from January 2009

GOMACO Operating System.
January 12, 2009... Staff GOMACO's GT-3600 curb and gutter machine now features a control system for the world's languages, the optional G22. The GT-3600 with G22 will be on display in the GOMACO booth, No. C5168 in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas...

Contractors Board Names New Chairman.
January 12, 2009... Staff Las Vegas- The Nevada State Contractors' Board has named Guy Wells as chairman. Wells serves as president and chief executive officer of Wells Cargo Inc., a 73-year-old, third-generation family-owned general engineering and...

Faris Machinery Adds Wacker Neuson Line.
January 12, 2009... Staff Colorado Springs, CO- Faris Machinery Co., a distributor of construction equipment throughout Colorado, recently signed an agreement adding the new Wacker Neuson line of compact construction equipment to its product list. The...

Water Pipeline Costs Pegged at $1 Billion.
January 12, 2009... Staff Pueblo, CO- Engineers have estimated that moving water from southern Colorado to El Paso County in a new pipeline would cost about $1 billion. The proposed pipeline would take water from eastern Pueblo County or near Las Animas...

Murphy Co. Adds to Estimating Staff.(A. Murphy Construction Co. appoints Warren Neubauer )(Brief article)
January 12, 2009... Staff Denver- Warren Neubauer has joined the Estimating /Preconstruction Department at Murphy Co. Neubauer's experience includes 29 years of experience in the mechanical construction industry. He is a standing board member of the ASPE...

Mardian Equipment Appoints New General Manager.
January 12, 2009... Staff Phoenix- Uli Mack has been promoted from sales manager to general manager at Mardian Equipment Co. Inc. Mack received a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from DeVry University. He has been with Mardian Equipment since...

Honnen Equipment Names Frantz New CFO.
January 12, 2009... Staff Denver- Honnen Equipment Co. has appointed Brian D. Frantz chief financial officer. Frantz will oversee all finance and accounting functions for all branches of Honnen Equipment in Colorado and Wyoming. Frantz began his career...

NM Project Wins ICRA Excellence Award.(New Mexico project)(International Concrete Repair Institute)(Brief article)
January 12, 2009... Staff Des Plaines, IL- A New Mexico project was honored when the International Concrete Repair Institute recently announced the winners of its 2008 Project Awards. ICRI awarded 11 2008 Awards of Excellence. The winner in the Water...

Heitmann Hires Western Regional Manager.(Heitmann and Associates Inc. appoints Mike Bourassa)(Brief article)
January 12, 2009... Staff Phoenix- Mike Bourassa recently joined Heitmann & Associates Inc., a building enclosure consulting firm as western regional manager. In this position, he will be responsible for leading HAI's projects in the southwest market. ...

Frist Takes Role in Valley Forward Association.
January 12, 2009... Staff Phoenix- Bernie Frist, a principal in the Global Management Advisory Services group at ARCADIS, an international consulting and engineering company, has been selected to sit on the board of directors and also serve as vice-chair of...

Nevada Dealer Earns KIOTI 5-Paw Certification.(Brief article)
January 12, 2009... Staff Carson City, NV- KIOTI Tractor, a division of Daedong Industrial Co. Ltd, unveiled a new 5-PAW Dealer Excellence Certification Program at the recent annual dealer meeting. Following an extensive review program that began just...

Komatsu Introduces Mobile Jaw Crusher.
January 12, 2009... Staff Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the BR580JG-1 Mobile Jaw Crusher with a newly designed vibrating grizzly feeder and an all-hydraulic drive system The new crusher is suitable for highway construction, quarry, demolition, and...

Denver Contractor Honored as an Unsung Hero.(Joseph O'Dea of Concrete Express Inc.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2009... Staff Denver- Joseph O'Dea of Concrete Express Inc., Denver, was honored recently as one of Denver's 150 unsung heroes. O'Dea, 2008 vice president of the Colorado Contractors Association, has donated more than $100,000 in money, labor,...

Ingersoll Rand Walk-Behind Trowels.(Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2009... Staff The Ingersoll Rand WT-Series of walk-behind trowels is built to work in applications including driveways, floors, foundations, concrete patch repairs, sidewalks, walkways, and slabs. Doosan Infracore Portable Power offers five...

Cat Wheel Loader.
January 12, 2009... Staff The new CaterpillarA[R] 938H wheel loader and IT38H with integrated toolcarrier linkage feature the CatA[R] C6.6 engine with ACERTA[R] Technology. The new engine, differential lock system, load-sensing hydraulics, and increased...

ABC Welcomes New Wyoming Chapter.
January 12, 2009... Staff Casper, WY- Associated Builders and Contractors of Wyoming in Casper has been granted chapter status by the ABC board of directors. ABC of Wyoming, led by President Josh Carnahan, has more than 100 members in the commercial and...

New GM for Case Power and Equipment.(Case Construction Equipment appoints Danny McGaugh)(Brief article)
January 12, 2009... Staff Racine, WI- Case Construction Equipment has appointed Danny McGaugh as vice president and general manager of Case Power and Equipment, a Case dealership that sells, rents and services Case construction and industrial equipment. ...

Out-of-State Bidders Set Prices at Auction.
January 12, 2009... Staff Las Vegas- Out-of-state bidders from as far away as Russia, Saudi Arabia and Canada purchased $23 million worth of equipment from the $24 million unreserved public auction conducted by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Las Vegas in...

Revenue Grows at Ahern Rentals.(Financial report)(Brief article)
January 12, 2009... Staff Las Vegas- Ahern Rentals, based in Las Vegas, reported an increase of 13 percent in equipment rentals and related revenues for the third quarter 2008, to $89 million. Overall revenues, including sales of new and used equipment, were...

New Western Regional Sales Manager Named.
January 12, 2009... Staff Phoenix- KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens have appointed David A. Fierros to the position of western regional sales manager for KPI-JCI and Astec mobile Screens. Fierros will manage the sale of the companies' Fast Trax line of...

The Recession Hits Home.
January 12, 2009... Compiled by Carl Molesworth Contractors Starting To Feel Pinched Throughout Much of the Mountain West With the national economy now officially in recession, it's no surprise that the construction industry in the Mountain West is...

History Meets Modern Pumping Methods.
January 12, 2009... Story courtesy of Schwing. Fontainebleau Las Vegas Will Be a 63-Story Luxury Casino Hotel The Fontainebleau is coming to Las Vegas. The legendary hotel first opened its doors in Miami Beach in 1954. Designed by famed architect...

Calling for Infrastructure Investment.
January 26, 2009... By Carl Molesworth Barack Obama started work last week as the 44th President of the United States. Jan. 20 was a historic day, as Obama became the first African-American to hold this nation's highest office. Everyone's excited about...

Building Prairie Waters.
January 26, 2009... Story by Carol Carder Aurora Water Stresses Safety First in Project to Boost the Colorado City's Water Supply The Prairie Waters Project is a huge undertaking that will boost the water supply of Aurora, CO, by 20 percent when it's...

A One-Man Show.
January 26, 2009... Story by Jared Brox Wyoming Technician Makes a Way for Himself as an Independent Field Mechanic Construction equipment downtime can be expensive, and budgets and deadlines don't wait for service calls - so it is important for...

Built-In Fuel Efficiency.
January 26, 2009... Story by Bob Johnson How to Put Your Work Trucks on a Reduced Fuel Diet he high cost of fuel, combined with a growing interest in environmental issues, has many construction fleet managers thinking about ways to improve the fuel...

ACI Contest Entries Due.
January 26, 2009... Staff Westminster, CO- Entries will soon close for the Annual ACI Awards program sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Concrete Institute. The RMACI Awards Program has been held continuously since 1969. The program...

ASSE Offers New Crane Operation Standards.
January 26, 2009... Staff Des Plaines, IL- The American Society of Safety Engineers recently released the ASSE/ANSI A10 Crane Safety Standards Package to help safety professionals conduct safe crane operations in construction and demolition operations. ...

Road Runner Service to Santa Fe Debuts.
January 26, 2009... Staff Santa Fe- Commuter rail service between Santa Fe and Albuquerque on the Rail Runner Express began Dec. 17 (see Rocky Mountain Construction, Aug. 11, 2008). Two days before that, Gov. Bill Richardson and other officials made a...

Superior Adds Sales Rep in Southwest.
January 26, 2009... Staff Morris, MN- Superior Industries, a manufacturer of conveyor systems and components, has appointed Steve Terry as its new conveyor components territory manager throughout the Southwest United States. With an office near the...

Komatsu Distributor Expands Territory to Include Reno.(mergers between Komatsu Equipment Co. and Shanahan Equipment)(Brief article)
January 26, 2009... Staff Salt Lake City- Komatsu Equipment Co. has acquired the assets of Shanahan Equipment's Reno location. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Komatsu Equipment Co. began operations in 1997 and is the exclusive distributor for Komatsu...

San Juan-Chama Water Project Finished.
January 26, 2009... Staff Albuquerque- A Grand Opening ceremony Dec. 12 marked the completion of the San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Project, which will make surface water the metro area's primary drinking water source for the first time. The ceremony included...

PCL to Build State-of-the-Art Laboratory.
January 26, 2009... Staff Boulder, CO- PCL Construction Services Inc. has been selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to construct a precision measurement laboratory in Boulder. The 120,000-square-foot advanced laboratory, to be...

Takeoff and Estimating Software Enhanced.
January 26, 2009... Staff Evergreen, CO- Tech Unlimited Inc., the company that developed PlanSwift construction takeoff and estimating software, released a new version of their software, version 8.5. The three major and most requested features in the new...

Online Construction Project Lead Service Launched.(Brief article)
January 26, 2009... Staff Norcross, GA- Reed Construction Data (www.reedconstructiondata.com ), a provider of construction information and parent company of Associated Construction Publications, has launched SmartLeads, its first construction project lead...

New Rules Face Federal Contractors.
January 26, 2009... Staff Washington, D.C.- A significant amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that will affect federal government contractors took effect on Dec. 12, 2008. According to the law firm Howrey LLP, contractors with federal...