Rocky Mountain Construction articles from March 2006

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from March 2006

Editor's Report.
March 13, 2006... By Hol Wagner The following from the American Road & Transportation Builder's Association gives a good idea of what President Bush has called for in federal spending for transportation in the year ahead: The Bush administration...

UNM Children's Hospital Expansion.
March 13, 2006... By Bruce Higgins University of New Mexico adds Barbara and Bill Richardson Pavilionto UNM Children's Hospital and Critical Care Pavilion The University of New Mexico Hospital on the northeast corner of the main campus of UNM in...

The Power Of Good Relationships.
March 13, 2006... By Eric Morse Generator sale shows how a solid dealer-contractor relationship benefits both parties Is there any relationship in construction more important than the one a contractor has with a dealer? A contractor relies on a dealer...

Feds Approve Legacy Settlement.
March 13, 2006... Staff Salt Lake City- Two federal agencies have issued final approvals for the Utah Department of Transportation's Legacy Parkway and Preserve, bringing to an end the project's three-year Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)...

Togwotee Pass Contract To Oftedal.
March 13, 2006... Staff Dubois, Wyo.- A $23.5-million contract for reconstruction of nearly 10 miles of US-26/287 west of Dubois is among the nearly $32.5 million in highway contracts awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its January...

Kiewit Gets Gates Infrastructure.(Kiewit Construction Group Inc. recieves a contract)(Brief Article)
March 13, 2006... Staff Denver- Kiewit Building Group has been awarded a contract for $126 million in infrastructure improvements at the old Gates Rubber Co. site at South Broadway and Mississippi Avenue in Denver. The contract is contingent on approval by...

Coloradan Receives Golden Beaver Award.(Ronald W. McKenzie chairman and CEO of TIC Holdings Inc. recieves an award)(Thomas E. Sherman of General Construction co. recieves an award)(Robert B. Bittner president of Ben Carter Properties Inc. recieves an award)(Brief Article)
March 13, 2006... Staff Los Angeles- A Colorado man was among four 2006 Golden Beaver awardees honored at the 51st annual Beavers Awards Dinner, held Jan. 20, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. College basketball announcer Dick...

Atlas Copco May Divest RSC.
March 13, 2006... Staff Scottsdale, Ariz.- As a result of successful execution of the company's strategic plan, RSC Equipment Rental, leading provider of rental equipment and services throughout North America, accelerated its operating and financial...

Alamo Group Buys Gradall.(Company Profile)
March 13, 2006... Staff New Philadelphia, Ohio- Gradall, a product brand and a company that have been industrial mainstays in this northeastern Ohio city for over 50 years, has been sold to the Alamo Group Inc. The sale was reported Feb. 6 in news...

Blaw-Knox Turns 75.
March 13, 2006... Staff Davidson, N.C.- Ingersoll Rand Co. Ltd. is celebrating a major milestone in the paving industry with the company's Blaw-Knox product line. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Blaw-Knox's entrance into asphalt paving...

Shaw Will Build New Comanche Unit.
March 27, 2006... Staff Pueblo, Colo.- The Shaw Stone & Webster unit of Shaw Group Inc. has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract by Xcel Energy for the additional generating unit to be built at the Comanche Generating Station...

Water Project Fund Floated In Colorado.(Colorado. Department of Natural Resources)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Staff Denver- The Colorado Department of Natural Resources has asked legislators to set aside $100 million in the next five years to create a new fund to help build small water projects. Russell George, executive director of the...

Toll Lanes Planned For C-470.
March 27, 2006... Staff Denver- Following approval earlier this month by the Federal Highway Administration of an environmental impact study, the Colorado Department of Transportation hopes to begin construction in 2007 of toll lanes down the center of...

Second Tower For City Park Condos.
March 27, 2006... Staff Denver- Better than anticipated sales in the first tower of The Pinnacle at City Park South, a $160-million high-rise condominium project now under construction on the former site of Mercy Hospital at East 17th Avenue and Fillmore...

Canadian Proposes Denver Condo Tower.(Great Gulf Group to built condo towers)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Staff Denver- Even as some of the dozens of high-end, high-rise condominium projects proposed for Las Vegas are being canceled due to rising costs and limited demand, a Canadian developer, Gary Switzer of Toronto, has unveiled plans for a...

Sierra Pacific Names LP Constructors.(Sierra Pacific Power Co gives construction services contract)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Staff Reno, Nev.- Sierra Pacific Power Co., a subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources, as awarded equipment and construction services contracts for its new $420-million, 514-megawatt combined cycle natural gas power plant at its Tracy...

Solar Power Plant For Southern Nevada.
March 27, 2006... Staff Las Vegas- Las Vegas-based Powered by Renewables Corp. and SunEdison LLC of Baltimore are joining forces to build the world's largest solar energy project in southern Nevada to sell electricity to the military. They plan to complete...

Newmont Board OKs Power Plant.
March 27, 2006... Staff Elko, Nev.- Newmont Mining Corp.'s board of directors has given final approval to construction of a $450-million coal-fired power plant near Dunphy in Eureka County, west of Elko, and work on the 200-megawatt plant has begun. ...

KFx Plans Second Wyoming Coal Plant.
March 27, 2006... Staff Gillette, Wyo.- Denver-based KFx Inc. is proceeding with plans for its second commercial clean-coal plant in the Powder River Basin near Gillette. The proposed plant, costing up to $600 million, is to be erected near the...

Feds Fund FasTracks.
March 27, 2006... Staff Denver- The U.S. Department of Transportation has recommended a $285-million federal grant to Denver's Regional Transportation District to cover roughly half the cost of the $593-million West Corridor light rail line that will be the...

ASU/Polytechnic Projects Approved.(Arizona State University Tempe)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Staff Tempe, Ariz.- The Arizona Board of Regents has approved $279 million for new construction projects on the Arizona State University Tempe and Polytechnic campuses. Included is $130 million for the Interdisciplinary Science and...

Coal Railroad Gets Final OK.
March 27, 2006... Staff Washington, D.C.- The federal Surface Transportation Board announced February 15 that it has issued a decision granting final approval to the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad to construct a 280-mile rail line from South Dakota...

Wind Farms Proposed For Wyoming.
March 27, 2006... Staff Green River, Wyo.- Teton Power LLC has submitted a conditional use permit application to Sweetwater County, Wyo., to construct and operate 133 wind turbines atop White Mountain between Rock Springs and Green River. In...