Rocky Mountain Construction articles from November 2004

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from November 2004

Central City's Big Gamble.
November 8, 2004... By Hol Wagner An all-new, eight-mile direct access highway to the historic mountain town nears completion. Will it "save" Central City? Ever since 1993, when Colorado voters approved limited stakes gambling in three historic mountain...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
November 8, 2004... By Hol Wagner With the election and its attendant in-your-face television spots at last behind us, we're taking a breather and turning over this month's editorial space to Carole Bionda, national chair of Associated Builders and...

Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge Bids High.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Staff Hoover Dam, Nev.- A joint venture of two Tokyo-based firms, Obayashi Corp. and P.S. Mitsubishi Construction Co. Ltd., was the low bidder (by $12.9 million) on construction of the 1,900-foot-long single arch bridge that will carry...

CDOT Completes US-50 Widening.(Colorado Department of Transportation)
November 8, 2004... Staff Grand Junction, Colo.- At a special ceremony at the intersection of US-50 and SH-141, the Colorado Department of Transportation, state and local legislators, community members, and highway construction crews on Oct. 1 celebrated...

Big MAC Nears Completion.(Mesa Arts Center)(Ikeda Theater)
November 22, 2004... By Betty Johnston Concrete is the principal element of the new $75-million Mesa Arts Center, which incorporates five separate structures into single cohesive complex Located at the intersection of Center and Main streets in the heart...

Arizona Hauler Tries New Axles.(Heritage Trucking )
November 22, 2004... Staff Heritage Trucking first to spec new, factory-installed lightweight lift axles on Kenworth dump trucks Rapidly expanding Heritage Trucking, Phoenix, is counting on new lightweight Watson & Chalin lift axles to help reduce weight...

Denver Engineering Firms Outsource Fleet Services.(Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig )
November 22, 2004... Staff Division of Enterprise Rent-A-Car manages fleets of Wilson & Co., and Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig Motivated to get a good return on their investment, engineering companies with small to mid-size fleets are finding that outsourcing...

Cat Engineers Named "Inventors of the Year".
November 22, 2004... Staff Peoria, Ill.-- Two Caterpillar Inc. engineers recently were honored with the Intellectual Property Owners Association's "Inventor of the Year" award for their role in the development of the company's breakthrough ACERT(r) Technology...