Construction articles from August 2007

Construction archives from August 2007

Pittman Joins Warren And Associates.
August 13, 2007... Staff Brett Pittman has joined Warren and Associates Design-Build, LLC as general superintendent. As general superintendent for Greenville, South Carolina-based Warren and Associates Design-Build, Pittman is responsible for directing...

Jamieson Appointed Territory Manager.
August 13, 2007... Staff Alex Jamieson has been appointed to the position of territory manager for BOMAG Americas, Inc. He will be responsible for sales of BOMAG and HYPAC products in Mississippi, northern Florida, South Carolina, and parts of Alabama and...

Griffin Receives Scholarship.
August 13, 2007... Staff The National Demolition Association announced the names of the recipients of seven college scholarships valued at $31,000. In Construction's region, Joshua W. Griffin of Julian, N.C., received the Sims Hugo Neu Scholarship. D.H....

Balfour Beatty Wins Six Safety Awards.(Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. awarded by North Carolina Department of Labor )(Brief article)
August 13, 2007... Staff Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. has won six North Carolina Department of Labor Gold Awards in recognition of outstanding safety and health efforts. Balfour Beatty Infrastructure's overall regional operations and White Oak River...

Superior Equipment Sales Chosen As Distributor.
August 13, 2007... Staff CertainTeed Corporation is pleased to welcome Superior Equipment Sales, Inc. into the company's Select Distributor Program. The full-line HVAC products distributor serves Virginia and Eastern North Carolina and is one of seven...

BJW Architecture, Inc. Designs Bank Renovation.
August 13, 2007... Staff BJW Architecture, Inc. has completed a design for renovations to the corporate headquarters of Cabarrus Bank & Trust. In addition to providing design consistency between the headquarters and Cabarrus Bank & Trust's other branches,...

Balfour Beatty Awarded Wisconsin Place Project.
August 13, 2007... Staff Balfour Beatty Construction (formerly Centex Construction) has been awarded a contract by WP Office Developer LLC c/o Boston Properties to provide CM at Risk services for the new $42-million Wisconsin Place office building. Designed...

Merkle Headquarters Building Features Precast Panels.
August 13, 2007... Staff Smith-MidlandA[R] Corp. announces its involvement in the construction of the Merkle office building in Columbia, Md. The component of the contract awarded to Smith-Midland Corp. is valued at more than $1.3 million and features 386...

Clark Completes Building At National Harbor.(Clark Construction Group Inc.)(Brief article)
August 13, 2007... Staff Clark Construction Group, LLC recently completed construction of the first retail and office building at National Harbor, a new mixed-used development just south of Washington, D.C., in Prince George's County, Md. Clark constructed...

Bonsal American Expands Sales Force.
August 13, 2007... Staff Bonsal American has added Mike Mitchell as mid-Atlantic sales representative for the AmguardA[R] Pavement Coatings Division. Mitchell is responsible for growing the sales of Amguard commercial sealer products in the Philadelphia,...

Employees Complete Ditch Witch Training.
August 13, 2007... Staff Five employees with Ditch Witch of North Carolina, Inc. recently completed training at the Ditch Witch Training Center in Perry, Oklahoma. They are Raymond Turner, product support specialist; Ronald Urbanski, mechanic; Jacob Campen,...

Toner Joins Strong Man Building Products.
August 13, 2007... Staff Strong Man Building Products Corp., a market leader in weather and debris enclosures, announces the hiring of Peter Toner to its Fairfield, N.J., office. Toner will maintain and grow Strong Man's business from Maine through Maryland....

Hager Joins Godwin Pumps.(appointment of Garry F. Hager at Godwin Pumps of America Inc.)(Brief article)
August 13, 2007... Staff Godwin Pumps recently named Garry F. Hager as branch manager of its location at 201 Forsyth Hall Drive, in Charlotte, N.C. In this position, Hager will be responsible for sales and operations of the rental branch including business...

Liebherr Announces New Hire, Reappointment.(appointments of Edward Nittinger and Jeffrey Shadowens at Liebherr Construction Equipment Co.)
August 13, 2007... Staff Liebherr Construction Equipment Co., Newport News, Virginia, is pleased to welcome Edward (Ed) Nittinger to its sales team, where he will assume the position of district sales manager. Nittinger will develop sales objectives, provide...

Bocock Joins MBP Roanoke Office.
August 13, 2007... Staff McDonough Bolyard Peck Construction Engineering announces the promotion of Kevin Bocock, PE to branch manager of the Roanoke, Virginia, office.

Burgess & Niple Announces New Hires.
August 13, 2007... Staff Jeffrey Dunn has been hired as a landscape architect in the Rockville, Maryland, office of Burgess & Niple. Scott Stimpfle and Keith Hurtault have also joined the Rockville office as CAD designers.

McLean Contracting Announces Officers, Board.
August 13, 2007... Staff McLean Contracting Company in Glen Burnie, Maryland, announces the election of Richard F. Hoffmann as CEO and chairman of the board; George Bosmajian III, president and COO; Cory M. Heisey, vice president and chief engineer; and...

CM Stock Index Continues Drive.
August 13, 2007... By Margot Crabtree, Trade Trends The CM Stock Index kept its surprising push into positive terrain, despite a meltdown in the builders' sector and earnings warnings to cover the foreseeable future. Despite pressure from rising oil...

Retaining The Storm Water.
August 13, 2007... By Christina Fisher Comus Construction is building four storm water ponds at the Lehigh Cement facility in Union Bridge, Maryland. Dickerson, Maryland-based Comus Construction has been at work since December 2006 building four storm...

Fleet Management System Employs GPS Technology.
August 13, 2007... Staff Concrete construction firm Paul J. Rach, Inc. uses a GPS fleet tracking system to manage its mobile resources, saving money and time. In today's competitive environment, keeping up with business while managing fleet operations is...

Rebuilding Education.
August 27, 2007... By Christina Fisher Construction students at the Olympic Community of Schools are successfully learning the skills of the industry - and a few life lessons - through project-based learning. Most high schools as they exist today no...

From The Editor.(Editorial)
August 27, 2007... Staff The following message was received from the Virginia Department of Transportation: The cover photo on the July 9, 2007, issue of Construction shows a worker positioned on a pier rebar cage for the I-295 flyover project in...

Hill Named Vice President Of Technology.
August 27, 2007... Staff Rodgers Builders, Inc. has named Markus Hill to the position of vice president of Technology. Hill brings more than 17 years of information technology experience to his new role as vice president of technology. He has extensive IT...

Goodwin Promoted To Human Resources Manager.
August 27, 2007... Staff Dan Moore, president of R.W. Moore Equipment Company, a full-service equipment provider specializing in John Deere machinery, has announced the promotion of Worth Goodwin to human resources manager. In his new role, Goodwin will...

Virginia ASSE Member Wins Award.(American Society of Safety Engineers awarded George W. Pearson)(Brief article)
August 27, 2007... Staff The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) awarded nine members and a corporation the North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) Champion award for going above and beyond in promoting the importance of preventing...

GeoStructures Hires Sales, Engineering Executives.
August 27, 2007... Staff Ground-improvement contractor GeoStructures announced the addition of three new staff members who will help propel the company's growth in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the country. Chuck Lacey Jr., P.E., is the company's...

SSOE Relocates, Expands North Carolina Office.
August 27, 2007... Staff Architectural and engineering firm SSOE, Inc. has relocated and expanded its Durham, North Carolina, office. Along with this growth, SSOE brings Alan Liddy, RA, from its corporate headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, to serve as senior...

Thompson Pump Hosts Open House.
August 27, 2007... Staff Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Co., Inc., a full-service manufacturer and provider of high quality portable pumps, pumping equipment and engineering expertise, hosted an open house celebration at their new location in Myrtle Beach,...

MBP Promotes Lugo, Receives Award.(promotion of Kevin Lugo at MBP Construction Engineering )(John Machner and Scott Samsel get awarded)(Brief article)
August 27, 2007... Staff MBP Construction Engineering is pleased to announce that Kevin Lugo, PE has been promoted to senior associate in the firm. In addition to fulfilling his functional role as branch operations manager in MBP's Raleigh branch office,...

Demolishing The Charlotte Coliseum.(Dykon Blasting Corp.)
August 27, 2007... Edited by Christina Fisher CST Environmental, Inc. and Dykon Blasting Corp. brought down the Charlotte Coliseum to make way for City Park, a new 170-acre mixed-use development. When the Charlotte Coliseum was completed in 1988, it took...

18th Century Building Poses Restoration Challenges.
August 27, 2007... Staff Frank L. Blum Construction Co. carefully restored and updated the Single Sisters House in Winston-Salem, N.C., a 222-year-old building that will house a museum and office space. The three-year restoration of the historic Single...