Construction articles from December 2007

Construction archives from December 2007

NAWIC Members Help At Habitat.(National Association of Women in Construction)(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... Staff Members of the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) spent a recent Saturday putting a roof over the heads of the Vereen family at the newest Habitat for Humanity project...

Midlantic Machinery Offers Free Training.(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... Staff Midlantic Machinery, the Komatsu distributor at seven locations in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania, is introducing free KOMTRAX(TM) training to familiarize equipment owners with the data and reports available for the wireless...

Anderson Earns Professional Designation.
December 10, 2007... Staff The BE&K Building Group announces that Kenny Anderson, senior project manager based in Greenville, South Carolina, has successfully completed the requirements of the Design-Build Institute of America's (DBIA) designation program....

SIGAL Promotes Three Senior-Level Employees.
December 10, 2007... Staff SIGAL Construction Corporation, one of the top general contractors in the Washington Metropolitan region, has announced the promotion of Richard S. Goldberg to executive vice president, Kerric Baird to senior vice president and...

Beverly Noffsinger Rejoins HDR.
December 10, 2007... Staff Beverly Noffsinger has rejoined HDR as assistant marketing manager working out of the Norfolk and Richmond offices. Previously employed by HDR from 1986 to 1995, she has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and public...

Wagman Construction Hires Peyton.
December 10, 2007... Staff Wagman Construction, Inc. announces that Kelli J. Peyton has joined its firm as a project manager. In her new role at Wagman, Peyton will be charged with managing multiple projects in the senior housing and urban revitalization...

PCI Presents Safety Awards.
December 10, 2007... Staff Six precast, prestressed concrete producers have been recognized by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute for their safety performance during 2006. Each of the winners was cited for a "0" rating for total case incidence, dart...

ASLA Inducts 2008 Officers.(American Society of Landscape Architects appointed Perry Howard)(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... Staff The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) inducted Perry Howard, FASLA, as the 60th president of the 18,000-member society during the 2007 Annual Meeting and EXPO in San Francisco. Since 1989, Howard has served as program...

NTEA Approves 16 For MVP Program.(National Truck Equipment Association)(Member Verification Program)(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... Staff The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) added 16 members to its growing list of companies that have achieved Member Verification Program (MVP) status. As of Oct. 1, 2007, there are a total of 334 MVP manufacturer and...

GeoStructures Acquires TerraTech.(Terra Technology Corp.)(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... Staff In an agreement that creates the mid-Atlantic's largest design-build contractor for the combination of ground improvement systems, engineered earth structures and sound walls for transportation and commercial construction projects,...

Korth Companies, Abramson Construction Merge.
December 10, 2007... Staff Gene and Terry Korth of The Korth Companies and Jeffrey F. Abramson of Abramson Construction Corporation announce the formation of Korth Abramson Construction. Korth Abramson Construction combines the specialized commercial interior...

Constructing Palmetto Parkway -- Phase II.(United Contractors Inc.)
December 10, 2007... By Christina Fisher Phase II of the Palmetto Parkway is 10 months into a 31-month schedule that includes construction of 6.5 miles of mainline interstate, 15 bridges and three interchanges. Construction of Phase II of the Palmetto...

Drilling Under Swearing Creek.
December 10, 2007... By Christina Fisher A 1,000-foot bore under Swearing Creek will bring new natural gas service to this area of Lexington, N.C. Lexington Utilities has embarked on a 42-mile expansion of its natural gas pipeline in Lexington, N.C. It is...

H&E Expands Into Mid-Atlantic Region.(H and E Equipment Services has acquired J.W. Burress)(Editorial)
December 10, 2007... By Christina Fisher H&E Equipment Services has expanded into the mid-Atlantic region with its acquisition of J.W. Burress. With its successful acquisition of J.W. Burress, Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based H&E Equipment Services has moved...

Geocycle Acquires Vexor Processing Facility.
December 24, 2007... Staff Geocycle US, a waste solutions company, announced an agreement with the principals of Vexor Technology to acquire the company's Dorchester, South Carolina, processing facility. Vexor Technology has successfully operated its waste...

States Recognized Highway Safety Programs.
December 24, 2007... Staff As the year's busiest highway travel season approaches, 12 states are being recognized for lifesaving highway safety programs that have dramatically lowered fatalities. Fifteen Roadway Safety Awards were announced in November by the...

Trinity[bar]ERD Announces New South Carolina Lab.
December 24, 2007... Staff TrinityA[bar]ERD, one of the premier roofing and waterproofing consulting firms in North America, is pleased to announce the successful relocation of their full-service testing facilities to Columbia, South Carolina. This fully...

SSOE Increases Mechanical Engineering Staff.
December 24, 2007... Staff SSOE, one of the nation's largest architecture and engineering firms, is announcing the addition of David Wilson, PE, LEED AP; James Ellard; and Jan Carpenter to its office in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Earlier this year, SSOE...

Tompkins Builders Receives Award.(Brief article)
December 24, 2007... Staff Tompkins Builders, Inc is pleased to announce that the FDA Engineering and Physics Laboratory project has received a 2007 Washington Contractor Merit Award for new construction. Completed by Tompkins Builders in May 2007, the...

Balfour Beatty Awarded USACE Contract.
December 24, 2007... Staff Balfour Beatty Construction has been awarded a contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers to provide design-build services for the new $110-million Combat Services Support Center, Logistics University at Fort Lee, Virginia. The...

Wrecking Corp Wins D.C. Contract.
December 24, 2007... Staff Wrecking Corporation of America, which has provided demolition services to major industrial, commercial and government clients in the Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland metropolitan areas for more than 30 years, has been...

CertainTeed Goes Green With Center Donation.
December 24, 2007... Staff CertainTeed Corporation is helping to make the world a little greener by donating its WeatherBoards(TM) fiber cement siding to the Edwin H. McGee Center in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, a facility designed to provide educational...

First LEED Platinum Project In North Carolina.
December 24, 2007... Staff Cherokee, a private equity firm that specializes in the sustainable redevelopment of environmentally impaired properties worldwide, received Platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy...

Editor's Report.
December 24, 2007... By Christina Fisher Green Building And LEED Certification: Good Ideas For Good Business By Drew Hancock, president Frank L. Blum Construction Co. Winston-Salem, North Carolina When we first became acquainted with the trend...

Charlotte's NASCAR Office Tower.
December 24, 2007... By Christina Fisher and David Featherston, Vice President, Office & Industrial Development Operations for Lauth Lauth Property Group has placed the first piece of steel for its 400,000-square-foot, 20-story Class A NASCAR office tower -...

Sliplining A Brick Sewer -- Circa 1896.(Hall Contracting Corp.)(United States Institute of Peace)
December 24, 2007... Staff Hall Contracting recently sliplined a brick sewer in Washington, D.C., in preparation for construction of the United States Institute of Peace. In 1986, the United States Congress established The United States Institute of Peace...

Partnerships Promote Industry Careers.
December 24, 2007... By Christina Fisher A partnership between John Deere Construction & Forestry, regional John Deere dealers and Wake Tech Community College is creating future qualified service technicians. When a student makes the decision to pursue a...