Construction articles from June 2008

Construction archives from June 2008

Fairchild Sworn In As National Chairman Of ABC.
June 9, 2008... Staff William (Bill) D. Fairchild, president of R.W. Murray Co. in Manassas, Va., was sworn in as Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) national chairman at its 2008 National Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fairchild officially...

CMAA Reaches 1,000th CCM[R] Milestone.(Construction Management Association of America)(Construction Manager Certification Institute recently certified its 1,000th Construction Manager during the second online testing date)(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Staff The Construction Manager Certification Institute certified its 1,000th Construction Manager on April 11, during the second online testing date in 2008. The CCM program has grown tremendously in the past few years. In 2003, the total...

Mack Announces 2007 Distributors Of The Year.
June 9, 2008... Staff Mack Trucks, Inc. announced the recipients of its 2007 Distributor of the Year awards. Every year, Mack acknowledges the efforts and contributions of its dealer network by honoring high-performing distributors in its U.S., Canada and...

NCUCA Honors Members At Spring Conference.
June 9, 2008... Staff Bradford Barringer of B.R.S., Inc., Richfield, North Carolina, was honored by the members of the North Carolina Utility Contractors Association as the organization's first "Ditch Digger of the Year" during the Association's Spring...

Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Wins ASCE Honor.
June 9, 2008... Staff The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project was recently awarded civil engineering's highest honor as it took home the 2008 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The project was...

Landscape Architects Announce 2008 Professional Awards.
June 9, 2008... Staff The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the recipients of its 2008 Professional Awards. The jury considered over 500 entries and selected 29 projects to receive awards. The awards will be presented on...

Holcim Plant Recognized For Community Outreach Programs.
June 9, 2008... Staff The Holcim (US) Inc. cement plant in Holly Hill, S.C., has been recognized by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas as part of the 2008 Cement Industry Energy & Environmental Awards. The plant was a finalist in...

CH2M HILL Earns Prestigious Safety Award.(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Staff CH2M HILL, a global full-service engineering, procurement, construction, and operations firm, has earned the North Carolina Department of Labor's Building STAR award for its work on the DSM Dyneema project in Greenville, N.C. The...

ABC Recognizes Outstanding Student Chapters.
June 9, 2008... Staff Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced that the association has recognized its top college and university student chapters at the 2008 Student Chapter Excellence Awards ceremony, held during the 2008 ABC National...

CPN Announces Star Awards Winners.(Construction Professionals Network)(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Staff The Construction Professionals Network of North Carolina 2007 Star Awards were presented to two leaders in the construction industry for their work on outstanding North Carolina projects. The Star Award honors the chosen project...

SC&RA Presents Awards.(Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association member companies have received the Crane & Rigging Zero Accidents Award)(Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. earned a Crane & Rigging Safety Improvement Award )(W.O. Grubb Crane Rental, Inc. earned a Fleet Safety Improvement Award )(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Staff In recognition and appreciation of loyal membership, the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) presented 25 Longevity Awards for continuous membership ranging from 25 years to 60 years during its Annual Conference in...

English Earns LEED Accreditation.(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Staff Jaime English, an estimator with Branch & Associates, a leader in construction management, general contracting and design-build services, has earned his LEED accreditation. English has worked on a variety of institutional,...

Rodgers Builders, Inc. Named Best General Contractor.
June 9, 2008... Staff The Carolinas AGC (Associated General Contractors of America) named Rodgers Builders, Inc. as the Best General Contractor. The organization, which honors "the best of the best in the Carolinas construction industry," presented...

MBP Selected Wins Construction Management Contracts.
June 9, 2008... Staff Richmond Public Schools has recently awarded a construction management contract to McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc. (MBP). MBP will assist with executing their Capital Improvement Plan and special projects in the Department of Plant...

Hersey Joins Midlantic Machinery Inc.(Hersey Joins Midlantic Machinery Inc. )(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Staff Midlantic Machinery, the Komatsu distributor, is pleased to announce that Ted Hersey has joined the company as territory manager in Baltimore. In his new position, Hersey is responsible for equipment sales to paving, construction and...

Boggs Promoted To Vice President.
June 9, 2008... Staff Turner Construction Company announced Susan Boggs has been promoted to the position of vice president and manager of Business Development. Boggs reports to Christian Jahrling, vice president and general manager of Turner's...

Barton Malow Announces Executive Promotions.
June 9, 2008... Staff Barton Malow is pleased to announce the promotions of Phil Kirby and Len Moser. Phil Kirby, based in Barton Malow's central Virginia office, has been named senior vice president, Eastern Region. Formerly vice president, Kirby will...

Vallimont Named As Manager Of Sustainability.(Crosland Group has appointed Jenny Vallimont )(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Staff Crosland LLC, one of the Southeast's leading real estate companies, appointed Jenny Vallimont to spearhead the company's sustainable development initiatives. As manager of sustainability, Vallimont will lead efforts to incorporate...

Balfour Beatty Construction Announces Promotions.
June 9, 2008... Staff Bob Hambright, CEO of the Southeast Division for Balfour Beatty Construction, announces the promotion of John Rankin and Tony Stoneking of the Raleigh office. Rankin has been promoted to senior vice president/business unit leader of...

Wooldridge Named Project Manager.
June 9, 2008... Staff Southern Industrial Constructors/Southern Crane has named David Wooldridge as the companies' new electrical project manager. In his new capacity, Wooldridge will manage job costs, scheduling, materials flow, and client support for...

Three Join Structure Tone Leadership Team.
June 9, 2008... Staff Lou Williams, Joanna Hoffschneider and Nick Colucci have joined the leadership team of Structure Tone in Washington, D.C. Williams is regional senior vice president with full operations responsibility for the region encompassing...

Widening Warwick Boulevard.(Virginia. Department of Highways and Transportation and E.V. Williams, Inc. jointly work for the project to widen Warwick Boulevard)
June 9, 2008... By Christina Fisher The Virginia Department of Transportation and E.V. Williams, Inc. are in Phase III of a project to widen Warwick Boulevard in Newport News, Virginia. With 47,000 vehicles a day traveling down Warwick Boulevard, a...

Custom-Built Trench Shields On Pipe Project.(Sanders Utility Construction, Inc. has installation pipe for Pipeline construction)
June 9, 2008... By James McRay Sanders Utility Construction used custom-built trench shields to install 20,000 linear feet of 48-inch water main pipe on a project in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities recently let a...

Rush Enterprises Announces New Acquisitions.
June 23, 2008... Staff Rush Enterprises, Inc., which operates the largest full-service network of heavy- and medium-duty truck dealerships in North America and a John Deere construction equipment dealership in Houston, Texas, has announced that it has...

NEF Announces National CAD/Design/Drafting Winners.(NAWIC Education Foundation )(Brief article)
June 23, 2008... Staff The NAWIC Education Foundation (NEF) announces the winners of its National CAD/Design/Drafting Competition. The contest is open to senior high school students and provides recognition for creative design, successful problem solving...

BE&K Building Group To Become Part of KBR.
June 23, 2008... Staff The BE&K Building Group's Chairman and CEO Luther Cochrane has announced that BE&K, Inc., parent company of the BE&K Building Group, is being acquired by engineering and construction industry giant, KBR, Inc. Subject to regulatory...

Structural Group Announces Formation Of ElectroTech CP.(Brief article)
June 23, 2008... Staff Structural Group -- a Baltimore-based specialty contracting firm that delivers services, systems and technologies that build, repair, protect, strengthen and reinforce concrete, steel, masonry, timber and soils -- has announced the...

Volvo Construction Equipment Adds New Baltimore Dealership.
June 23, 2008... Staff Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has added another Volvo compact equipment dealer to its expanding distribution network. The Volvo Construction Equipment & Services (VCES) branch in Elkridge (Baltimore), Md., is now...

Mowry Joins Geith As OEM Sales Manager.
June 23, 2008... Staff Geith Inc. has added Allen Mowry to the Geith sales team as OEM sales manager. In his new role, Mowry is responsible for attachment sales to strategic OEM, rental and Northeastern accounts. Mowry joins Geith Inc. with more than 10...

Alix Receives Virginia Tech Award.(Aimee Alix )(Brief article)
June 23, 2008... Staff Virginia Tech's Myers-Lawson School of Construction honored Turner Construction's Aimee Alix as the school's Outstanding Young Alumni. Alix received the award at the opening of the new Bishop-Favrao Hall, the home of the Myers-Lawson...

Mulkey Engineers & Consultants Marks 15 Years.
June 23, 2008... Staff Mulkey Engineers & Consultants has announced the kick-off of a company-wide volunteer effort in the local and global fight against hunger to commemorate the firm's 15-year anniversary. Mulkey employees will work with four non-profit...

Goodman Joins Wayne Brothers.(Alan Goodman Joins Wayne Brothers, Inc. )(Brief article)
June 23, 2008... Staff Wayne Brothers, Inc. has engaged Alan Goodman as Commercial Property Development manager. His first challenge with Wayne Brothers is planning and coordinating the construction of the Concrescere Business and Retail Park in Kannapolis...

Hoge Joins McDonough Bolyard Peck.(McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc.)(Brief article)
June 23, 2008... Staff McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc. (MBP) has appointed Anna Hoge as regional marketing manager for MBP's Columbia, Md., office. Hoge will be supporting business development and marketing activities in the Baltimore-Washington area and...

South Carolina Faces $22 Billion Shortfall In Transportation Funds.
June 23, 2008... By Christina Fisher South Carolina faces a shortfall of nearly $22 billion over the next 10 years in needed transportation funding to relieve congestion, improve road and bridge conditions and implement needed safety enhancements,...

Ground Improvement With Earthquake Drains.
June 23, 2008... By Christina Fisher Ellington Cross has patented a method for mitigating liquefaction during an earthquake, improving the soil in place at a substantial savings over traditional vibro-replacement stone columns. Additional material and...

Pouring Concrete At Ashton SouthEnd.
June 23, 2008... By Christina Fisher Wayne Brothers is pouring the concrete for Ashton SouthEnd, an 11-story condominium project on a tight site in Charlotte, N.C. Kannapolis, North Carolina-based Wayne Brothers, Inc. is pouring the concrete for Ashton...

Construction Career Days In Charlotte.
June 23, 2008... By Christina Fisher Over 1,500 students from around the Charlotte, N.C., region came to Metrolina Fairgrounds from April 22-24 to get some first-hand construction experience. In addition to booths hosted by local community colleges and...