Construction articles from March 2009

Construction archives from March 2009

People.(Rodgers Builders Inc.)(Hubert Co.)
March 9, 2009... Staff Charlotte, NC - Rodgers Builders, Inc. has named Ryan Wathen to the position of senior vice president - Construction Operations. Wathen is ASHE certified and has been with Rodgers Builders for 11 years. Current projects under...

Awards.(Loudoun Design Excellence Award)(Brief article)
March 9, 2009... Staff Fairfax, VA- The Ashburn Library in Ashburn, VA, was recently recognized with a 2008 Signatures of Loudoun Design Excellence Award, which commends notable building projects throughout Loudoun County. Designed by PSA-Dewberry, the...

Reconstructing The I-95/I-695 Interchange.
March 9, 2009... Staff The joint venture of Wagman/Corman/McLean is reconstructing the I-95/I-695 interchanges north of Baltimore, MD, to realign existing travel lanes and add two new toll lanes. The joint venture of G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc., York, PA;...

Tire Casings: Proper Care Means Big Savings.
March 9, 2009... Staff There are several key practices and guidelines that construction fleet operators can adopt to extract the maximum value from tire casings. Construction fleets can realize significant cost savings simply by taking the time to...

People.
March 23, 2009... Staff Statesville, NC - Doosan Infracore Portable Power has formed a new Dealer Advisory Council with the appointment of 10 executives representing dealers throughout the U.S. Dealer Advisory Council members include council chairman Dan...

Awards.(American Society of Concrete Contractors)(Sundek of Washington)(Royal Coat Decorative Concrete, Inc.)(Gene Rahll of Rabern Rentals)(Timothy Cahall of Main Event Inc.)(Brief article)
March 23, 2009... Staff St. Louis, MO - The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, has announced the winners of its first annual decorative concrete awards competition. Sundek of Washington ,...

Regional Projects.
March 23, 2009... Staff Concord, NC - Hendrick Construction, Inc. was awarded a contract to build a 12,500-square-foot addition to Carl A. Furr Elementary School in Cabarrus County, which will increase student capacity in a rapidly growing area. Carl...

Editor's Report.
March 23, 2009... By Christina Fisher What The Stimulus Plan Means For Construction By Jeff Kimball, President and CEO, L. Robert Kimball Associates. The new federal Recovery and Reinvestment Act is designed to help halt and reverse the nation's...

Unique Retaining Wall On Condominium Project.(Nicholson Construction Co.)(Brief article)
March 23, 2009... Staff Vertical concrete elements supported by post-tensioned tiedown anchors served as the main structural elements for both the temporary support of the excavation system and the permanent wall on a new condominium project in Arlington,...