Construction articles from May 2006

Construction archives from May 2006

GOMACO Announces Carolinas Distributors.
May 8, 2006... Staff GOMACO Corporation announces that J.W. Burress, Inc., is the authorized GOMACO distributor for South Carolina, with the exception of Jasper and Beaufort counties. J.W. Burress has a history of offering excellent sales and service to...

Ritchie Bros. Holds Largest Maryland Auction.
May 8, 2006... Staff Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announced that it conducted a large, two-day unreserved auction April 4-5, 2006, in North East, Maryland, generating gross auction sales of more than $24 million. More than 2,450 registered bidders from 33...

CM Black Leads Plant Expansion Efforts.(Cabarrus Plastics Inc. selects CM Black Construction Company Inc.)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Staff Cabarrus Plastics, Inc., a division of Commercial Vehicle Group, selected CM Black Construction Company, Inc. as the negotiated general contractor for its 60,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse expansion project. The...

Historic Trestle Bridge, Trail Receives Award.(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Staff The Design-build team of Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O), Cherry Hill Construction, Inc., and the Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Public Works and Transportation received the Design-Build Institute of America's (DBIA) National...

PCA Appointment, Promotions.
May 8, 2006... Staff Portland Cement Association named John Spitaleri Shaw as vice president for legislative affairs, effective April 17, 2006. He will manage PCA's federal legislative advocacy efforts on a variety of fronts including environmental...

Linder Adds Komatsu Forest Equipment.(Linder Industrial Machinery Co.)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Staff Linder Industrial Machinery Company, the Komatsu distributor, announces that the company is now carrying the Valmet line of forest equipment products from Komatsu Forest in its nineteen offices throughout Florida, North Carolina and...

Greenhorne & O'Mara Expands Transportation.
May 8, 2006... Staff In response to the growing transportation needs in the Mid-Atlantic region, Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O), engineering consulting firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Frederick J. Wagner, P.E., as senior vice president,...

Dewberry Celebrates 50th Anniversary.(Dewberry and Davis L.L.C.)
May 8, 2006... Staff During a recent celebration of Dewberry's 50th anniversary, Ronald L. Ewing, CEO, announced that the firm exceeded its 2005 sales goal, reaching a new benchmark of $300 million. Established Friday, April 13, 1956, Dewberry is...

CM Index Unstoppable.
May 8, 2006... By Margot Crabtree, Trade Trends Major markets posted solid gains, and the Nasdaq Composite saw its best close in five years as of March 31, 2006. The CM Index tore up the turf in its passion for higher ground as construction stocks...

Closing The I-485 Loop.(highway construction)
May 8, 2006... Edited by Christina Fisher. ATS precision helps build Charlotte's I-485 outerbelt. It was a sunny July 8, 1988, when then North Carolina Governor James G. Martin turned the first spadeful of dirt and announced that a lengthy stretch of...

Thompson Pump Opens S.C. Location.
May 8, 2006... Staff Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co., Inc. of Port Orange, Fla., hosted an open house to celebrate their new Summerville, S.C., branch, located at 120 Jed Park Place. Thompson Pump hosted area contracting companies, engineering firms,...

ACI Holds Student Competitions.(American Concrete Institute )
May 8, 2006... By Christina Fisher At its recent convention in Charlotte, the American Concrete Institute held the Egg Protection Device competition for aspiring engineers. The American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently held its Spring 2006...

AGCVA Announces Scholarship Winners.(Associated General Contractors of Virginia)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Staff The Associated General Contractors of Virginia has announced its 2006 scholarship winners. Each of the students is pursuing a bachelor of science degree in construction or civil engineering. At Virginia Polytechnic and State...

University Town Center Construction Underway.(condominium building)
May 22, 2006... Staff Construction is underway on the first condominium building at University Town Center, a 40-acre mixed-use community in northern Prince George's County, Md. WDG Architecture is the architect for the 112-unit luxury tower, as well as a...

McConnell Joins Southeast Cement Association Staff.(William Tim McConnell has joined in Carolinas)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Staff The Southeast Cement Association is pleased to announce that William Tim McConnell has joined our staff as cement stabilization specialist for the Carolinas. Tim will be responsible for soil cement and full-depth reclamation using...

Sevene Promoted To Senior Vice President.
May 22, 2006... Staff LeChase Construction Services, LLC is pleased to announce that Paul H. Sevene Jr. has been promoted to senior vice president. In his new role, he will be responsible for heading up both the Charlotte office and LeChase's recent...

Skanska Appoints New Executive VP.
May 22, 2006... Staff Peter Mac Kenna, president - Underpinning and Foundation Skanska, has been appointed executive vice president of Skanska USA Civil's Southeast region. In this new role, Mac Kenna will assume responsibility for the daily...

Excellence In Environmental Engineering Awards.
May 22, 2006... Staff The American Academy of Environmental Engineers announced the winners of its national Excellence in Environmental Engineering competition. In Construction's region, JMT/KCI Joint Venture in Hunt Valley, Maryland, won the grand prize...

Saluda Dam Project Wins ASCE Award.
May 22, 2006... Staff After setting a North American record for the most roller compacted concrete placed in a single day - 18,590 cubic yards - Columbia, South Carolina's Saluda Dam Remediation Project has been honored with the American Society of Civil...

Riverside Pumps Receives Export Award.(Riverside Pump Manufacturing, Inc)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Staff Riverside Pump Manufacturing, Inc. was awarded the New Export Achievement Certificate from the U.S. Department of Commerce, through the U.S. Export Assistance Center. The award was presented to Jerry B. Leach, president of...

SPS Receives Charles S. Whitney Medal.(Structural Preservation Systems)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Staff Structural Preservation Systems (SPS) received the Charles S. Whitney Medal at the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Convention held March 26-30 in Charlotte, N.C. SPS received the honor for their outstanding engineering...

J.W. Burress Adds To Its Product Lineup.(demands for high-quality product)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Staff In an effort to better meet customers' demands for high-quality, reliable articulated dump trucks (ADT), J.W. Burress joined forces with Terex to represent the manufacturer's line of ADTs. Burress will have access to the TA27, TA30,...

Editor's Report.
May 22, 2006... By Christina Fisher Diane Sisto Joins ACP Publisher and General Manager John Weatherhead is pleased to announce that Diane Sisto has joined the staff of Associated Construction Publications (ACP), a division of Reed Construction Data,...

Preserving, Promoting Marine Corps Heritage.
May 22, 2006... By Christina Fisher Centex Construction is performing construction services for the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the centerpiece of the 135-acre Marine Corps Heritage Center in Quantico, Virginia. On November 10, 2006,...

Trench Safety On The Job.
May 22, 2006... Edited by Christina Fisher By using the correct trench safety equipment, a contractor can work efficiently - and safely. Material and pictures provided by Coble Trench Safety. Many traditional utility projects still rely on...