Construction articles from November 2005

Construction archives from November 2005

SCDOT Wins Globe Award.
November 14, 2005... Staff The South Carolina Department of Transportation's "New Cooper River Bridge Project" in Charleston recently won a Globe Award from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation The...

Virginia-D.C. Region Outstanding Performance Awards.(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Staff The Metro Washington and Virginia Chapters of Associated Builders and Contractors recently recognized the very best construction teams in the region with the Excellence in Construction Awards. More than 100 judges were needed to...

Clair Joins HDR, Prigmore Wins Award.
November 14, 2005... Staff Robert F. "Bobby" Clair has joined HDR as vice president and South Carolina program manager based in HDR's Charleston office. Clair will be responsible for leading business development and expanding HDR's presence in South Carolina,...

NPHQ Gives Quality Awards.
November 14, 2005... Staff Highway teams from some dozen states have earned top quality awards from the National Partnership for Highway Quality (NPHQ). In Construction's region, the winners were: North Carolina Department of Transportation and...

September Quarter Construction Stocks Surge.
November 14, 2005... By Margot Crabtree, Trade Trends The Construction Magazine Index saw a whopping 182.67-point gain, and it closed 11.24 percent richer at 1807.56. The summer quarter was a strong one for the Construction Magazine Index, despite the...

Hendrick Construction: Diversified And Growing.
November 14, 2005... By Christina Fisher Hendrick Construction has undertaken a variety of construction projects for many different types of clients, helping them to grow and succeed in the competitive Charlotte market. Although Charlotte, North...

Torrock Construction Company's Successful Start.
November 14, 2005... By Christina Fisher Torrock Construction Company's experienced employees, extensive equipment fleet, and busy workload indicate a bright and successful future for this one-year-old company. If you ask Ron Torrence, president and...

MASC Holds Annual Meeting.
November 14, 2005... Staff The Mining Association of South Carolina (MASC) recently held its 2005 Annual Meeting at Vulcan Materials Company in Piedmont. Six speakers addressed several critical issues facing MASC members, who work in the crushed stone, sand...

Palmetto Brick Unveils Commercial Plant.(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Staff Palmetto Brick Company recently unveiled its new $28-million commercial manufacturing plant at its Cheraw, S.C., headquarters. In addition to being one of the most technologically advanced brick manufacturing plants in the country,...

School Of Construction At Virginia Tech.
November 28, 2005... Staff Charles W. Steger, president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), recently announced formation of a School of Construction at Virginia Tech. The new school will result from the merger of the...

Earth Tech Appoints District Manager.
November 28, 2005... Staff Earth Tech Inc. has appointed Frank Gorry, P.E., district manager for its Southeast and Northeast districts. Gorry will be responsible for day-to-day management of 10 offices in the southeastern United States, from Kentucky and...

New Hire, Promotions At Structural Group.
November 28, 2005... Staff Ms. Robbie Marsh has joined Structural Group, a Baltimore-based specialty contracting firm, as the corporate controller. Angela Mease has been promoted to director of Finance; Jason Kasch to director of Information Technology;...

Fisher Joins Highway Information Systems.
November 28, 2005... Staff Highway Information Systems, Inc. has named Frank Fisher to its sales team as a sales engineer.

APAC Announces Charlotte Division.
November 28, 2005... Staff APAC-Atlantic, Inc. announces the establishment of a new division to cover the greater Charlotte and northern South Carolina area. APAC's Asheville division previously served this territory. The new division will be headquartered in...

ASC Construction Equipment's New Facility.
November 28, 2005... Staff Volvo construction equipment dealer ASC Construction Equipment USA, Inc. is pleased to announce a branch location for customers in the Greenville, S.C., market. The company is renovating and improving an existing 6,500-square-foot...

Volvo CE Expands Virginia Rental Operations.
November 28, 2005... Staff Volvo CE announced the signing of a franchise agreement with 206 Enterprises, LLC, Richmond, Virginia, to expand the Volvo CE rental operations in the Richmond market. 206 Enterprises purchased the assets of W.E.R., Inc., a Volvo...

Firm Changes Name, Location.
November 28, 2005... Staff The engineering consulting firm of Harrell, Mantai & Hopper, PC, announced the renaming of their organization to Harrell, Saltrick & Hopper, PC to reflect a management change. The firm has also relocated their corporate headquarters...

Editor's Report.(pit)(PinnacleOne)(Editorial)
November 28, 2005... By Christina Fisher By Chuck Dahill, president of PinnacleOne Alternative Delivery Methods According to a new study by PinnacleOne, one of the nation's leading construction consulting firms, public owners are increasingly turning...

The Virginia Capitol's Extreme Renovation.
November 28, 2005... By Christina Fisher. Virginia is investing $83.1 million to renovate its historic Capitol building, the crown jewel in Richmond's Capitol Square. Additional material provided by the commonwealth of Virginia Department of General...

Getting Video To The Web.
November 28, 2005... By Joe Dysart With the latest round of web video authoring programs, your construction firm can shoot and upload a professional-looking video to a website in about 10 minutes. Used to be, creating web video was a laborious process...