Construction articles from November 2008

Construction archives from November 2008

Smith Joins Greenhorne & O'Mara.(Chares E. Smith has appointed Greenhorne and O'Mara Inc.)(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Staff Engineering consulting firm, Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O), announced the hiring of Charles E. 'Cody' Smith, P.E., as the Engineering Department head in its Chantilly-based Fairfax County, VA, office. Smith will oversee G&O's engineering...

Etheridge Joins Syska Hennessy Group.(Mark Etheridge)(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Staff Expanding its commitment to the southeastern health care/health science marketplace, Syska Hennessy Group (SHG) - a national leader in consulting, engineering, technology, and construction - has named Mark Etheridge local market...

SIGAL Construction Awarded Savoy Elementary Contract.
November 10, 2008... Staff SIGAL Construction Corporation was awarded the Savoy Elementary modernization by the District of Columbia, Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization in April 2008. The school will undergo a complete renovation as well...

NCDOL Honors Southern Industrial Constructors/Southern Crane.
November 10, 2008... Staff The N.C. Department of Labor recently honored Southern Industrial Constructors and its wholly owned subsidiary, Southern Crane, for their exemplary safety records. For the 15th consecutive year, the N.C. Department of Labor awarded...

S.B. Ballard Construction Wins Award.
November 10, 2008... Staff Concrete contractors with exemplary safety records were recognized by the American Society of Concrete Contractors at the association's Annual Conference in September in San Antonio, TX. In Construction's region, S.B. Ballard...

D.C. Businesses Recognized For Nationals Park Project.(Department of Small and Local Business Development )(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Staff The D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) held a Local Business Appreciation Reception at Washington Nationals Park's PNC Diamond Club to honor the large and small businesses that helped construct the...

Roanoke Cement Receives More Environmental Honors.(Conference notes)
November 10, 2008... Staff More environmental kudos were bestowed recently upon Roanoke Cement Company, the recipient of the prestigious Energy Star Award in both 2008 and 2007 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. ...

SC&R Foundation To Raffle Customized Motorcycle.
November 10, 2008... Staff The SC&R Foundation is selling raffle tickets for a custom-built chopper motorcycle donated by Anderson Trucking Service, Inc. (ATS), St. Cloud, MN. The chopper has a retail value of $52,000. Up to 500 raffle tickets at $250 each...

Construction Stock Index Frays Around The Edges.
November 10, 2008... By Margot Crabtree, Trade Trends The Construction Stock Index faced huge swings in the last quarter as the bailout measures approached, then receded. The credit crunch brought on by failing mortgages sent the entire economy into...

Major Development Relies On Efficient Concrete Placement.(Coastal Carolina Pumping Inc)(Wachovia Corporate Center)
November 10, 2008... Edited by Christina Fisher A two-city block project in Charlotte, NC, allows Coastal Carolina Pumping to showcase their Putzmeister placing system equipment. In June 2006, explosives were used to excavate rock for a 100-foot-deep hole...

Talbert Joins D.C. ACE Affiliate.(Ranine Talbert has appointed Architecture, Construction and Engineering )(Brief article)
November 24, 2008... Staff The Washington, D.C., affiliate of the Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) Mentor Program has named Ranine Talbert as its new executive director. The ACE Mentor Program was created to address the growing need for...

Thornton Tomasetti Promotes Stocks, Tamaro.
November 24, 2008... Staff The managing principals of Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. have announced the promotion of R. Wayne Stocks, P.E. to senior vice president/principal and Mark Tamaro, P.E. to principal in the Washington, D.C., office of the international...

Chakour Appointed Regional Business Manager.
November 24, 2008... Staff Manitowoc has appointed Elias Chakour as regional business manager overseeing sales of Manitowoc crawler cranes and Grove mobile cranes. Chakour's territory is the Southeast region of the United States. In his new role, Chakour...

Teabo Joins Mulkey Engineers & Consultants.
November 24, 2008... Staff Mulkey Engineers & Consultants is pleased to announce that Tom Teabo has joined the firm as the Cary survey group manager. Teabo arrives to Mulkey with more than 30 years of industry experience in surveying, land development,...

Bonsal American Promotes Four.
November 24, 2008... Staff Bonsal American, Inc., one of the largest producers of packaged building material products in the United States, has added a new position to its leadership team and has promoted two other members to better handle growth. Gil...

R.W. Moore Hosts Sport Shooting Event.
November 24, 2008... Staff Armed with shotguns, shells and clay pigeons, about 200 R.W. Moore customers and employees headed to Drake Landing for a day of sport shooting. The event, sponsored by R.W. Moore and Benchmark, was a fun way to bring clients together...

Woodrow Wilson Bridge Takes Home Transportation Prize.
November 24, 2008... Staff During a special ceremony at the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials Annual Meeting, America's Transportation Award Grand Prize went to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Virginia and Maryland were honored...

Virginia Beach Convention Center Wins Award.
November 24, 2008... Staff The Virginia Beach Convention Center has earned national recognition in the 2008 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). Conducted annually by AISC, the IDEAS2 awards recognize...

MBP Honored By CMAA.(McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc.)(Construction Management Association of America)(Brief article)
November 24, 2008... Staff McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc. (MBP) has been selected by the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) as the 2008 Project Achievement Award winner in the category of Infrastructure Project Under $10 Million for the Hibbs...

Gibson Industrial Services, Southern Industrial Constructors Merge.(Brief article)
November 24, 2008... Staff Officials with Gibson Industrial Services and Southern Industrial Constructors/Southern Crane are pleased to announce the merger of their operations. In addition to its high-quality optical alignment, millwright-rigging and...

Spec Office Building In Triangle Goes Green.
November 24, 2008... Staff Kane Realty Corporation and Duke Realty Corporation announced the 17-story, mixed-use CAPTRUST Tower at North Hills is pursuing LEED Silver certification for New Construction, making it the first speculative office building seeking...

EarthTec's MSE Wall System On Bridge Project.
November 24, 2008... Staff EarthTec, a specialist in mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) structures and subsidiary to GeoStructures, has completed the design work and begun delivering wall components needed for improvements to the I-495 highway at Telegraph...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
November 24, 2008... by Christina Fisher Budget News From Maryland, South Carolina and Virginia Maryland Governor O'Malley and the Board of Public Works approved over $345 million in budget reductions to balance the FY09 budget, including over $297...

Storm Water Drainage Using HDPE Pipe.
November 24, 2008... Staff A corrugated HDPE pipe system provided the nearly 100,000 cubic feet of water storage capacity required in a small footprint of just 100 feet by 420 feet at Patewood Medical Campus in Greenville, SC. A five-gallon plastic bucket...

Apartment Complex Renovated - Now ADA Compliant.
November 24, 2008... Staff Hamel Builders and Anderson Fire Protection, Inc. finished a 170-unit renovation project at Holly Lane Apartments in Cedonia, MD, that included making 15 apartments handicap-accessible for the first time. Holly Lane Apartments...

South Carolina's 901 Widening Project.
November 24, 2008... By Christina Fisher The four-lane widening of S.C. 901 will create a regional bypass around Rock Hill and connect central York County directly to Interstate 77. U.S. Group, Inc., Columbia, SC, is eight months into a project to widen a...