Construction articles from September 2006

Construction archives from September 2006

ACP Raises Funds For AED Foundation.
September 11, 2006... Staff Associated Construction Publications (ACP), a network of 14 regional magazines devoted to providing the latest construction industry news, raised $10,250 for the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Foundation at AED's 2006 Condex...

Builders' Generosity Fills Food Center Shelves.
September 11, 2006... Staff Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Metro Washington's Community Service Committee declared that July was "Manna Food Center Month" and the association's members responded in full force. Throughout July 23, companies that...

B. Frank Joy Announces New President.(Melissa P. Koehler)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Staff The board of directors of the Joy Companies, Inc., a regional underground contractor based in Hyattsville, has announced the promotion of Melissa P. Koehler, CPA, to president and CEO of B. Frank Joy, LLC. Ken Joy will remain as...

Phelps Development Hires Frost Miller Group.
September 11, 2006... Staff Bethesda, Maryland-based Frost Miller Group has been retained by Greeley, Colorado-based Phelps Development, a subsidiary of Hensel Phelps Construction Co. to market their services. Frost Miller will produce a new website and other...

ABCC Forms Upstate Council.(Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Staff The Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas recently formed an Upstate Council in the Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, area. The Upstate Council of the ABCC was developed to find better ways to serve their...

Research Campus Brings On New Executives.
September 11, 2006... Staff The North Carolina Research Campus, a rising biotechnology hub in a live-work-play campus environment, has added key new members to its leadership team. Each will play an important role in fulfilling the campus' mission to create...

LeChase Construction Earns Safety Award.
September 11, 2006... Staff LeChase Construction Services, LLC has been presented a Presidential Award for Outstanding Safety Performance in 2005 from the Carolinas AGC (Associated General Contractors). The award honors LeChase's performance in the Building...

Linder, Jordan Join Truland Systems.
September 11, 2006... Staff Truland Systems Corporation has announced that Alan Linder has joined Truland as vice president of Operations and John T. Jordan Jr., CCIFP, has joined the firm as CFO. The Reston, Virginia-based company is one of the largest...

Demolishing A Washington, D.C., Garage.
September 11, 2006... By Christina Fisher Wrecking Corporation of America is demolishing a 1970s-era parking garage with old school technology - a 1976 P&H crane and a 3.5-ton wrecking ball. Wrecking Corporation of America (WCA) is three months into a...

Turning Wood Waste Into Revenue.(Vico Construction)
September 11, 2006... By Larry Trojak Vico Construction developed a successful wood grinding business by converting a once-troublesome waste product into a profitable add-on to the company's established land clearing business. An old adage says something to...

Stitch Boring The Last Mile.
September 25, 2006... Staff Stitch boring offers a low operating cost per foot of installation, reasonable equipment investment and minimal expertise. If you're in the fiber industry, you know that Verizon has made a substantial investment into the fiber...

The 2006 Construction Website Directory.(Directory)
September 25, 2006... Compiled by Christina Fisher A local, state, regional, national, and international website directory for construction industry associations and non-profit organizations. The 2006 Construction Website Directory merely begins to scratch...

Immigration Reform Bills.
September 25, 2006... By Elise A. Healy, Esq. of Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall, P.C. As the single largest employer of unauthorized workers, the construction industry has a lot at stake in the outcome of the federal immigration debate. When Congress...

Godwin Pumps Founder Passes Away.
September 25, 2006... Staff John Paz , 76, president of Paz Brothers, Inc. and the founder of North America's leading manufacturer and distributor of portable construction pumps, died August 12, at his home in Mickleton, N.J., after an extended illness. ...

R.W. Moore Adds New Service Manager.
September 25, 2006... Staff Dan Moore, president of R.W. Moore Equipment Company, a full-service equipment provider specializing in John Deere machinery, announced the addition of Danny King . King will be the new service manager for the New Bern store. The...

Lang Promoted To Senior VP.
September 25, 2006... Staff KCI Technologies Inc., a Maryland-based consulting engineering firm with offices in the Northeast, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, has promoted G. Scott Lang , PE, CCM, to senior vice president and appointed him head of its construction...

Ingersol Rejoins Wheeler's Team.
September 25, 2006... Staff Wheeler's Building Materials recently hired Mark Ingersol to serve as the new divisional manager for the Carolinas. Ingersol will oversee all sales and operations for the company's growing presence in the region.

Briggs Equipment Named A Top Distributor.
September 25, 2006... Staff Briggs Construction Equipment has been named one of SENNEBOGEN America's top three North American distributors for 2005.

Construction Starts Summary.
September 25, 2006... Staff How To Use the Construction Starts Summary: The information on this page reports non-residential construction activity in the region by contract value. The chart at the bottom of the page tracks cumulative starts for all...