Construction articles from September 2008

Construction archives from September 2008

ARTBA Awards Eight Scholarships.
September 8, 2008... Staff Eight children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive financial assistance in their pursuit of higher education thanks to scholarships announced by the American Road & Transportation Builders...

Kelley Joins McDonough Bolyard Peck.
September 8, 2008... Staff McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc. (MBP) is pleased to announce the addition of Robin Kelley as controller to the firm's accounting department. Kelley has more than 15 years of experience in the accounting and government contracting...

Conway Joins PSI.
September 8, 2008... Staff PSI announces the addition of Chris Conway to their Charlotte, NC, operations office as a new staff engineer. Conway is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering.

Gorman To Lead Civil Engineering Initiative.(Richard L. Gorman)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... Staff Engineering consulting firm Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O) announces the promotion of Richard L. Gorman, PLS, AICP, to the newly created position of vice president of General Civil Services at its Laurel, MD, headquarters. Gorman will...

Encouraging Students To Discover Engineering.(www.engineergirl.org)(Website overview)(Brief article)
September 8, 2008... Staff The employees of Mulkey Engineers & Consultants, a full-service civil engineering and consulting firm, are reaching out to middle school, high school and college students to encourage them to explore the field of civil engineering...

GPS Systems Help Business Grow.
September 8, 2008... By Jeff Winke, High Velocity Communications Lowder Site Contractor took its company from zero machine control technology to four 3-D GPS machine control systems in one controlled blast. Top fuel dragsters are the fastest accelerating...

Group Champions Pavement Preservation.
September 8, 2008... Staff NEPPP brings together transportation agencies, industry and academia from Maryland to Maine and eastern Canada to share research, design and construction practices. An Etnyre spreader broadcasts aggregate during chip sealing, one...

Raising World's Largest Preassembled Metal Domes.
September 8, 2008... Staff Three architectural metal domes, a visible landmark in the historic city of Annapolis, Maryland, are believed to be the largest ever preassembled on the ground then lifted into place. The world's largest ground-assembled metal...

Editor's Report.
September 22, 2008... by Christina Fisher NC Transportation Secretary Announced NCDOT Changes State Transportation Secretary Lyndo Tippett recently announced a number of organizational changes within the N.C. Department of Transportation to strengthen the...

Building The Wake Forest Bypass.(Barnhill Contracting Co.)
September 22, 2008... By Christina Fisher Barnhill Contracting is completing the four-lane, median-divided Wake Forest Bypass from just west of the U.S. 1 interchange to N.C. 98. Barnhill Contracting Company is at work on the third and final section of the...

Web Reviews: Reshaping Construction Marketing.
September 22, 2008... By Joe Dysart With online evaluations and reviews now influencing more purchasers of goods and services, providing a forum for evaluating your business might just help it grow. While web marketers have long been tracking the growing...

Improving U.S. 601.(four-lane divided highway project )
September 22, 2008... By Christina Fisher Blythe Construction is widening 10.8 miles of U.S. 601 from Monroe, NC, to the South Carolina state line. Blythe Construction, Inc. is one year into a four-lane divided highway project that will widen a dangerous...