Constructioneer articles from August 2004

Constructioneer archives from August 2004

2004 Basement Of The Year.(Concrete Foundations Association)
August 2, 2004... Staff Smith Brothers Concrete Contractors of Wallkill, N.Y., wins coveted Concrete Foundations Association prize for work in Newburgh. Today's homeowners are constantly pushing the envelope to ensure their home meets their needs, which...

Editor's Report.(construction industry)(Editorial)
August 2, 2004... By Matthew Phair Note: This month's report comes courtesy of Paul Fornier, editor of New England Construction magazine. Cement users beware. Shortages of the basic building material are beginning to appear and prices are already...

Finishing Wide, Long Bridge Decks.(Bridge construction)
August 2, 2004... Staff Oakgrove Construction tackles 10 high-performance concrete decks with 34 pours, linked work bridges and an on-site batch plant. Oakgrove Construction Inc., based out of Elma, New York, won a $62.5-million contract from the New...

Foley Promotions.(Brief Article)
August 2, 2004... Staff Piscataway, N.J.-based Foley, Incorporated recently announced the promotion of two key people. Glenn Bouthillette was promoted to sales manager for Foley Rents. Bouthillette began his career at Foley, Incorporated in 1996, when he...

Nitterhouse Sales.(Brief Article)
August 2, 2004... Staff Nitterhouse Masonry Products of Chambersburg, Pa., recently announced the promotion of Barry A. Diller to vice president of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Diller's extensive career in the architectural masonry products industry started...

Donald Scott Herman Dies.(Obituary)
August 2, 2004... Staff Donald Scott Herman, 69, a well-known local businessman and lifetime area resident, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at Kingston City Hospital after a long illness. He resided at River Road, Ulster Park and lived in New Paltz...

Schoor's McGough Engineer Of The Year.(DePalma)
August 2, 2004... Staff Manalapan, N.J.-based Schoor DePalma recently announced that Timothy F. McGough, P.E., an executive vice president and general manager of the Government and Public Services Sector at the firm, has been awarded with the 2003 Engineer...

Bon Voyage Ocean One.
August 2, 2004... By Matthew Phair Central Jersey Wrecking decommissions the former ocean-liner-themed shopping mall to make room for the new high-end Pier at Caesars Riches come and go and come again in Atlantic City, and so too have the fortunes of...

Concrete Makes A Solid Debut.(Ruttura & Sons Construction Corp.)
August 2, 2004... Staff Ruttura & Sons form an intricate architectural theatre on a tight city site. A new theatre, located on West 37 Street between New York's 9th and 10th avenues is one of five off-Broadway theatres being renovated or built new....

Record-Setter Bridges The Raritan.
August 16, 2004... By Matthew Phair Figg Bridge Engineering and George Harms Construction bring New Jersey its first precast segmental concrete overpass History and the Victory Bridge seem to go hand in hand. Not only was it named to memorialize New...

Swing Bridge Truss Arrives In New York.
August 16, 2004... Staff Replacement span for Third Avenue Bridge cruises in from Alabama Near Mobile, Alabama, on a mooring quay in Chickasaw, a swing span truss was recently erected -- a span that would complete the new Third Avenue Bridge over the...