Constructioneer articles from July 2005

Constructioneer archives from July 2005

Knuckle-Boom Excavator Squeezes Cranberries.(management and equipments of Pine Island Cranberry Co., Inc.,)
July 4, 2005... Staff Owners find bog-excavation productivity at this fourth-generation New Jersey farm. Cranberry farming is done in just a few states, and requires just the right climate and conditions, including sandy marshes and an abundant...

Border Bridge Expansion.(Lewiston-Queenston suspension bridge )
July 4, 2005... Staff Attachment helps slash time contractors need to re-deck a U.S.-Canada bridge. The original Lewiston-Queenston suspension bridge was built in 1851 and provided passage over the Niagra River between the United States and Canadian...

Capital District Construction Career Days.
July 4, 2005... Written By Liz Elvin, Communications Director Nearly 800 students from two dozen schools participate in the two-day event. For the fourth year in a row, AGC members came out in force to support the Capital District Construction Career...

Just Do It.
July 4, 2005... Staff Saying you'll do something, then following through on that commitment speaks volumes about your character. To my mind, there is no greater measure of an individual's worth than his reliability. Saying you'll do something, then...

Helmer Construction Wins NUCA Safety Award.(National Utility Contractors Association)(G. Helmer Construction Company Inc.)
July 4, 2005... Staff The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) has announced the winners of the 2004 William H. Feather Award. Created in 1978 to honor the contributions of the founding chairman of NUCA's Safety Committee and to recognize his...

F.J. Sciame elevates four to EVP, five to PE.(F.J. Sciame Construction Co. Inc.)(executive vice president and project executives)
July 4, 2005... Staff F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc. announced May 11 the promotion of four senior staff executives to executive vice president. The executives are James Kilkenny, Joseph Mizzi, Michael Porcelli, and Ralph Thompson. The four newly...

Structural Group expands New York high-rise division.(officials of Structural Group)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Staff Structural Group, a $200-million Baltimore-based specialty-contracting firm, has added Steven D. Brisk to their Structural Preservation Systems (SPS) company. The appointment is representative of the company's expanded High-Rise...

Taylor remarketing manager at Midlantic.(Sam Taylor at Midland Machinery Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Staff Komatsu dealer Midland Machinery announced it had hired a new Remarketing Equipment Manager, Sam Taylor. Headquartered at the corporate office in Hatfield, Pa., Taylor concentrates his efforts on buying and selling Komatsu equipment...

Radbill joins Urban Engineers.(Michael E. Radbill)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Staff Michael E. Radbill, PE, AIC, CPC has joined Urban Engineers, Inc. as vice president and practice leader for Urban's National Construction Consulting Practice, which includes construction claims avoidance and analysis,...

France joins E&K as finance VP.(James T. France hired by Edwards and Kelcey Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Staff Edwards and Kelcey announced May 24 that James T. France has joined the firm's Morristown, N.J., corporate headquarters office as vice president of Finance. Mr. France was previously a corporate executive at NECA, Inc. were he...

United Rentals opens second Manhattan branch.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Staff United Rentals, Inc. announced April 5 the opening of a new branch in New York City at 114 Liberty Street, near the site of the former World Trade Center. The facility carries a range of small to mid-size equipment for rent, and...

CIAP Scholarships.(Construction Industry Advancement Program of New Jersey )
July 4, 2005... Staff Thirty-three students attending New Jersey colleges recently received scholarships from the Construction Industry Advancement Program of New Jersey (CIAP). The 2005 scholarships, which will total nearly $100,000, are awarded to New...

Scudders Fall bridge to be replaced.( I-95/Scudders Falls bridge)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Staff The I-95/Scudders Falls bridge, connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania, is scheduled to be replaced with a wider bridge, going from four lanes to nine lanes. The new bridge will be between 130 feet and 140 feet wide compared to the...

Penn State's ballpark plans.(baseball park)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Staff Penn State officials have approved plans for a 6,000-seat baseball park. The park will cost an estimated $24 million, with about half of that amount coming from the state. Construction was scheduled to begin in May and to be...

Garden State Parkway to be widened.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Staff The New Jersey Department of Transportation launched an initiative May 11 to ease traffic congestion by widening a 17-mile stretch of the Garden State Parkway running through Ocean County. The total cost is estimated at $135.2...

Port Authority preserving Ground Zero artifacts.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Staff The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey will continue to store and preserve more than 1,000 artifacts recovered from the World Trade Center site. May 26 it authorized an additional $4.9 million for the program to continue storing...

Private land needed for Trade Center site development purchased.(Liberty Park)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Staff One of the last privately owned piece of land needed to redevelop the World Trade Center has been bought for $59 million, officials announced June 4. The vacant property is less than half an acre on the south side of Liberty Street...

Hudson Valley's Concrete Pump Pioneers.(officials of Smith Brothers Concrete)(Hudson Valley Concrete Pumping, Inc)
July 18, 2005... Staff Reflections on 30 evolutionary years by The Smith Brothers It was 30 years ago in April when brothers Van and Larry Smith became mason contractors, and Smith Brothers Concrete in Wallkill, N.Y., was born. When setting up shop...

The Current Climate Of Weather Delays.
July 18, 2005... Written by Scott Lowe P.E., Senior Vice President, and Mark Nagata, Senior Consultant Understanding weather-related time extensions and the associated risks can be the key to making your project profitable. The catalysts for this...

Mr. Client: You're Fired.
July 18, 2005... Staff Dumping certain clients can significantly improve the bottom line The papers regularly carry news of layoffs, people getting fired by their employers. It's also not uncommon to hear of vendors or suppliers getting axed; a firm...