Dixie Contractor articles from April 2008

Dixie Contractor archives from April 2008

Mixed-Use Moves Ahead In Fort Myers.
April 7, 2008... By Steve Hudson Stock Development is well under way on construction of Phase 1 of Paseo, a mixed use and master planned single-family and multifamily development located near Interstate 75. In some parts of Florida, loud concerns are...

Jeff George Installed As Chairman Of The Board Of Associated Builders And Contractors Of Georgia.
April 7, 2008... Staff Jeff George, Balfour Beatty Construction Company, was recently was installed as 2008 chairman of the board of the Atlanta-based Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia, Inc. George is vice president of Balfour Beatty's...

ADVENTpds Launched To Provide PM Services.
April 7, 2008... Staff Hardin Holdings, the owner of Atlanta-based Hardin Construction Company, LLC, has launched a new company - ADVENTpds, LLC - to provide program and project management (PM) services, complementing the services offered by Hardin...

Hall County Man Promoted To Assistant Area Engineer For Construction In Dawson, Forsyth And Hall Counties.
April 7, 2008... Staff Georgia Department of Transportation's Jason Dykes is now the assistant area engineer for Construction in Dawson, Forsyth and Hall Counties. Dykes has worked with DOT since 2002. He started his career as a civil engineering...

Balfour Beatty Construction Promotes Jim Taylor To President Of Military Housing Group.
April 7, 2008... Staff Balfour Beatty Construction has announced the promotion of Jim Taylor to president of its Military Housing Group out of the Southeast Division. Taylor, a charter member of the company's Southeast Division, started the Atlanta...

Glazing Consultants International Opens Atlanta Office.
April 7, 2008... Staff Consulting firm Glazing Consultants International (GCI) has opened a new office in Atlanta, Ga., and named Kevin Fonville as a business development specialist for the area. Fonville's 14-year progressive career has been spent...

Volvo Rents Expands Into Pompano Beach, Fla.
April 7, 2008... Staff Volvo Rents, owned by Enrique Irizzary of CASCO Rental, LLC, and managed by Rick Owens, has announced its intention to expand further into the South Florida market with the opening of a store in Pompano Beach. The new operation will...

GUCA Members Hit the Slopes In Colorado.
April 21, 2008... Staff Plenty of snow welcomed GUCA members to Steamboat Springs, Colo., for the Georgia Utility Contractors Association's 2008 Winter Management Conference, held recently in Steamboat Springs. The meeting included a number of...

Blackton, Inc. To Expand Into Tampa Bay Market.
April 21, 2008... Staff Blackton Inc., a Central Florida provider of roofing and flooring supplies to the construction industry, is expanding into the Tampa Bay market. Michael Blackton, chief executive officer of the firm, said Blackton is now...

AGC Announces 2008 Marvin M. Black Excellence In Partnering Award Winners.(Awards list)
April 21, 2008... Staff The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has presented its 2008 Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Awards. According to the association, these awards are presented to construction companies "that best exemplify the...

PSI Announces Promotions, New Employees.
April 21, 2008... Staff PSI has promoted Jason Barfield, RRO to environmental and facilities services department manager in the company's Kennesaw, Ga., operations office. Barfield has also been appointed a principal consultant for the property condition...

David Shaw Appointed To Central Florida Builders Exchange Board.
April 21, 2008... Staff David L. Shaw, president/CEO, Shaw Mechanical Services, LLC, has been appointed to the 2008 Central Florida Builders Exchange board of directors. Shaw founded Shaw Mechanical Services in 2001. He has more than 30 years of HVAC...

Cotter-Ryan Construction Honors Office Manager/Executive Assistant Jessica Bush As Employee Of The Year.
April 21, 2008... Staff Cotter-Ryan Construction of Longwood, Fla., recently honored office manager and executive assistant Jessica Bush as "Employee of the Year" for 2007. Bush joined the company five years ago and has assumed increasingly critical...

SIKON's Scott and Ivestor Earn CDP Certification.
April 21, 2008... Staff Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based SIKON Construction Corporation has announced that Karen Ivestor, director of estimating services, and Dale E. Scott, senior executive vice president, recently earned the Certified Development, Design &...

Carty Rejoins SCEC As Vice President.
April 21, 2008... Staff State Contracting and Engineering Corporation (SCEC) has announced that Paul Carty has returned to the firm as vice president. Carty began his construction management career at SCEC in 1988 after graduating from the University of...

American Society Of Safety Engineers' Central Florida Chapter Donates Funds To Foundation Toward Safety And Health Scholarships.
April 21, 2008... Staff The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation recently announced that the ASSE Central Florida Chapter donated $500 toward the new ASSE Diversity Committee Scholarship fund and $250 toward the new Board of Certified...

Editor's Report.
April 21, 2008... By Steve Hudson Ahh, spring. Time for spring cleaning after the long, cold days of winter. Hereabouts, winter wasn't very wintry. There was token snow, but that's about it. That suits me fine. Everybody else in the house wanted at...

New Asphalt Plant On Line In Fort Myers.
April 21, 2008... By Steve Hudson Ajax Paving's new asphalt plant will help supply HMA for the $400-million-plus multiyear widening of Interstate 75 from south of Fort Myers to Naples. When Ajax Paving and Anderson Columbia entered into a joint venture...

Hydraulic Hoses Launch New Career.
April 21, 2008... By Alexis Mattera For Steve Goulette, hydraulic hoses pointed the way toward realizing a dream of entrepreneurship. During times of life-changing transition, the saying "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone" can be somewhat...

Green Roofing Upgrades Atlanta Building.
April 21, 2008... By Trey Whitley A $6-million roof rehab project using green roofing technology yields a state-of-the-art garden roof. Strong design geometry combining a fully landscaped garden roof, outdoor dining terraces, two new 56-foot dome...

The Work Truck Show Comes To Atlanta.
April 21, 2008... Staff The spotlight was on the latest in work truck equipment and technology at The Work Truck Show, held recently at the Georgia World Congress Center. More than 7,200 industry professionals gathered in Atlanta recently for The Work...

Internship Paves The Way For Construction Career.
April 21, 2008... By Patti Ghezzi Here's a look at how the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia's internship program is preparing young people for careers in construction. During this school year, Decorious Barnes works for a department store,...