Dixie Contractor articles from December 2004

Dixie Contractor archives from December 2004

Florida Bridge Projects Earn National Awards.
December 6, 2004... Staff Two Florida projects were among nine winners nationally in the Portland Cement Association's 2004 Ninth Biennial Bridge Awards Competition. The Portland Cement Association has named two Florida bridge projects as winners in the...

Bridge Rehab Off The Beaten Track.
December 6, 2004... By Steve Hudson In Tennessee's Scott County, an innovative rehabilitation project is giving added life to an important railroad bridge over the New River Gorge. When it was constructed in the late 1960s, Norfolk Southern's New River...

When Less Is More.(Symmetrical Drilling)
December 6, 2004... By Joe Antonelli A Georgia drilling contractor finds that bigger isn't always better when it comes to drill steel. The old saying that "bigger is better" doesn't necessarily apply to drill steel, or so says Greg Thompson, founder of...

Turner Associates/Architects & Planners Names New Business Development Representative.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Turner Associates/Architects and Planners, Inc. has announced the appointment of its new business development representative, Vanessa Partee . A native of the metropolitan Atlanta area, Partee brings 13 years of experience in new...

Mechanical Services Celebrates 30th Year Of Business, Relocates To State-Of-The-Art Manufacturing And Training Center.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Orlando, Fla.-based Mechanical Services, Inc. (MSI), now celebrating its 30th year of business, has nearly doubled the size of its facilities, having relocated to a state-of-the-art 50,000-square-foot Manufacturing and Training...

Larry Knight Named Manager At Cummins South's Gainesville, Ga., Service Branch.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Larry Knight has joined Cummins South Inc. as manager of the Cummins South service branch in Gainesville, Ga., which recently celebrated its two-year anniversary. Dave Darby, who led the Cummins South Gainesville branch in its...

Asprinio Joins OHC Environmental Engineering As Director Of Business Development; Hargrove Earns CHMM Certification.(Carl J. Asprinio, Hargrove, E. Glenn)(Certified Hazardous Materials Manager)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Carl J. Asprinio has recently joined OHC Environmental Engineering as director of business development nationwide. Asprinio will provide project opportunities and direction for OHC's sales and business development activities....

Hedrick Brothers Construction Names Vice President Of Pre-Construction Services.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Hedrick Brothers Construction, West Palm Beach, Fla., has named Brian Kelley vice president of pre-construction services. He will be involved in the company's business development activities and contract negotiations. Kelley has...

APAC President Garry Higdem And HDR Senior Vice President Hal Lewis Named ARTBA Young Executive Leadership Council Co-Chairs.(American Road & Transportation Builders Association)
December 6, 2004... Staff Hal Lewis, senior vice president in the Jacksonville, Fla., office of architecture-engineering-consulting firm HDR, and Garry M. Higdem, president of Atlanta, Ga.-headquartered transportation contractor APAC, Inc., have been named...

Foster Conant & Associates Celebrates 35th Anniversary.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Orlando landscape architectural practice Foster Conant & Associates (FCA), celebrates its 35th year this year. The firm was established in 1969 by the late Bert T. Foster as Bert T. Foster & Associates. It had a short transition...

Southeastern Crane Changes Name To Ring Power Crane.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Southeastern Crane has changed its name to Ring Power Crane. "Changing our name to Ring Power Crane not only umbrellas our company under the Ring Power identity in the marketplace, but also implies Ring Power's solid reputation...

Fleetguard Cookeville Receives Tennessee Commissioner's Safety Excellence Award For One Million Hours Without A Lost Workday.
December 6, 2004... Staff Fleetguard Inc. recently received the Commissioner's Safety Excellence Award from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development during a special presentation in Cookeville, Tenn. The award recognizes Fleetguard's...

SPX To Sell BOMAG To Fayat.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff SPX Corporation has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its BOMAG compaction equipment business to Fayat. The transaction, which is subject to antitrust clearance and customary closing conditions, is expected...

Keeping Ahead Of The Game.(State Asphalt Company)
December 6, 2004... By Julie Nogalski State Asphalt finds that excavator performance is a key to productivity on its site prep and development projects in central Florida. Site preparation and development is an industry that's constantly evolving....

Time To Buy.(bonus depreciation law)
December 6, 2004... By Christian A. Klein, Esq. The clock is ticking for contractors to take advantage of one of the most important business tax breaks in recent memory. The depreciation bonus, which Congress created in 2002 and expanded in 2003, expires...

Ben Nevins Named President Of Brice Bulding Company.(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... Staff C. Ben Nevins has been named president of Brice Building Company. He will also retain his current title of chief operating officer. He has worked for Brice for the past 31 years, beginning as a cooperative education student while...

U.S. Tile Names Daniel Bernal As General Sales And Business Development Manager For Eastern Region.(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... Staff U.S. Tile Company, manufacturer of clay tile roofing product, has named Daniel Bernal as general sales and business development manager for the eastern region. He has more than 10 years of experience in sales and marketing...

Bruce Named Construction/Development Director For Atlanta's Kairos Development Corporation.(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... Staff Kairos Development Corporation (KDC) has named Beau Bruce as its construction/development director. Bruce handled similar responsibilities for Kairos Development Corporation's predecessor, Residential Community Investors. Bruce...

Editor's Report.
December 20, 2004... By Steve Hudson When it rains, it pours. And if the cause of that rain is a hurricane, it blows and batters and floods, too, causing all sorts of unbelievable problems for the areas in the hurricane's path. One hurricane is bad...

Volvo Construction Equipment Rents Announces New Rental Franchise in Port St. Lucie, Fla.(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... Staff Volvo Construction Equipment Rents, Inc. (Volvo CE Rents) has announced the signing of a franchise agreement for a new Volvo CE Rents equipment rental center in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Casco Rental LLC, Port St. Lucie, has entered...

TKW Consulting Engineers Marks 15 Years.(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... Staff TKW Consulting Engineers, Inc. recently marked 15 years of providing engineering services to clients throughout Florida. Over the last two years, the TKW has experienced significant change, moving into a new, larger headquarters...

GUCA Members Shoot Skeet For Scholarships.(Georgia Utility Contractors Association)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... Staff The Georgia Utility Contractors Association, Inc. Scholarship Foundation recently held its Annual Scholarship Foundation Skeet Shoot. This event is the sole fundraiser for the GUCA Scholarship Foundation, with all proceeds going to...

Florida Lift Systems Receives Toyota Industrial Equipment Award.(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... Staff For the second year in a row, Florida Lift Systems (FLS), a leading materials handling equipment company headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has received the President's Award as one of the top dealers in the nation for Toyota Industrial...

Cleaning Up In Florida.
December 20, 2004... By Larry Trojak Wood Resource Recovery is using a horizontal grinder from Morbark to assist with cleanup in Florida following this year's devastating hurricane season. Generally speaking, Floridians are a fairly accepting and...