Dixie Contractor articles from December 2006

Dixie Contractor archives from December 2006

"Recycling" Property Through Remediation.
December 4, 2006... By Elva LegA[umlaut]re Clements For MARCOR To pave the way for an "infill" development, a Fortune 200 builder teams with a national soil remediation contractor to transform a former manufacturing site into a residential development For...

Cutting A Path To Success.
December 4, 2006... By Tammy York Equipment selection, careful marketing and attention to detail have helped Black-Eyed Susan's cut a path to success in the land-clearing business. Susan Bruce isn't exactly the person property owners expect to meet when...

CraneFest '06.
December 4, 2006... Story by Tom Hale Link-Belt introduces new products at Lexington event Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co. recently hosted CraneFest '06 at its world headquarters in Lexington, Ky. More than 700 crane customers, executives and...

Hardin Construction Company Announces Promotions.
December 4, 2006... Staff Hardin Construction Company has announced a number of promotions. Dean Killen has been promoted to general superintendent. Killen joined Hardin in 1983 to work on the Harbor Island retail project in Tampa, Fla. In the 23 years...

Mechanical Services, Inc. Makes Donation To Frontline Outreach.
December 4, 2006... Staff Bill Dillard, founder and CEO of Mechanical Services, Inc. (MSI), recently presented a $41,285 check to Frontline Outreach, Inc. president Arto Woodley Jr. during ceremonies at the 22nd Annual MSI-Frontline Outreach Golf and Tennis...

Mack To Again Sponsor "Share The Road" In 2007.
December 4, 2006... Staff Mack Trucks, Inc. has announced that the company again will serve as a primary sponsor of the American Trucking Associations' Share the Road program next year. The announcement was made after Mack received an award recognizing its...

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Parent Company Of Enterprise Rent-A-Truck, Makes 50-Year Commitment To Plant 50 Million Trees In National Forests.
December 4, 2006... Staff Mrs. Laura Bush recently planted a one-in-a-million tree. Make that one in 50 million - as Mrs. Bush joined Enterprise Rent-A-Car Chairman and CEO Andy Taylor, National Arbor Day Foundation Founder and President John Rosenow,...

Tommy Boling Named GDOT Highway Maintenance Foreman For Dawson, Forsyth and Hall Counties.
December 4, 2006... Staff The Georgia Department of Transportation has named Tommy Boling as highway maintenance foreman for the area wide crew that works in Dawson, Forsyth and Hall counties. Boling has worked with DOT since 2000. He began as a temporary...

Tim Lynch Named Executive VP and Partner Of DooleyMack Constructors of South Florida.
December 4, 2006... Staff DooleyMack Constructors has announced that Tim Lynch has been named executive vice president and partner of DooleyMack Constructors of South Florida, LLC. Lynch, based in DooleyMack's Ft. Lauderdale office, has been with...

Sinclair Named Project Manager At Mainstream Construction Group.
December 4, 2006... Staff Ryan Sinclair has been promoted to project manager at Mainstream Construction Group, Inc., a specialist in small box retail, restaurant and commercial construction. Sinclair has more than six years of prior experience managing...

GUCA Awards Scholarships To Construction Management Students.
December 4, 2006... Staff The Georgia Utility Contractors Association, Inc. recently awarded scholarships to four construction management students at four-year higher education institutions in Georgia. Junior and senior level students attending four-year...

Melvin Armour Honored By GDOT Commissioner.
December 4, 2006... Staff Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Harold Linnenkohl recently recognized Melvin Armour of Alto at this year's District Employee Appreciation Day with the 2006 Commissioner's Merit Award. "Melvin has worked for DOT...

Robert Broome Joins ABC Of Georgia As Director Of Membership Development.
December 4, 2006... Staff The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Georgia has named Robert Broome as its new director of membership development. Broome will manage the association's membership recruitment and retention efforts. He will also...

Gomes Named Business Manager Of ep3.
December 4, 2006... Staff Terri-Ann Gomes has been appointed business manager of ep3 inc., an environmental engineering firm headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. Gomes is responsible for overall office administration, accounting functions, client billing, and...

GUCA Members Take The Infield At Atlanta Motor Speedway For The 2006 Fall Quarterly Meeting & Tradeshow.
December 4, 2006... Staff The Georgia Utility Contractors Association recently hosted its 2006 Fall Quarterly Meeting and Trade Show at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. More than 225 guests and 40 exhibitors attended this event. The business...

Hitting the Angles.
December 4, 2006... By Steve Hudson Kiewit Southern Co. is using a Gradall XL4200 to handle some challenging grading during construction of drainage swales on the new Alico Road interchange on I-75 in southwest Florida. Interstate highway projects can be...

Skanska Recognized As "General Contractor Of The Year" By Hispanic Contractors Association Of Georgia.
December 18, 2006... Staff Skanska USA Building Inc. has been named "General Contractor of the Year" by the Hispanic Contractors Association of Georgia (HCAG) during the association's first annual "Compadres de la ConstrucciA[sup.3]n" (Friends of Construction)...

Georgia Department of Transportation Receives National Partnership For Highway Quality Awards.
December 18, 2006... Staff The National Partnership for Highway Quality (NPHQ) recently awarded two of its National 2006 "Making a Difference" awards to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The awards recognized quality innovations that "promote roads...

Jim Orlando Appointed President And Partner Of DooleyMack Constructors Of South Florida, LLC.
December 18, 2006... Staff DooleyMack Constructors of South Florida has named Jim Orlando as president and partner. He will be responsible for overseeing construction services, administrative and project development for the company. Orlando has been in the...

Editor's Report.
December 18, 2006... By Steve Hudson Chester, as you know, is the resident sheepdog here at Hacienda Hudson. He came into our family a few years ago, a small ball of brown fur with a bow around his neck, accompanied by a card that said "Merry Christmas, Dog...

Widening Coastal Georgia's I-95.
December 18, 2006... By Steve Hudson In coastal Georgia, a joint venture of three contracting firms is working to bring much-needed widening to a heavily traveled section of Interstate 95. Interstate 95 in southeastern Georgia continues to be one of the...

JLG Industries Celebrates Opening Of ServicePLUS In Kennesaw, Ga.
December 18, 2006... By Steve Hudson A gala open house marked the grand opening of the newest ServicePLUS facility. JLG Industries, Inc. recently held an open house at its new ServicePLUS equipment service and repair center in Kennesaw, Ga. ...

Georgia Erosion & Sedimentation Act Update.
December 18, 2006... Edited by Steve Hudson Here's a look at some things you need to know concerning the Georgia Erosion & Sedimentation Control Education And Training Certification Program As part of House Bill 285, new education and training...