Dixie Contractor articles from December 2007

Dixie Contractor archives from December 2007

NUCA Foundation Awards Education And Training Grants For Chapters.
December 3, 2007... Staff During a recent National Utility Contractors Association's board of directors meeting, NUCA Foundation for Education & Research chair Alan Gravel announced the winners of the foundation's 2007 Education and Training Grants for NUCA...

KPI-JCI Announces New Southeast Regional Sales Manager.
December 3, 2007... Staff KPI-JCI has named Michael Edwards to the position of southeast regional sales manager. He will manage the sale of the company's Fast Trax line of track-mounted crushers and screening plants. Edwards' primary sales area will be...

Clancy & Theys Construction's Florida Division Names Manuel Morales As Safety Manager.
December 3, 2007... Staff The Florida Division of Clancy & Theys Construction Company, Orlando, has appointed Manuel Morales as safety manager. He has more than 30 years of construction industry expertise and 18 years of experience as state of Florida...

Tilt-Con Corporation's Brian Morris Named Chairman of Central Florida Research Park.
December 3, 2007... Staff Brian J. Morris , executive vice president of Orlando-based Tilt-Con Corporation, has been elected chairman of Central Florida Research Park, the 2,017-acre campus-like environment for business located adjacent to the University of...

Luis Horacio Puerta Receives GDOT Honors.
December 3, 2007... Staff At this year's District Employee Appreciation Day, Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Harold Linnenkohl recently presented GDOT employee Luis Horacio Puerta of Gwinnett County with the 2007 Commissioner's Achievement...

Georgia State Transportation Board Resolutions Honors Former GDOT Commissioner Wayne Shackelford, Former Board Member Johnny Gresham.
December 3, 2007... Staff Georgia's State Transportation Board recently recognized a former Georgia Department of Transportation commissioner with a resolution lauding his service. Wayne Shackelford of Gwinnett County, who served as GDOT commissioner...

Highland To Acquire Southern Equipment & Machinery.
December 3, 2007... Staff Highland Tractor Co./Highland Turf & Tractor has agreed to acquire Southern Equipment & Machinery Inc. with locations in Plant City and Palmetto, Fla. According to the company, "the acquisition, and subsequent integration, will...

GUCA Holds Cartersville Area Membership Meeting.
December 3, 2007... Staff The Georgia Utility Contractors Association (GUCA) recently an area membership meeting in Cartersville, Ga. More than 40 registrants attended the luncheon meeting, which featured a seminar on "The Basics of Surety Bonding" presented...

NUCA Presents Safety Instructors Achievement Awards.
December 3, 2007... Staff During its Fall Board & Committee Meetings held recently in Atlanta, the National Utility Contractors Association presented three of its approved safety instructors with the Safety Instructors Achievement Award. The recipients...

Thompson Tractor Named New Prentice Dealer In Alabama.
December 3, 2007... Staff Thompson Tractor, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., has been appointed the Prentice dealer for Alabama. Thompson will sell and service Prentice knuckleboom log loaders and grapples, wheel and track feller bunchers, wheel and...

Georgia State Transportation Board Names New GDOT Commissioner.
December 3, 2007... Staff The Georgia State Transportation Board has voted unanimously to hire as its new commissioner Gena Abraham , effective Dec. 1. A civil engineer and Ph.D, Dr. Abraham will transition into the position of commissioner, succeeding...

Tilt-Con Corporation Names Elizabeth Connell As Marketing And Public Relations Coordinator.
December 3, 2007... Staff Elizabeth Connell has been promoted to marketing and public relations coordinator at Tilt-Con Corporation, Orlando, Fla. She previously served as marketing and public relations assistant.

Water Management, Everglades Style.
December 3, 2007... By Steve Hudson An innovative water project on the Seminole Indian Reservation in south Florida will address issues of water quality and supply. In south Florida's Everglades, water has been an issue in the spotlight for some time now....

Cement-Treated Base In Alabama.
December 3, 2007... By Steve Hudson The Alabama Department of Transportation's first major application of cement-treated base since the 1980s was in the limelight recently on U.S. 84 in Alabama's Covington County. Cement-treated base technology has been...

Crushing Equipment Brings Business Success.
December 3, 2007... By Carl Emigh Selecting the right equipment - and checking references - helps an Atlanta contractor build a successful crushing business. "In a business where downtime can make all the difference between profit and loss, having exactly...

Editor's Report.
December 17, 2007... By Steve Hudson Well. Fall is here at last. I'd be out fishing but there's not much water. So here I am, sitting inside in front of the TV, and since there are no fishing shows on right now I've gone to the next best thing - the annual...

Thompson Machinery Expands Rental.
December 17, 2007... Staff Thompson Machinery has expanded with the opening of its first stand-alone rental store at 91 Polk Avenue, Nashville, Tenn. The grand opening for the new location was held recently and featured machine displays, door prizes and food....

Moving A Tennessee Mountain.
December 17, 2007... By Steve Hudson A huge fleet of earthmoving equipment, including numerous scrapers and dozers, is reshaping a piece of Tennessee landscape near Interstate 40. Moving 3.6 million yards of dirt and rock is a massive site work challenge,...

Recruiting Today For Tomorrow's Work Force.
December 17, 2007... By Steve Hudson Our series concludes with a look at how some view the challenges and opportunities of recruiting tomorrow's construction work force. On any list of industries, construction is undoubtedly near the top when it comes to...