Dixie Contractor articles from February 2009

Dixie Contractor archives from February 2009

Compact Excavator Aids Florida Utility Crew.
February 2, 2009... By Steve Hudson In Defuniak Springs, FL, the Water and Sewer Department has found compact equipment to be well suited for water and sewer line work. Defuniak Springs, FL, like many communities these days, is constantly faced with...

St. Augustine's Ponce de Leon Hotel Rides Again.
February 2, 2009... By Steve Hudson In St. Augustine, FL, the historic Ponce de Leon Hotel has been renovated and restored as Flagler College's Molly Wiley Art Building. In St. Augustine, FL, a multifaceted restoration project has given a bright future...

Georgia Southern's Centennial Place Tops Out.
February 2, 2009... Edited by Steve Hudson Hardin Construction Company recently marked the topping out of Centennial Place, a new student housing project at Georgia Southern University. Hardin Construction Company -- based in Atlanta with offices in...

Xella Builds New Leadership Team In North America.
February 2, 2009... Staff Xella, manufacturer of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), has announced its new North American leadership team. John Blackwelder has joined Xella as president-North American operations, bringing with him more than 13 years of...

Terry's Electric Promotes Pat Murphy.
February 2, 2009... Staff Terry's Electric, Inc. has announced the promotion of 11-year company veteran Pat Murphy to vice president-Commercial Division. Murphy joined Terry's Electric, Inc. as an estimator and has held the positions of senior estimator and...

Gresham, Smith and Partners Hires Paul E. Breeding, P.G.
February 2, 2009... Staff Architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning firm Gresham, Smith and Partners has announced that Paul E. Breeding, P.G., has joined the firm as senior vice president in the Environmental Compliance market. He has...

Nortrax Named Dealer For Eco-Crusher.
February 2, 2009... Staff Giberson Enterprises, master distributor for the Eco-Crusher, has named Nortrax as a new Eco-Crusher dealer. Attaching to any size or model of excavator, the Eco-Crusher scoops and crushes concrete, brick, block, asphalt, aggregate,...

Seminole Community College Bestows Honorary Degree On David M. Beasley.
February 2, 2009... Staff David M. Beasley, senior vice president at Palmer Electric Co., recently received an honorary Associate of Arts degree from Seminole Community College (SCC). Beasley was honored for his efforts to improve construction education and...

Editor's Report.
February 16, 2009... By Steve Hudson Of Business and Dogs If you've been reading my ramblings for very long you're no doubt familiar with Chester the Sheepdog -- and one of the nicest things about having a sheepdog hanging around is that sheepdogs are...

Paving Project Diversity Means Success.
February 16, 2009... By Steve Hudson In today's asphalt paving world, the ability to take on a variety of projects -- large as well as small -- can make all the difference. Changing market conditions have brought a host of challenges to companies in all...

Federal Government Contracts: Opportunities And New Obligations.
February 16, 2009... By Thomas J. Kelleher Jr. and Steven L. Reed With federal government projects likely to become an increasingly important part of the construction picture, it's important to understand the ins and outs of federal government contracts. ...

Mechanical Services, Inc. Promotes Wright, Polk-Dixon.
February 16, 2009... Staff Mechanical Services, Inc. has announced the promotions of Daulton Wright to vice president and Julie Polk-Dixon to account manager for service operations in Orlando. Wright is a 14-year company veteran and former director of...

Stafford Expands Product Offering With Kawasaki Wheel Loaders.
February 16, 2009... Staff Stafford has extended its product offering in Virginia, the Carolinas and parts of Georgia with the addition of Kawasaki rubber-tire articulated wheel loaders. Stafford's newly signed dealer agreement with Kawasaki Construction...

BRPH Opens Office In Savannah.
February 16, 2009... Staff BRPH -- an international integrated services firm providing in-house design and construction services including planning, architecture, engineering, interior design, design/build, and construction management -- has announced the...

Cotter Ryan Commercial Breaks Ground On Savannah Park.
February 16, 2009... Staff Cotter Ryan Commercial, LLC, based in Longwood, FL, broke ground recently on a two-story, 20,000-square-foot office building called Savannah Park at Heathrow in north Seminole County. Kilcarraig Services LLC, a Cotter Ryan...

SIKON Construction Corporation Announces New Appointments.
February 16, 2009... Staff Ronald "Buck" VanDyke has been promoted to vice president of construction operations for Deerfield Beach, FL-based SIKON Construction Corporation. Joe Becker has been appointed vice president of safety and compliance. Becker...

Denise Grabowski Elected to Board of Directors For U.S. Green Building Council's New Georgia Chapter, Named Vice Chair of Savannah Chapter.
February 16, 2009... Staff Denise Grabowski, director of community planning for Lott + Barber, has been named to the board of directors for the newly formed Georgia Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council and elected the vice chair of the organization's...