Dixie Contractor articles from January 2005

Dixie Contractor archives from January 2005

Ditch Witch Of Georgia Hosts Open House.
January 3, 2005... By Steve Hudson Equipment displays, entertainment and a barbecue buffet lunch highlighted this event at the new Ditch Witch of Georgia facility in Forest Park, Ga. Ditch Witch of Georgia recently hosted more than 250 customers during...

Outlook 2005.(contractors expected expenditures)
January 3, 2005... By Steve Hudson Here's our annual look at what may lie ahead for contractors in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee in 2005. Will construction in the southeast thrive or dive in 2005? According to Ken Simonson, chief...

Tractor & Equipment Company Names McCondichie As Vice President And Product Support Manager For Georgia.(Steve McCondichie)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2005... Staff Tractor & Equipment Company has announced the appointment of Steve McCondichie as vice president and product support manager for Georgia. According to Tractor & Equipment Company President Dan Stracener, McCondiche replaces Phil...

LBX Company Names Chakour As Region Manager.(LBX Company L.L.C.)(Elias S. Chakour )(Brief Article)
January 3, 2005... Staff LBX Company, LLC has announced the appointment of Elias S. Chakour as region manager-sales. He will cover the East Coast territory. Chakour comes to LBX with an extensive 26-year career in the construction equipment industry,...

Dave Brasch Celebrates 20 Years With Harmon, Inc.'s Orlando Office.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2005... Staff Dave Brasch recently celebrated 20 years as part of specialty glazing contractor Harmon, Inc.'s Orlando team. With a degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota and operations management experience, Brasch...

Atlanta--Based APAC, Inc., Largest Federal Highway Contractor in 2003, ARTBA Analysis Finds.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2005... Staff APAC, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., takes top honors as the nation's largest federal highway contractor, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) ninth annual ranking of the "Top 300...

Volvo Construction Equipment Sells LB Smith Dealership Operations To ASC Construction Equipment USA, Inc. And To Flagler Construction Equipment LLC.(Volvo Construction Equipment North America Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2005... Staff Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced the sale of its LB Smith dealership operations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and eastern Tennessee to ASC Construction Equipment USA, Inc., Charlotte, N.C....

NUCA Foundation Awards Education And Training Grants.(National Utility Contractors Association, Georgia Utility Contractors Association)
January 3, 2005... Staff The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) Foundation for Education and Research recently announced the recipients of its Education and Training Grants. Seven grants, totaling $8,300, were awarded to five NUCA-affiliated...

Concerning Claim Of Lien In Florida.(Bridgeport Incorporated, Rinker Materials Corporation)(notice of nonpayment case)
January 17, 2005... By S. Elysha Luken A claim of lien is no substitute for a notice of nonpayment on bond, as a recent Florida case illustrates. Out of necessity, lower tier subcontractors and suppliers are generally very aware of the bonding status of a...

Editor's Report.(about game shows)
January 17, 2005... By Steve Hudson One of the things we enjoy at Hacienda Hudson is making a big pot of spiced tea and sitting down at night to watch a little television. Favorite shows vary from season to season, but the list always includes the old...

The Diamond Approach.(use of diamonds in grinding machines )
January 17, 2005... By Steve Hudson Grinding with industrial diamond abrasive technology brings new smoothness and increased life to new and existing pavements. The old song may have been right -- diamonds really may be a girl's best friend. But...

Thompson Pump Announces Office Operation Skills Award.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Staff Thompson Pump held its annual Office Operations Workshop at its corporate headquarters in Port Orange, Fla. Key office personnel from Thompson's locations across the country attended the three-day training session. Emphasis was...

Thompson Pump Names New Personnel In Orlando And Pensacola And Announces Al Swafford's Retirement.(appointments)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Staff Thompson Pump, based in Port Orange, Fla., has announced that Mike Sebree and Jeff Simmons have joined the sales staff in Thompson's Orlando, Fla., branch. Thompson Pump's Orlando branch serves construction, public works and...

New Landscape Architect Named At Foster Conant.(Foster Conant and Associates)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Staff Rachel Morten has been appointed associate designer at Foster Conant & Associates, an Orlando-based landscape architectural practice. Morten, a landscape architectural graduate, was recruited from the University of Florida with a...

Groundbreaking Study of Cherokee Site Earns National Award for Georgia Highway Team.
January 17, 2005... Staff The National Partnership for Highway Quality has awarded its 2004 "Making a Difference" Bronze Award for Partnering to the team that undertook a Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) Study of New Echota, the first and last capital of...

W.W. Williams Opens Montgomery Facility.(W.W. Williams Company)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Staff The W.W. Williams Company has opened a new full-service branch location at 1350 Emory Folmar Boulevard, Montgomery, Ala. Now with 20 locations nationwide, Williams will continue to grow its Detroit-Diesel/MTU engine and Allison...

ARTBA's "Mobilize" Grassroots Action Program Wins National Award.(American Road and Transportation Builders Association )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Staff The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has been awarded first place in Association TRENDS 27th Annual "All-Media Contest" for the multi-media training program it produced this year to engage construction...

Perrier Joins Boyken As Senior Cost Manager.(Robert J. Perrier joins Boyken International )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Staff Robert J. Perrier, civil engineering technologist, has joined the Orlando, Fla., office of Boyken International as senior cost manager with 20 years of construction experience. His background includes both municipal inspection and...

Chuck Cobb Joins Pflow Industries As Southeast Regional Manager.(appointments)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Staff Pflow Industries, Inc., national provider of vertical lifting equipment, has announced the recent appointment of Charles W. (Chuck) Cobb as the firm's Southeast regional manager. Cobb, a veteran in the material handling industry,...

United States Crane, Inc. Appoints New President.(appoints)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Staff Richard C. Girdley has joined United States Crane, Inc., General Clamp Industries, Inc. and United States Crane Certification Bureau, Inc. as president. He will take over the duties of president from Julia Ames, who will continue as...

Linetec Names Rob Seils To Regional Sales Manager.(appointments)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Staff Paint and anodize finisher Linetec named Rob Seils as a regional manager with its outside sales team. In his new role, Seils' sales territory will include the western half of the United States plus Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee,...

Facchina-McGaughan, LLC Adds New Personnel.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2005... Staff With the recent ownership change from AMEC Construction Management to Facchina-McGaughan, LLC and the awarding of the Quantum on the Bay project to the new group, Mack McGaughan, president, announced the addition of 11 new people to...

Pumping In Tight Quarters.(usage of concrete pumps)
January 17, 2005... By Sara McGray A long-boom concrete pump is a key to success on a recent condo project in Naples, Fla., where working room was at a premium and a little extra reach was required. Concrete boom pumps with enormous reach are typically...

Conexpo-Con/Agg.(trade shows)
January 17, 2005... Staff March 15-19, 2005 Co Las Vegas, Nevada Co www.conexpoconagg.com Come see these exhibitors at the show! BOMAG's New BW190AD-4 HF Tandem Roller Staff With 79-inch-wide drums, BOMAG's new BW190AD-4 HF tandem vibratory...

Today's Surety Market And You.
January 17, 2005... By Marla McIntyre, Executive Director, Surety Information Office It's no secret that the surety industry has gone through a series of changes in the past five years. The industry has dealt with large losses, mergers and even a number of...

Surety Bond Producers -- Your Competitive Edge.
January 17, 2005... By Craig E. Hansen, AFSB, CPCU, President, National Association of Surety Bond Producers; Senior Vice President, Holmes Murphy & Associates, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa To use surety bonding as a competitive advantage, you need to think of your...

Construction Surety Update.
January 17, 2005... By Randy Temple, Aon Surety & Fidelity We expect that surety underwriters will pay closer attention to cash flow and liquidity going forward. Inflation and higher interest rates are widely discussed in the construction marketplace...

Tennessee Construction Career Days.
January 17, 2005... By Steve Hudson and Cyndi Veach In Knoxville, Tenn., contractors, equipment distributors and industry associations joined forces recently to give more than 1,800 students a look at the career opportunities in the construction field. ...