Dixie Contractor articles from January 2006

Dixie Contractor archives from January 2006

Daewoo Dealers Visit Factories In Korea and China.
January 2, 2006... Staff Distributors of Daewoo construction equipment traveled to Korea recently as guests of Doosan Infracore America Corp. to visit factories where Daewoo hydraulic excavators and wheel loaders are built and to attend the Doosan Infracore...

Walsh Freightliner Named East Dealer.
January 2, 2006... Staff Walsh Freighliner, located in Fort Myers, Fla., is the newest authorized dealership for East Manufacturing's aluminum frame dump trailers. "In just a few months, we've gone from averaging four sales of East trailers a month to...

CONTECH Promotes McCaslin To Sales Manager-Southeastern Region.
January 2, 2006... Staff CONTECH Construction Products, Inc. has promoted Rian A. McCaslin to sales manager-southeastern region. McCaslin will be responsible for construction and engineered products in Georgia, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. CONTECH...

BE&K Building Group Announces Additions To Its Team.
January 2, 2006... Staff BE&K Building Group, Inc. has announced two additions to its health care construction team headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. Bob Maguire has been named vice president, operations manager. Maguire has more than 28 years experience...

What's Ahead For 2006?
January 2, 2006... By Steve Hudson How will construction look in the southeast in the new year? Here's a look at what some in the industry are saying. What's the word for construction in the southeast in 2006? According to Ken Simonson, chief...

Compact Equipment Meets MTV.
January 2, 2006... By Tara Deering A Brooklyn, N.Y., landscaping contractor brings his Bobcats to a Georgia trailer park, part of a new MTV makeover show. When landscaper Gino Panaro got the call from MTV, his first thought was that the popular cable...

Harmon, Inc. Announces Promotion, Staff Addition.
January 16, 2006... Staff Specialty contractor Harmon, Inc.'s office in Tampa, Fla., has promoted Bruce Whitfield to service and small contract supervisor. Whitfield has 30 years of experience in the glass and glazing industry and began as a glazier. Today,...

Ditch Witch of Alabama Hosts Jet Trac "Rodeo".
January 16, 2006... Staff "Horizontal Drills, Harleys and Horsepower" was the theme of Ditch Witch of Alabama's 12th Annual Jet Trac Rodeo Blowout held recently in Theodore, Ala. Approximately 125 customers and other guests gathered for a day of...

Aviation Constructors, Inc. and ACI Commercial Change Name and Branding.
January 16, 2006... Staff In a corporate restructuring and branding effort, Aviation Constructors, Inc. and sister company ACI Commercial have consolidated under a new name, ACI Construction Services (ACI). Along with the name change, ACI has rolled-out a new...

Manitowoc Crane Group Distributors Meet In Orlando.
January 16, 2006... Staff More than 80 Manitowoc Crane Group distributors attended the 2005 Manitowoc Crane CARE conference held recently in Orlando, Fla. The two-day conference gave staff and customers the opportunity to discuss the performance of Manitowoc...

Suncoast Utility Contractors Association Presents Hall of Fame Awards.
January 16, 2006... Staff The Suncoast Utility Contractors Association recently presented its Hall of Fame Awards at the Don CeSar Resort and Spa on St. Petersburg Beach. SUCA Chairman Kevin Fulcher of Larkin Contracting, Inc. inducted the following...

William G. McMinn Awarded 2006 AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion.
January 16, 2006... Staff The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) have jointly announced that architect and Professor William G. McMinn, FAIA, has been named the 2006 recipient of the...

GDOT Announces Personnel News.
January 16, 2006... Staff Randall Davis has been named assistant district construction engineer for the Georgia Department of Transportation's District One, which serves 21 counties in Northeast Georgia. Davis began his career with GDOT in 1981 in the...

Mustang Manufacturing Co., Inc. Names Stephen Fulton As Region Sales Manager.
January 16, 2006... Staff Mustang has promoted Stephen Fulton to the position of region sales manager. Fulton will be in charge of all Mustang distribution in Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Fulton's territory will also...

ACI Names Division Operations Manager.
January 16, 2006... Staff Gary Mooney has been appointed division operations manager over the east Florida division of ACI Construction Services (ACI). Mooney brings three decades of commercial construction industry expertise to his new duties at ACI. He is...

Ardaman Names Bill Schultz, P.E., As Senior Roofing Consultant.
January 16, 2006... Staff Ardaman & Associates, a multi-faceted geotechnical engineering practice, has named Bill Schultz, P.E., to the position of senior roofing consultant. Schultz is assigned to the firm's newly established Pasco County office located in...

Ron Garraffa Joins HDR.
January 16, 2006... Staff Ron Garraffa has joined HDR as Florida construction services manager based in the firm's Tampa office. Garraffa's responsibilities include serving as the department manager of HDR Construction Control Corporation's Florida...

RSC Equipment Rental Opens New Store in Pompano Beach, Fla.
January 16, 2006... Staff RSC Equipment recently opened a new store (No. 142) in Pompano Beach, Fla. The new RSC facility is situated on 2.25 acres at 691 NW 31st Ave. The new facility includes more than 10,000 square feet of office and showroom space...

ARTBA's Roadway Worker Safety Training Program Named to 2006 "Associations Advance America" Honor Roll.
January 16, 2006... Staff The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has been named to the 2006 "Associations Advance America (AAA) Honor Roll," a national awards competition sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives...

Editor's Report.
January 16, 2006... By Steve Hudson Among the most interesting things that come with a new year are those heartfelt resolutions that so many so fervently make. Take me, for example. If you've seen me lately, you know that I've been moderately successful...

Joint Venture Sewer Upgrade In Atlanta.
January 16, 2006... By Jamie Newland Here's how a team of Georgia utility contractors have joined forces to tackle a challenging sewer upgrade project for the city of Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., has some 2,000 miles of sanitary and combined sewers dating back...

Community Involvement In Tennessee.
January 16, 2006... By Steve Hudson Rogers Group's Mid Central Division in Northern Middle Tennessee makes community involvement a priority - and recently earned national recognition for its efforts. The construction industry is a vital part of building...