Dixie Contractor articles from January 2008

Dixie Contractor archives from January 2008

Alberici Constructors' General Building Division Announces New Employees.
January 7, 2008... Staff Lincoln R. Boschert has joined Alberici's General Building Division as a director of healthcare business development responsible for the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia, and Ohio. He brings more than 17...

AEM Elects 2008 Officers, Directors.
January 7, 2008... Staff Glen Tellock, president and chief executive officer of Manitowoc Company in Manitowoc, Wis., has been elected 2008 chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the North American-based international trade group...

Tilt-Con Corporation Adds Getz, Paren.
January 7, 2008... Staff Orlando-based Tilt-Con Corporation has appointed Carla Getz as estimator and Chris Paren as assistant project engineer. Each holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida's M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction....

GUCA Skeet For Scholarships.
January 7, 2008... Staff The Georgia Utility Contractors Association Scholarship Foundation recently held its 2007 Scholarship Foundation Skeet Shoot. The annual event, held under cool, sunny skies at the Tom Lowe Shooting Grounds in Atlanta, drew almost...

Construction Outlook 2008.
January 7, 2008... By Steve Hudson What does 2008 hold in store for contractors in the southeastern United States? Here's our annual look at what the future may bring. The new year should be an interesting one for contractors throughout the southeast....

Understanding Market Changes in 2008.
January 7, 2008... By Donald Boyken Everybody blames it all on housing, but what does that mean? Here's one industry observer's how-and-why look at how the residential market forecasts commercial construction. By all accounts, the residential...

Morace Joins CMH Architects.
January 21, 2008... Staff Billy Roy Morace has recently joined Birmingham, Ala.-based CMHArchitects, Inc. AtCMH he is responsible for program management, contract administration and quality control. CMHArchitects is a 27-year-old design firm that focuses on...

Andrew Maybee Joins Southeast Cement Association.
January 21, 2008... Staff Andrew Maybee, P.E., has joined the Southeast Cement Association staff as a concrete pavement engineer for the state of Tennessee. He is responsible for developing new business opportunities for the use of concrete pavement...

PSI's Barfield Earns RRO Designation.
January 21, 2008... Staff PSI project manager Jason Barfield, RRO, has received the Registered Roof Observer designation from RCI, Inc. Barfield is a graduate of Southern Polytechnic State University with a Bachelor of Science in environmental and...

Nortrax Breaks Ground For New Building In LaVergne, Tenn.
January 21, 2008... Staff Nortrax recently broke ground for a new facility in LaVergne, Tenn. The new facility features 20,000 square feet on 8-1/2 acres. It will include eight service bays and is able to expand to 12 service bays. The building will be...

Golden & Associates Construction Receives Contractor Of The Year Award From Associated Builders And Contractors Alabama Chapter.
January 21, 2008... Staff Golden & Associates Construction, LLC received the Contractor of the Year Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors Alabama Chapter at the annual ABC Excellence in Construction Awards Banquet. The Contractor of the Year...

GUCA Holds Membership Meeting In Macon, Ga.
January 21, 2008... Staff The Georgia Utility Contractors Association recently held an area membership meeting in Macon, Ga. Participants were treated to a Damage Prevention Seminar presented by Gary Mason, Georgia Public Service Commission, and also...

Editor's Report.
January 21, 2008... By Steve Hudson By the time you read this we'll be about three weeks into 2008. With the new year comes the promise of new and better things, including resolutions to resolve issues remaining from the year gone by. One of those issues...

Forestry Cutter Attachment Cultivates Business Opportunities.
January 21, 2008... By Eric Morse In Repton, Ala., White Enterprises is using Bobcat compact track loaders and a forestry cutter attachment to cultivate new business opportunities. Don White has been operating heavy equipment most of his life. Three...

Mobile Cranes Aid Barge Offload.
January 21, 2008... Edited by Steve Hudson A pair of mobile cranes helped steady the ship in Florida as two 500,000-pound generators were unloaded. In St. Petersburg, Fla., recently, two Grove cranes were central to a smooth barge offload at an industrial...