Dixie Contractor articles from March 2009

Dixie Contractor archives from March 2009

Runway Rehabilitation at Cobb County-McCollum Airport.
March 2, 2009... By Roy Keck Portland cement concrete whitetopping was used recently during runway rehabilitation on the 6,305-foot-long Runway 9-27 at McCollum Airport in Georgia's Cobb County. General aviation runway repairs and maintenance typically...

Restoring The Bricks In Roswell.
March 2, 2009... Edited by Steve Hudson An apartment building dating from almost 170 years ago is restored and expanded to create new residential space in an historic Atlanta suburb. Historic renovation is a regular part of the construction landscape...

NAWIC Greater Birmingham Chapter Raises More Than $1,400 for Camp Smile-A-Mile.
March 2, 2009... Staff The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Greater Birmingham Chapter collected more than $1,400 during its December "Camp for Christmas" campaign. Camp Smile-A-Mile (SAM) is a nonprofit organization in Alabama for...

Associated Builders & Contractors of Alabama Installs 2009 Officers and Board of Directors.
March 2, 2009... Staff The Associated Builders & Contractors of Alabama recently installed its officers and board of directors for 2009. Officers include Vance Fulkerson, Robins & Morton, chairman; Mitch Bruhn, Southern Company, first vice chairman;...

New Non-Executive Director for Ashtead Technology.
March 2, 2009... Staff Derek Shepherd has joined the board of Ashtead Technology as a non-executive director. Ashtead Technology specializes in the rental of equipment for underwater positioning and surveying, remote visual inspection, non-destructive...

Shaw Mechanical Services Names Lawrence Williamson Senior Project Manager.
March 2, 2009... Staff Shaw Mechanical Services LLC has appointed Lawrence A. Williamson as senior project manager. Williamson has 26 years of experience in mechanical contracting management for commercial, industrial and institutional projects throughout...

LBG Names Silberstein A Senior Associate.
March 2, 2009... Staff Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. (LBG), a ground water and environmental engineering services firm, has named Roy Silberstein as a senior associate. A Licensed Professional Engineer in Florida, Silberstein heads LBG's Orlando...

Palmer Electric Company Promotes Howard To Manage Two Divisions.
March 2, 2009... Staff Palmer Electric Company has promoted Ronald G. Howard, Jr. to manager of the service division and the special projects division. Howard, who joined Palmer in 1998, previously served as assistant manager of both divisions. His new...

GUCA Hosts 2009 Winter Management Conference.(Conference notes)
March 2, 2009... Staff The Georgia Utility Contractors Association hosted its 2009 Winter Management Conference recently in Crested Butte, CO. Representatives from across the state's utility construction industry attended the conference, which featured...

Editor's Report.
March 16, 2009... By Steve Hudson Discovering the Fine Art of Construction It's funny the things you remember from when you were a young one. You were young once, weren't you? I was, or so I'm told, though it's occasionally hard to recall. I have...