Dixie Contractor articles from November 2008

Dixie Contractor archives from November 2008

NAWIC Greater Palm Beach Chapter Installs New Officers And Directors, Names Member of the Year.
November 3, 2008... Staff The National Association of Women in Construction Chapter in Greater Palm Beach, FL, has installed new officers and directors for 2008-2009 and named its most recent Member of the Year. New Officers and Directors The newly...

Arellano Construction Joins OHL Group.
November 3, 2008... Staff OHL and Arellano Construction have announced a strategic alliance in the form of a stock purchase agreement. With 35 years of experience in the industry, Arellano Construction works in health care and institutional construction...

Georgia Utility Contractors Association Hosts 2008 Larry S. McReynolds Golf Tournament.(Awards list)
November 3, 2008... Staff The Georgia Utility Contractors Association recently held its 2008 Larry S. McReynolds Golf Tournament to raise money for GUCA educational programs and the NUCA Foundation for Education and Research. This tournament provides...

Benton Named Southeast Regional Manager for East Trailers.
November 3, 2008... Staff Charlie Benton recently returned to East Manufacturing as southeast regional manager, a position he previously held from 1990 to 2006. Benton will be responsible for dealer and customer sales and training support in Georgia,...

Skanska Adds Newton and Jambro.
November 3, 2008... Staff Skanska USA Building Inc. has announced two new appointments in its Atlanta, GA, office. Trisha Newton has been named business development manager. Newton's responsibilities include obtaining new business opportunities in the...

Robert Ledbetter Establishes Robert H. Ledbetter Sr. Professor of the Practice Of Real Estate Development.
November 3, 2008... Staff Robert H. Ledbetter Sr. has made a $1-million gift to the Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Management to establish and endow the Robert H. Ledbetter Sr. Professorship of the Practice of Real Estate Development. ...

Muzzin Named Project Manager At Starmer Ranaldi.
November 3, 2008... Staff Jeff M. Muzzin has been named a project manager at Starmer Ranaldi Planning and Architecture Inc., an Oviedo, FL-based architectural practice. Working with educational, institutional and private clients, Muzzin oversees design,...

From Troubled Waters To A Career In Construction.
November 3, 2008... By Mark McLaughlin After escaping from Cuba, Ernesto Oliva has gone on to win awards and begin building a career in the construction industry. It's amazing how far a big dream and passionate dedication can take you. Seven years...

Georgia Superfund Site Gets Solidification/Stabilization Treatment.
November 3, 2008... By Brian G. Farrier, Edward C. Hicks, P.E., and Charles M. Wilk Solidification/Stabilization (S/S) treatment utilizes portland cement and innovative mixing techniques to encapsulate contaminants on site at a coastal Georgia Superfund site....

JCB Delivers First HMEs To U.S. Army.
November 17, 2008... Staff JCB Construction Equipment's Savannah, GA, manufacturing facility recently delivered the first of its new combat-ready backhoe loaders -- the High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE), purpose built for the U.S. Army -- for deployment...

Northwest Georgia Chapter No. 365 Receives NAWIC "Best Use of Partner" Award.
November 17, 2008... Staff The Northwest Georgia Chapter No. 365 of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) recently received the "Best Use of Partner" award at the 2008 annual national convention held in Las Vegas, NV. The award recognized...

Barton Malow Acquires L.C. Gaskins Construction Company.
November 17, 2008... Staff Barton Malow Company has acquired the L.C. Gaskins Construction Company of Jacksonville, FL, and Warner Robins, GA. The new entity will be known as "Gaskins, a Barton Malow company." Larry Gaskins will continue to lead the...

Parsons Brinckerhoff's Turrell Named COO For Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit.
November 17, 2008... Staff The Florida Department of Transportation has appointed Pete Turrell, a senior engineering manager with Parsons Brinckerhoff, as chief operating officer (COO) of the Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit (CFCRT) project in Orlando....

Batson-Cook Names Scott Hudson Director Of Preconstruction Services.
November 17, 2008... Staff Scott Hudson was recently appointed director of preconstruction services for the Jacksonville, FL, office of Batson-Cook. He is responsible for ensuring that each project attains its quality requirements, meets budget constraints and...

Manitowoc Names Elias Chakour As Southeast Regional Business Manager.
November 17, 2008... Staff Manitowoc has appointed Elias Chakour as a regional business manager overseeing sales of Manitowoc crawler cranes and Grove mobile cranes. Chakour's territory is the Southeast United States. In this new role, Chakour will work...

Editor's Report.
November 17, 2008... By Steve Hudson Clarinets, Curry Shrimp, and the Stuff That Really Matters So how do you deal with these interesting times? Where does your brain work best? Me, I seem to do my best thinking while knee-deep in a trout stream... or...

Low-Impact Directional Drilling Spares The Landscaping.
November 17, 2008... By Tara Hansen The right direction drill rig helps a contractor complete a challenging bore at Georgia's meticulously landscaped Governor's Mansion -- without damaging the landscape in the process. When performing a high-profile...

Concrete Pumping Proves Key To Condo Patio Restoration.
November 17, 2008... By Jaclyn Peters Tight quarters and long pumping distances were just some of the challenges on a recent concrete restoration project in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Quality Concrete Pumping recently put one of its Putzmeister Thom-Katt TK 40...

Ecologically Friendly Land Clearing.
November 17, 2008... By Kip Lindman A compact track loader allows Georgia-based Ecological Land Clearing to tackle the challenges of low-impact clearing and vegetation management work. Five years ago, geologist and conservationist Luke Garland started a...