Dixie Contractor articles from October 2006

Dixie Contractor archives from October 2006

Stafford Opens New Branch In Fairburn, Ga.
October 2, 2006... Staff Stafford recently added a new branch location in Fairburn, Ga. The Fairburn location opened Sept. 1 and will represent the Link-Belt excavator, MOXY truck, TEREX crane, and Liebherr lines. In addition, the Fairburn location has a...

Greenhorne & O'Mara Acquires Florida Civil/Structural Consulting Firm.
October 2, 2006... Staff Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc. (G&O), an engineering consulting firm, has acquired the Pensacola, Fla.-based civil/structural engineering consulting firm of James J. Mallett, P.E., P.A. With this acquisition, and Mallett's 27-year history...

Stebbins Promoted To Vice President At Palmer Electric.
October 2, 2006... Staff Palmer Electric Company has promoted Don Stebbins to vice president-residential construction. The privately held electrical services firm has also added Stebbins to its board of directors. Stebbins oversees the company's residential...

US Door And Building Components Adds Josh Rolland As Sales Representative.
October 2, 2006... Staff US Door and Building Components has named Josh Rolland to its staff. Rolland will serve as sales representative in Alabama, Georgia, eastern Tennessee, and the Carolinas.

CONEX Central Florida & The CEA Partner To Offer Free Continuing Education Units To Area Construction Professionals.
October 2, 2006... Staff CONEX Central Florida has announced a strategic partnership with the Continuing Education Academy (CEA) to offer free Continuing Education Units to area construction professionals at the CONEX Central Florida show. The show will be...

Mack Trucks, Inc. Adds Jacksonville Parts Distribution Center To Its North American Network.
October 2, 2006... Staff Mack Trucks, Inc. has expanded its customer and dealer support with the addition of a new parts distribution center in Jacksonville, Fla. The new facility joins existing PDCs in Reno, Chicago, Dallas, Baltimore, Memphis, and Toronto....

Yancey Bros. Co. Announces New 40,000-Square-Foot Facility In Macon, Ga.
October 2, 2006... Staff Yancey Bros. Co., the nation's oldest Caterpillar dealer, is locating a new product support branch in Macon, Ga. The 40,000-square-foot facility will be constructed on a 25-acre site in the I-75 Business Park in southern Bibb...

GUCA Scholarship Foundation Awards First Scholarships.
October 2, 2006... Staff The GUCA Scholarship Foundation recently presented its first scholarships. The scholarships were awarded to children of GUCA contractor members. One recipient of a 2006 scholarship was Daren B. Higginbotham , son of Grady and...

Bobcat Company Recognizes Dealers For 25 and 15 Years of Service.
October 2, 2006... Staff Bobcat Company, a business of Ingersoll Rand, recently recognized several dealers for their service in providing customers with Bobcat compact equipment. Bobcat of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tenn., was honored with a 25-year...

Heil Environmental Sells Its Truck Equipment Business.
October 2, 2006... Staff Heil Environmental has sold its truck equipment business, consisting of the Heil Truck Equipment Group and Heil South distributorship, to Truck Bodies and Equipment International, Inc., a portfolio company of Kirtland Capital...

RBS Companies Opens Sarasota Office.
October 2, 2006... Staff RBS Companies, a real estate development company with headquarters in Brighton, Mich., has opened an office in Sarasota, Fla., to oversee its projects there. The new office, located at 330 S. Orange Ave., will oversee...

Takeuchi-US Moves To New Facility In Pendergrass, Ga.
October 2, 2006... Staff Takeuchi-US has moved to a new 250,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art headquarters, training, parts, and distribution facility at Valentine Industrial Park in Pendergrass, Ga. This recent move marks the fifth relocation for Takeuchi...

Milling In The Smokies.
October 2, 2006... By Tom Kuennen Challenging terrain makes equipment selection an important part of paving projects in the Smokies. Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc., Sevierville, Tenn., recently returned to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to work on...

One Car, Two Engines, 350 MPH.
October 2, 2006... By Steve Hudson JCB, with North American headquarters near Savannah, Ga., and 17 plants on four continents, recently went to Utah to set a new land speed record for a diesel-powered car. It isn't every day that someone sets a new land...

The Helical Solution.
October 2, 2006... By Larry Trojak Helical piers help provide a firm foundation for a project on St. Simons Island off the Georgia coast. When confronted with unstable soil conditions, engineers generally respond with a piling system which is either...

The Interstate Years: 1970s.
October 2, 2006... By Steve Hudson Our look at the Interstate System's 50th anniversary continues with a look at interstate construction in the southeast, this time with the spotlight on the 1970s. The coming of the 1970s marked the beginning of a busy...

Dam Rehab In Flowery Branch.
October 16, 2006... By Steve Hudson In northern Georgia, a multifaceted dam rehabilitation project converts an aging dam into a safe and up-to-date structure. In Flowery Branch, Ga., near Atlanta, Newland Communities is building Sterling on the Lake. This...

Leica Geosystems and Locata Corporation Sign Agreement On Cooperation.
October 16, 2006... Staff Leica Geosystems, based in Norcross, Ga., and Locata Corporation, Australia, have signed a cooperation agreement for the distribution and support of Locata positioning technology in mutually agreed markets. The first steps in...

Robert E. Thorn, ASLA, Joins Greenhorne & O'Mara As Civil Development Planning & Engineering Department Headin Atlanta.
October 16, 2006... Staff Robert E. Thorn, ASLA, has joined engineering consulting firm Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc. as civil development planning and engineering department head. Working from the Atlanta office, Thorn will manage the design, planning, land...

JCB Appoints First Chief Operating Officer.
October 16, 2006... Staff Matthew Taylor has been appointed JCB's first chief operating officer in addition to his current role as managing director, JCB Sales. He will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of JCB worldwide except for North America and...

Mark D. Oural Joins HDR.
October 16, 2006... Staff Mark D. Oural, PE, has joined HDR as a senior project manager based in the firm's Tampa office. Oural will provide senior engineering design support to HDR's water business practice throughout Florida. Prior to joining HDR, Oural...

Wing Appointed Vice President/Principal Geologist At Environmental Engineering Firm.
October 16, 2006... Staff Lydia Wing, a founder of the firm, has been appointed vice president and principal geologist of ep3 inc., an environmental engineering firm headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. Wing is responsible for overall project management of...

In The Chips.
October 16, 2006... By Steve Hudson Here's how Elberta Construction is transforming clearing debris from trash to treasure. In many parts of the Southeast, a major challenge facing contractors and developers is what to do with land clearing debris....

Editor's Report.
October 16, 2006... By Steve Hudson One thing that I really enjoy doing these days -- almost as much as I enjoy fly fishing, and that's a lot -- is working with kids in the area of music. For kids, being involved in music has all kinds of value -- and, if...

The Interstate Years: 1980s.
October 16, 2006... By Steve Hudson Our series continues with some snapshots of interstate construction in the Southeast in the 1980s. By the 1980s, construction of interstate highways was an accepted feature on the American landscape. That was certainly...

FTBA Presents 2006 Scholarships.
October 16, 2006... By Steve Hudson The Florida Transportation Builders Association recently presented a number of scolarships to children of employees of FTBA members. The Florida Transportation Builders Association recently presented its annual...