Dixie Contractor articles from October 2008

Dixie Contractor archives from October 2008

Rentenbach Constructors Establishes New Office In Chattanooga, TN.
October 6, 2008... Staff Rentenbach Constructors has opened a new office in Chattanooga, TN, at 651 East 4th Street, Suite 403 (University Tower). The Chattanooga office will serve as the hub for construction services in northern Georgia, north Alabama...

Grand Bending Opens New Facility In Marietta, GA.
October 6, 2008... Staff Grand Bending, a division of Morris Coupling Company, has moved to a new 11,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Marietta, GA. Grand Bending specializes in the manufacture of customized exhaust systems for off-road vehicles...

Henry And Dunn Earn LEED Accredited Professional Status.
October 6, 2008... Staff Derek Henry and Samuel Dunn, with CRS Engineering and Design Consultants, Inc., based in Birmingham, AL, recently earned accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)...

TBE Opens Office in Sarasota, FL, And Names Larry Mau Manager.
October 6, 2008... Staff TBE Group has opened a new office in Sarasota, FL, at 8110 Blaikie Court and named Larry R. Mau, PE, to lead the office. Most recently, Mau served as director of transportation for Manatee County. He is a registered Professional...

PSI Names Haffner Construction Services Department Manager At Kennesaw, GA, Office.
October 6, 2008... Staff PSI has announced the transfer of Richard Haffner from its Lake Buena Vista, FL, operations office to its Kennesaw, GA, office, where he will serve as the construction services department manager. PSI is headquartered in Oakbrook...

Alan Danaher Joins Parsons Brinckerhoff.
October 6, 2008... Staff Alan Danaher has been named a senior supervising engineer in the Orlando, FL, office of Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), a global infrastructure strategic consulting, engineering and program/construction management organization. Danaher...

Topcon Telematics Business Unit Adds Savage And Ludchak.
October 6, 2008... Staff Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has named Ron Ludchak as eastern region sales manager - telematics. Topcon's entry into the telematics business is the result of a joint venture with Divitech S.p.A., a telematics solution provider...

Kimberly Harville And Michael Heilman Join CRS Engineering And Design Consultants.
October 6, 2008... Staff Kimberly H. Harville and Michael Heilman recently joined the mechanical engineering group at CRS Engineering and Design Consultants, Inc. Harville has eight years of mechanical engineering experience. Heilman has two years of...

Compact Equipment Aids Florida Utility Work.
October 6, 2008... By Steve Hudson A compact excavator proves to be the right tool for utility contractor Owens Communications on a utility relocation project near Destin, FL. Drainage is an important consideration in virtually every development, and...

BHC Concrete Opens New Plant In Alabama.
October 6, 2008... By Steve Hudson In Alabama, a new concrete plant paves the way for future business for BHC Concrete. hat is the key to success in the readymix concrete market? Just ask Ron Hargrove, president of BHC Concrete in Florala, AL. He'll tell...

Portable Dam Dewaters Tennessee Bridge Stabilization Project.
October 6, 2008... By Steve Hudson A portable dam from Portadam allows an Interstate 75 bridge stabilization project to move ahead in Norris, TN. Throughout the Southeast, as elsewhere in the country, state transportation agencies are spotlighting bridge...

Yanmar America Corporation Relocates Corporate Headquarters To Adairsville, GA.
October 20, 2008... Staff Yanmar America Corporation has moved its corporate headquarters from the Chicago area to Adairsville, GA. The new facility is located at 101 International Parkway. According to Yanmar America's recently appointed COO, Tom...

Low Country Machinery Names New President.
October 20, 2008... Staff Low Country Machinery, the authorized JCB dealer for the Coastal Georgia region, has named Rick Piper as the new president of the organization. Piper, who grew up in the construction industry, joined JCB in 2001. Piper replaces...

National Association of Women In Construction Atlanta Chapter No. 49 Installs 2008-2009 Board Of Directors.
October 20, 2008... Staff Atlanta Chapter No. 49 of the National Association of Women in Construction has installed its new board of directors. The new board includes President Stephanie Golias, CIT, Hudson Construction Company; President Elect Kathy...

TBE Group Principal Robert E. Brown Earns Ph.D. In Engineering Management.
October 20, 2008... Staff Robert G. Brown, PE, principal and senior vice president with TBE Group, Clearwater, FL, recently earned a Ph.D. in engineering management from Walden University. Brown, a registered professional engineer in Florida and Texas,...

ARMA Announces Winners Of 2007 Accident Prevention Contest.
October 20, 2008... Staff The results of the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association's (ARMA) annual Accident Prevention Contest have been announced. A total of 107 roofing product manufacturing facilities competed for the various awards. To ensure...

NAWIC Greater Birmingham Chapter Installs 2008-2009 Officers.
October 20, 2008... Staff The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Greater Birmingham Chapter recently installed its 2008-2009 officers. New officers include (from left) Donna Campbell, Highlands Publication, board member; Rhonda Grounds,...

Editor's Report.
October 20, 2008... By Steve Hudson Revealed At Last: Who To Vote For In November! Okay, I admit it. I am one of those people who likes to get mail. I guess it started when I was a little guy. My granddaddy would stop by the store on his way over to...

Milling Means Business.
October 20, 2008... By Christopher Thiede Diversification with a new cold planer milling machine means more opportunities for a Florida contractor. In an economy which has seen the housing market collapse and many construction contractors pull up stakes,...

Building A Landscape Contracting Business.
October 20, 2008... By Eric Morse Compact equipment, carefully chosen attachments and attention to detail have proven to be key factors in building Reggie Critelli's multifaceted landscape contracting business. How do you launch a landscape construction...

Who is Georgia's Top Concrete Truck Driver?
October 20, 2008... By Gordon Kenna Drivers from 10 companies throughout the state recently gathered in Tucker, GA, to compete for "best of the best" honors. Driving can be very difficult under the best of circumstances - congested traffic, demanding...