Construction Bulletin articles from August 2004

Construction Bulletin archives from August 2004

Minneapolis Institute Of Arts.
August 6, 2004... Staff 50-million expansion project will result in the addition of 37 percent of space to historic Twin Cities' institution Construction is well under way at a major project that will add a new 117,000-square-foot wing to the nationally...

Tier IV Levels.
August 6, 2004... Staff The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has acknowledged the objectives of the new off-road diesel engine emissions regulations announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and reiterated the association's...

National Award.(Construction Industry Cooperative Committee )(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Staff The Construction Industry Cooperative Committee of Minnesota (CICC) was awarded the Institute Citation Award by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). The award, the only one presented this year, was for "a single...

Partnership.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Staff The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America has announced that it has entered into a formal partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor. The partnership is the product of the department's new Partnerships for...

Reauthorization Conferees.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Staff The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has published a notice in the State Register of its intent to adopt new administrative rules without invoking a special public hearing process, according to the Association of...

Telly Award.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... Staff The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has been awarded the 2004 "Telly Award" for its multi-media training program that promotes the engagement of construction workers in federal legislative advocacy...

Not An Easy Task.
August 6, 2004... Federal Highway Administration Anti-icing is the practice of applying a chemical freezing-point depressant on a highway pavement at the start of a winter storm, or even before the beginning of precipitation, to inhibit the development of a...

Preparing For Winter.
August 6, 2004... Staff Hiniker Company introduces split trip-edge, concave-shaped scoop plow Founded in 1967, the Hiniker Company, Mankato, Minn., is a diversified manufacturer of products including snowplows and light-truck sanders. Operating in...

Cured-IN-Place Pipelining.
August 6, 2004... Staff St. Paul realizes benefits of using CIPP to repair the city's aging sewer pipe network The underground utilities division of Veit & Company is using cured-in-place pipelining (CIPP) to repair approximately 47,000 feet of...

Revolutionary Machine.
August 13, 2004... Staff Skid-steer loader receives overdue recognition for innovation A familiar sight on the majority of today's construction projects is the venerable skid-steer loader, which now has been recognized with a special place of honor...

Business Sector Blueprint.
August 13, 2004... David Olson, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce For the past five years, governors, legislators and policy-makers have struggled to create a comprehensive transportation plan for Minnesota and have seen their efforts dashed because of regional...

Federal Update.
August 13, 2004... Minnesota Transportation Alliance The conference committee on reauthorization of TEA-21 met several times and exchanged proposals for an overall funding level. Unfortunately, the two sides are still far apart and have yet to develop an...

Personal Transportation.(Congestion)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2004... Paul BrandMinneapolis Star Tribune Efficient and inexpensive personal transportation is the cornerstone of the lifestyle we enjoy today. Roads and highways are the arteries of commerce. Every item we own or use is delivered to us on...

Editor's Report.(Construction industry)(Editorial)
August 20, 2004... By George Rekela This week's Construction Bulletin magazine includes the remarkable story of how one of the most treasured and successful entertainment venues in Minnesota, the Tyrone Guthrie Theater, was able to gather public and private...

Guthrie On The River.(Musical theater)
August 20, 2004... Staff Next year, one of Minnesota's greatest assets will be relocated adjacent to the Mississippi River in Minneapolis One of the most noteworthy construction projects currently underway in the Twin Cities metropolitan area is the new...

Inappropriate Tool.(bid auctions)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2004... Staff In its final report on the reverse bid auction pilot program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stated that reverse auctions should not be used as a means to procure construction services. "The Corps of Engineers report," said...

Industry Executives In Demand.(Brief Article)
August 20, 2004... Staff The Lucas Group, Atlanta, one of the nation's largest executive research firms, has reported that the U.S. construction industry remains in a period of hiring increase, despite an overall slowdown in industry activity. "Right...

Cat Milestone.(Brief Article)
August 20, 2004... Staff Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., has announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified a full line of off-road engines as compliant with Tier 3 standards slated to go into effect in January of 2005 and January of...

ATI Acquisition.(Brief Article)
August 20, 2004... Staff Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing, Superior, Wis., a leading attachment manufacturer for the scrap and demolition industries, has announced that its assets have been acquired by Attachment Technologies Inc. (ATI), which manufactures...

First Place Award.(Roof Consultants Institute)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2004... Staff INSPEC, Minneapolis, received the First Place Award from the Roof Consultants Institute (RCI) at the organization's international convention for the firm's work on an improvement project for Independent School District No. 139, Rush...

Wetlands Legislation.(Brief Article)
August 20, 2004... Staff U.S. Representative Richard Baker (R-La.) has introduced legislation - the Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction Act of 2004 - that would allow for federal protection of environmentally significant waters and wetlands, while giving state and...

Never Assume.(American Subcontractors Association)
August 20, 2004... American Subcontractors Association Inc. One of the most dangerous words in the English language for subcontractors is the word "assume." For example, as a subcontractor, do you assume that your company will be reimbursed for costs...

Warehouse Transformation.(Central Community Housing Trust)(Crane Building warehouse )
August 20, 2004... Central Community Housing Trust The Central Community Housing Trust (CCHT) is announcing plans to renovate the venerable 100-year-old Crane Building warehouse in downtown St. Paul to create 61 units of affordable housing. The historic...

Rural Road Fatalities.(Brief Article)
August 20, 2004... Minnesota Transportation Alliance Of 42,814 traffic fatalities reported in 2002, more than 60 percent occurred on rural roads in areas with populations less than 5,000, according to the General Accounting Office (GAO). A GAO report...

Bank Job.
August 20, 2004... Staff Major design barriers fail to deter Shea, Inc. from completing Roseville bank remodeling Three major design barriers faced the firm of Shea, Inc., this year when it came to remodeling the North Star Bank in Roseville, Minn. ...

Walker Art Center Addition.
August 20, 2004... Staff Minneapolis residents need to prepare themselves for the introduction of one of the region's most extraordinary buildings The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, announced it has raised approximately $77 million in support of its...

Contract Award Totals.
August 27, 2004... Staff July recovery helps bring Minnesota and Dakota contract award numbers closer to those achieved in 2003 An 8-percent increase in July in the volume of construction contract awards in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South...

Winter Prep.
August 27, 2004... Staff Western Products, Fisher Engineering announce latest snowfighting products The availability of new products from Western Products and Fisher Engineering remind us that the snow season is closer than we think. As contractors...