Construction Bulletin articles from August 2006

Construction Bulletin archives from August 2006

Global Positioning System Advances Construction.
August 4, 2006... By Ivy Chang The use of GPS on machines cuts time and money spent on projects Remember when Superman flew high in the sky, saw everything going on with his super vision, then headed directly for the trouble spots? His vision was the...

Braun Intertec adds personnel.
August 4, 2006... Staff To meet the increased demands in the areas of health and safety consulting, Braun Intertec has hired a professional scientist. Julie Taylor is an industrial hygienist who will focus on projects that promote and ensure occupational...

Contractor opens new office.
August 4, 2006... Staff Rachel Contracting has begun operations in the Twin Cities to provide excavating, grading and other earthwork services, demolition, and environmental remediation. Founder and CEO Don Rachel recently worked at Veit and has served on...

SEH buys Colorado company.(Short Elliott Hendrickson)(Sellards and Grigg)(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... Staff Consulting firm Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH) said that it has acquired Colorado engineering and surveying company Sellards and Grigg of Lakewood. The Minneapolis firm, which already had six offices in Colorado and Wyoming, will...

LEED certification presented.(Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... Staff The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification to Boston Scientific's new research and development facility on the Weaver Lake Campus in Maple Grove, Minn. LEED...

Sewer project unearths treasures.
August 4, 2006... Staff A $16.5-million sewer construction project in southwestern Minnesota revealed Indian artifacts that the engineer, county and archaeologist will try to preserve. The sewer would serve 650 homes and several businesses at Lake Shetek,...

Kenworth parts store opens.
August 4, 2006... Staff Wallwork Kenworth has opened a new parts facility in Fergus Falls, Minn., to provide regional customers with a more convenient location, greater parts selection and faster response time on parts orders. Wallwork Kenworth - Fergus...

Training courses offered.
August 4, 2006... Staff Hobart Brothers Company, a leading manufacturer of welding filler metals, has opened a new training center to address new filler metal solutions along with safety and health practices. Located at Hobart Brothers' plant in Troy, Ohio,...

Rebuild Resources Golf Tournament.(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... Staff Annual tournament raises funds for non-profit's programs Rebuild Resources, a St. Paul, Minn., non-profit enterprise that has helped over 800 addicts and alcoholics become sober, self-sufficient and of service, held its 17th...

Jim Hagman dies.
August 11, 2006... Staff James Hagman , 82, president of Hagman Construction, Minneapolis, died in his sleep on July 21. Born in Minneapolis, Jim graduated from Central High School and the University of Minnesota, where he received a Bachelor of Science in...

Larson named project manager.
August 11, 2006... Staff Kraus-Anderson named Chad Larson a project manager in its Circle Pines, Minn., office. Most recently, Larson was a project manager with a Bloomington, Minn.-based company where he focused on retail construction. Some of his projects...

Manitowoc appoints managers.
August 11, 2006... Staff Manitowoc Crane CARE has appointed Rick Mojica as manager of customer service for the company's national boom truck line in the Americas. In his new role, Rick will manage the day-to-day functions of service, parts, warranty, and...

Seykora joins Cemstone.
August 11, 2006... Staff Cemstone, the largest ready-mixed concrete and aggregate company in the Upper Midwest, has named Rachel Seykora commercial account representative. Seykora will be responsible for developing and coordinating Cemstone's bids and...

CONEX Minnesota scheduled.(by Fahey Sales)(Brief article)
August 11, 2006... Staff CONEX Minnesota, the leading regional event for construction professionals and Fahey Sales, producer of the largest farm and construction equipment consignment auctions in the Midwest, announced that they will partner to produce an...

Target opens distribution center.
August 11, 2006... Staff Minneapolis-based Target Corp. opened a new 3.1-million-square-foot distribution center in Rialto, Calif., and will hire 500 new employees. Target now has 30 distribution centers in 20 states that receive shipments from suppliers,...

Public hearing set.(for bridge construction organised by Minnesota. Department of Transportation )(Brief article)
August 11, 2006... Staff District 1 of the Minnesota Department of Transportation will host a public hearing to discuss the upcoming construction of a new bridge spanning Little Fork River in southeastern Koochiching County. The new bridge will replace the...

New trade dress introduced.(Caterpillar Inc. marketing its new products)(Brief article)
August 11, 2006... Staff Caterpillar is replacing the familiar red beltline stripe with a new look that features a red slash to emphasize model numbers and highlight the Cat[R] logo. The new Power Edge(TM) trade dress accommodates product design differences...

Topcon merges operations.
August 18, 2006... Staff Topcon Corporation's machine control, GPS, laser, and survey operations in Australia and New Zealand will join Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) which will assume sales, marketing and support activities in Australia. The new...

Komatsu relocates headquarters.
August 18, 2006... Staff Komatsu America Corp., a leading manufacturer and supplier of construction, mining and compact construction equipment, has consolidated its two suburban offices and relocated the company headquarters to Continental Towers, 1701 West...

PCA relocates Washington, D.C., office.
August 18, 2006... Staff The Portland Cement Association (PCA) re-affirmed the cement industry's commitment to sustainable development with the recent relocation of its Washington, D.C., offices. PCA moved its offices to Washington, D.C.'s first...

DOL sets up alliance.
August 18, 2006... Staff The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) welcomed nine new organizations into its Drug-Free Workplace Alliance, a cooperative agreement that strives to improve safety and health in the construction industry through substance abuse...

Caterpillar earning rise.
August 18, 2006... Staff Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. posted a better-than-expected 38-percent rise in quarterly earnings and raised its forecast for the full year, bolstered by strong sales to the mining industry. Its shares fell $1.68, or 2.4...

ACP adds Weather Channel.(Brief article)
August 18, 2006... Staff When you log on to the Construction Bulletin website, you'll see the ACP Contractor Weather Channel in the upper left corner that is sponsored by VISA. Go to www.acppubs.com and enter your ZIP code to view the most up-to-date weather...

Solarium design wins award.(American Swedish Institute Solarium)(Kraus-Anderson Construction Co.)(American Institute of Architects)(Brief article)
August 18, 2006... Staff Kraus-Anderson, general contractors and construction managers, has received the 2006 Minneapolis Preservation Award for its renovation of the American Swedish Institute Solarium from The Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission...

AWC holds fund raiser.
August 18, 2006... Staff The Association of Women Contractors, Minnesota chapter, invites construction industry professionals to its ninth annual golf tournament on August 24 at Fox Hollow Golf Course, St. Michael, Minn. The tournament will raise money to...

Editor's Report.
August 18, 2006... By Ivy Chang Why has Minnesota's funding for roads been in disarray? A few months ago, The Minnesota Department of Transportation had to ask highway contractors to put up their money to bid on one of the busiest intersections in the...

Compact Equipment Has High Potential.
August 18, 2006... By Ivy Chang Many adults think it would be fun to drive child-size cars or play with toy machines, such as loaders and cranes, that they see in retail stores. But then they look at a downsized loader, excavator and grader, called compact...

Association presents road project awards.
August 18, 2006... Staff The annual Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association meeting last December recognized projects that were completed during 2005. Awards were presented in three categories: Work Zone Safety Award, Merit Award (also known as Asphalt Paving...

Schoell Madsen adds employees, clients.(appoints Ben Gozola)(city of Independence, city of Maple Plain)(Jim Kalkes )(Brief article)
August 25, 2006... Staff Schoell Madsen, a planning, engineering and surveying firm in Plymouth, Minn., has hired Ben Gozola for its planning and landscape architecture department to serve municipal and private development clients. The firm also added...

Davidson named project manager.(Krause-Anderson appoints Kelly Davidson as a project manager )(Brief article)
August 25, 2006... Staff Krause-Anderson, commercial general contractor and construction manager with headquarters in Minneapolis, named Kelly Davidson a project manager in its Duluth, Minn., office. Davidson was a project manager with a company in Eagan,...

Bergin receives license.
August 25, 2006... Staff Pat Bergin , environmental manager at Cemstone, a ready-mix concrete and aggregate company in the upper Midwest, has achieved a professional engineering license for environmental engineering. Bergin oversees Cemstone's environmental...

Braun Intertec hires hydrogeologist.
August 25, 2006... Staff Kelton Barr , a nationally recognized authority on groundwater studies and hazardous waste, has been named principal hydrogeologist at Braun Intertec Corporation. A 31-year industry veteran, Barr has overseen projects in 48 states...

Hertzke elected to board.
August 25, 2006... Staff The board of directors of Gehl Company, a manufacturer and distributor of compact equipment for construction and agricultural markets, elected Bruce D. Hertzke to its board at its July 21 meeting. Hertzke is chairman and chief...

MnDOT prohibitscampaign signs.(Minnesota. Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
August 25, 2006... Staff The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) reminds northeastern Minnesota political campaigners that a Minnesota statute prohibits placing private signs on state highway right-of-way property. When unlawfully placed signs are...

Oshkosh Truck buys IMT.
August 25, 2006... Staff Oshkosh Truck Corporation, a manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc., a leader in field service vehicles and truck-mounted cranes, through a merger. This...

ACP donates to AED Foundation.
August 25, 2006... Staff Associated Construction Publications (ACP), a network of 14 regional magazines devoted to providing the latest construction industry news, raised $10,250 for the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Foundation at AED's 2006 Condex...