Construction Bulletin articles from August 2007

Construction Bulletin archives from August 2007

Editor's Report changed.
August 6, 2007... Staff Construction Bulletin's Editor's Report will now appear in the third week of every month. ACP is realigning magazine content and the website to better serve our readers. From August through December, we will include special...

Bob McPartlin honored.(Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Staff The Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE) presented the Fellow Member award to Bob McPartlin, field promoter for the Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota. The award recognizes "exemplary service to the engineering...

Contest announced.
August 6, 2007... Staff The Minnesota Concrete and Masonry Contractors Association announced the 2007 Excellence in Masonry Awards and the Concrete Awards competition. Entries must be completed projects of which masonry materials and concrete has been...

Johnson joins SRF.(Brian C. Johnson)(SRF Consulting Group, Inc.)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Staff Brian C. Johnson, P.E., joined SRF Consulting Group, Inc. as a senior associate managing and promoting transportation-related projects and studies. Johnson's background covers transportation and traffic engineering, highway and...

EPA changes standards.
August 6, 2007... Staff The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 21 announced a proposal to tighten the federal air quality standard for ozone. The current standard allows up to 84 parts per billion of ozone; the new proposal would lower that...

GPS Altered Family Business.
August 6, 2007... By Ivy Chang Morris Inc. brought itself into a high-tech era in 2006 by installing GPS on its equipment to manage an increasing amount of projects. What was once a one-person welding operation for farmers has turned into a...

Ziegler Opens High-Tech Dealer.
August 6, 2007... By Greg Robinson Minnesota's largest Caterpillar dealer built a full-service facility with contamination control, wireless parts processing system and an outdoor equipment display area. If you want to keep your customers coming back,...

BWBR expands staff.
August 13, 2007... Staff BWBR Architects, St. Paul, Minnesota, added five employees recently: Jennifer Smith, associate AIA, is an intern architect; Steve Campbell is a new senior job captain; Laure Lundequam is a staff accountant; James Lockwood is in...

Underground Tools relocates.
August 13, 2007... Staff Underground Tools, Inc., manufacturer of a wide range of wear parts for the underground construction industry, relocated to a new 30,000-square-foot facility. The new address is 6680 Hodgson Road, Lino Lakes, MN 55014. New telephone...

DMJM Harris selected.
August 13, 2007... Staff The Central Corridor Light Rail project in St. Paul, Minnesota, selected DMJM Harris as its prime consultant to conduct preliminary engineering, final design and design services during construction. The project will integrate...

Manitowoc acquires Shirke.
August 13, 2007... Staff The Manitowoc Company bought Shirke Construction Equipment Pvt. Ltd. in Pune, India. Shirke manufactures Potain tower cranes under license and is also the Potain distributor for India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan....

CAT endorses NUCA training.
August 13, 2007... Staff Caterpillar Inc. has endorsed the Excavation Safety and Competent Person Training program of the National Utility Contractor Association. The program will be offered through North American Cat rental stores by the end of 2007 as part...

Ness promoted to manager.(Kelly Ness promoted at Schoell and Madson Inc.)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff Kelly Ness, Schoell Madson, passed the national and Minnesota Professional Land Surveyor Examinations and is now a licensed surveyor. He has been promoted to survey project manager from land surveyor. Ness is a 2002 graduate of St....

St. Clair named project manager.(appointment of Michael St. Clair at Kraus-Anderson Construction Co.)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff Kraus-Anderson Construction Company named Michael St. Clair as project manager in the company's Minneapolis office. St. Clair will serve as project manager for Jumer's Rock Island Casino and Hotel, Rock Island, Illinois, which began...

Poker Run helps charities.
August 20, 2007... Staff AGC of South Dakota Building chapter held its fourth annual charity Poker Run on June 23 in the Black Hills. Members raise money to donate equally to the AGC Scholarship Fund and a local Black Hills charity. This year 184 riders...

Five steps to better erosion control.
August 20, 2007... Staff During this dry weather, builders may not remember to make silt fences or temporary grass cover on slopes a priority. If you're working on a site over an acre in size, you or your employer should have a Construction Stormwater Permit...

ARTBA hires regional director.(appointment of Melanie Bassett at American Road and Transportation Builders Association )(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... Staff The American Road and Transportation Builders Association hired Melanie Bassett as a regional director for the Midwest states of Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. She is...

South Dakota Contractors Educate Youth.
August 20, 2007... By Ivy Chang South Dakota contractors created opportunities for youth to learn about construction careers as they help to draw more workers. As Construction Career Days spread from the first fair in Texas, South Dakota became aware of...

Compact Equipment Gets Extreme Makeover.
August 20, 2007... By Ivy Chang Manufacturers respond to increased demand of compact equipment because of their versatility on job sites. Bigger is not always better and in the case of construction equipment, the rule is to select the size of the...

Caterpillar Introduces New Machines.
August 20, 2007... Story by Tom Hale New skid-steer loaders, multi-terrain loaders, hydraulic excavators, wheel excavators, and track loaders are unveiled. Key features of 17 new and unique Caterpillar machines were outlined during a late May...

BWBR expands staff.
August 27, 2007... Staff Six new employees joined BWBR Architects, St. Paul. They are Jay Jackson, CAD technician; Mike Slowinski, CAD technician; Grant Ronchi, intern architect; Chris Garey, intern architect; Jerry Ausen, project manager; and Stephen Berg,...

Vruno presents paper.
August 27, 2007... Staff Dan Vruno, P.E., American Engineering Testing Inc., St. Paul, presented a paper on establishing optimum mixture proportions for concrete durability using recyclable by-products. In June, Dan attended the International Sustainable...

Joshi promoted.(Raman Joshi)(Brief article)
August 27, 2007... Staff Manitowoc Crane Group promoted Raman Joshi, global product manager for crawler cranes, to director of Marketing for MCG in the Asia-Pacific region. Joshi has extensive business, marketing and engineering background in the United...

AEM names directors.
August 27, 2007... Staff The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has named two industry executives to its board of directors. Richard F. Pedtke, senior vice president and president of Compact Vehicle Technologies, Ingersoll Rand Company, West Fargo, North...