Construction Bulletin articles from December 2004

Construction Bulletin archives from December 2004

Minnesota Election Results.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... Staff In what some have described as a "surprising turn of events," results from the November 2 election show that, in Minnesota, control of the state's House of Representatives came close to switching parties. Minnesota's Democratic...

ABC Success Rate.(Associated Builders and Contractors )(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... Staff The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Political Action Committee (ABCPAC) donated a record $1.7 million during the 2004 election cycle to candidates nationwide who support the merit shop construction industry. "Bolstered...

Daschle Defeated.(elected members of National Utility Contractors Association )(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... Staff The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) expressed satisfaction that several "friends of the utility construction industry" survived tight races in the November 2 election. Top of the NUCA political action committee...

Voters Speak Out On Transportation Issues.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... Staff Most voters asked at the ballot box on November 2 whether they would support increasing their tax burden to fund transportation improvements said "yes," according to research compiled by the American Road and Transportation Builders...

Electrical Contractor Profile.
December 3, 2004... John Maisel The Electrical Contractor, the top trade publication in the electrical contracting industry, conducts the only in-depth reader profile in its category. Published by the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA),...

1990 – 2004.(contract award totals in the Tri-State Region construction industry)
December 3, 2004... Staff An in-depth look at what has happened with contract award totals in the Tri-State Region construction industry during the years that have passed since 1990 Looking back in-depth over 15 years of construction contract award...

Landmark Church Renovation Project.(First Unitarian Society )
December 3, 2004... Staff In 1949, Minneapolis' First Unitarian Society facility amazed the nation with a revolutionary design, but its signature curtainwall failed to stand the test of time The imposing glass exterior of the First Unitarian Society (FUS)...

Empire Expands.
December 10, 2004... Staff Major Metropolitan Council wastewater plant improvement project progresses in Empire Township Located in Empire Township east of Lakeville, Minn., is the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) Empire Wastewater...

Maintaining Your GET Pays.(Ground Engaging Tools )
December 10, 2004... Staff Whether you own one piece of heavy equipment or an entire fleet, you probably have a plan for managing the asset -- a plan that's designed to boost productivity, extend component life and reduce owning and operating costs. The...

Common Sense Cold Weather Precautions.
December 17, 2004... Staff In the winter months, construction companies need to pay attention to machine and worker needs Cold weather precautions are necessary for contractors to allow both equipment and employees to work efficiently. For the...

Editor's Report.(International Safety Equipment Association)
December 17, 2004... By George Rekela Results of a new survey of highway and heavy construction industry safety leaders reveal that safety equipment use and awareness is continuing to rise. However, the study shows that many workers in "dangerous"...

Special Session.(Governor Tim Pawlenty called for a special session of the legislature)
December 17, 2004... Staff Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty on November 20 called for a special session of the legislature to pass a $430-million capital improvements bill. During the regular 2004 session of the legislature, Pawlenty had asked for a...

TEA-21 Reauthorization In Trouble.(Transportation Equity Act for the Twenty-First Century of 1998)(Brief Article)
December 17, 2004... Staff As Congress worked to wrap up unfinished appropriation bills in its lame-duck session, efforts to complete action on the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) reauthorization were abandoned. As a result, the...

CONEXPO-CON/AGG Agreement.(Association of Equipment Manufacturers, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association)(Brief Article)
December 17, 2004... Staff CONEXPO-CON/AGG will be the world's largest international gathering place in 2005 for the construction industry. The show will be held March 15-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. More than 100,000 industry professionals from...

McNeilus Acquisition.(McNeilus Companies Inc. acquisition with Concrete Equipment Company, Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 17, 2004... Staff McNeilus Companies, Inc., Dodge Center, Minn., a leading manufacturer of concrete mixers, has announced the acquisition of Concrete Equipment Company, Inc., (CON-E-CO), Blair, Neb., a producer of standard and custom-designed concrete...

SPX Sells BOMAG.(SPX Corporation divests to Fayat Group)(Brief Article)
December 17, 2004... Staff SPX Corporation has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its BOMAG compaction equipment business to the Fayat Group for approximately $466 million in cash. SPX will use the net proceeds from the transaction to...

Extending TRIA.(Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002)
December 17, 2004... Carole Bionda, Associated Builders and Contractors Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. construction industry faced a troubling dilemma. Contractors working on high-profile construction projects suddenly...

Construction Inflation Rate.
December 17, 2004... Patricia Lopez, Minneapolis Star Tribune What's the price of delay? In the case of hundreds of millions of dollars of Minnesota state bonding projects that failed to pass in the last legislative session, it is 8.63 percent. Senate...

Roads And Bridges.(Minnesota. Department of Transportation)(joint venture of C.S. McCrossan Inc. and Granite Construction Inc.)
December 17, 2004... Staff Mn/DOT heralds numerous completed and continuing transportation projects As the state nears the end of the 2004 road and bridge construction season, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) is celebrating completion...

Construction Contract Award Totals.
December 24, 2004... Staff Tri-State contract awards stay even with totals reached in the previous year Following a pattern set this May, the volume of 2004 construction contract awards in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota continued...

Wall Panels Key To Project's Success.
December 24, 2004... Staff Contractor selects Fabcon VersaCore panels for St. Paul's Energy Park Corporate Center project The Energy Park Corporate Center, a flexible-space facility recently constructed for office, warehouse and showroom tenants in St....

Major Downtown St. Paul Project.
December 31, 2004... Staff Elmer L. Andersen Human Services Building will serve to unite downtown with the Capitol mall. Downtown St. Paul's skyline continues to change with the addition of a new state Department of Human Services building. Work...

Century Fence.
December 31, 2004... Staff Major Upper Midwest fence company answers the call for security and safety in the 21st century Century Fence Company was founded in Wisconsin in 1917 as a metal brokerage business and has evolved into a national leader in the...