Construction Bulletin articles from December 2007

Construction Bulletin archives from December 2007

Mike Clark hired.
December 3, 2007... Staff Stone Construction Equipment Inc. hired Mike Clark, Minneapolis, as district manager serving needs of equipment dealers and rental suppliers in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Manitoba, Canada....

BWBR hires Houle.
December 3, 2007... Staff Greg Houle, CSI, CCCA, recently joined BWBR Architects, St. Paul, Minnesota, as a construction administrator. He worked as a senior construction administrator, associate and shareholder at the BKV Group. He is a graduate of the...

Roadside parks close.(Brief article)
December 3, 2007... Staff As of November 1, several South Dakota roadside parks will close permanently because of high maintenance cost and lack of use. The roadside parks are located along US 12 in Corson County, SD 34 in Hughes County, US 83 in Jones...

Caterpillar receives award.
December 3, 2007... Staff Caterpillar Inc. received the J.D. Power and Associates award for ranking highest in customer satisfaction for its pickup and delivery heavy-duty diesel engines as part of the 2007 Heavy-Duty Truck Engine/Transmission Study. This is...

PEI president elected.
December 3, 2007... Staff The Petroleum Equipment Institute elected Bruce F. Larson as its 58th president. He is president of Oscar W. Larson Company, Clarkston, Michigan, and served two terms on the PEI board. In addition, he served on two PEI committees and...

Rentals Continue In Popularity.
December 3, 2007... By Ivy Chang Contractors rent as they need equipment instead of spending a large sum to buy equipment for occasional use. To rent or not to rent? That's the question many contractors ask when they need construction equipment for a...

Inspec hires Joyner.
December 10, 2007... Staff Inspec, a consulting engineering/architectural firm, hired Ryan Joyner as a project manager in its exterior walls department which specializes in the evaluation, design and inspection of various building exterior systems. Joyner...

BOR-SON adds to staff.
December 10, 2007... Staff BOR-SON Construction, Inc. hired Patrice Schumacher as a senior project manager and Amy Wahlstrom as business development coordinator. Schumacher rejoins BOR-SON after working 15 years for Koestering-Schumacher Homes LLC where she...

Kraus-Anderson names COO.
December 10, 2007... Staff Kraus-Anderson Construction Company named its first chief operating officer to oversee day-to-day operations in the company's business groups. Alan A. Gerhardt , former executive vice president, serves under president and CEO Bruce...

NUCA scholarship awarded.
December 10, 2007... Staff The NUCA Foundation for Education and Research awarded its 2007 Antonio Marinelli Founders Scholarship to Andrew Penz, Rochester, Minnesota, son of Rick Penz who is an owner at Fraser Construction Company in Rochester. Scholarship...

AEM and OSHA alliance.
December 10, 2007... Staff The Association of Equipment Manufacturers and Occupational Safety and Health Administration formed an alliance to provide construction workers and equipment owners and operators with information, guidance and access to training...

Call for entries.
December 10, 2007... Staff The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has issued a call for entries for its annual Engineering Student Design Award Contest. Competition calls for teams of students to fabricate and test a precast, prestressed concrete beam with...

Hannan joins AGC MN.
December 17, 2007... Staff AGC of Minnesota hired Dan Hannan as its safety director responsible for training and education of AGC members. In January he will teach the Supervisory Training Program and will work closely with the safety committee and AGC safety...

Fabcon hires Krane.
December 17, 2007... Staff Fabcon Inc., a precast concrete wall panel manufacturer, appointed W. Alan Krane as marketing director at its headquarters office in Savage, Minnesota, where he will be responsible for marketing strategies and tactics. Previously,...

Inspec hires Gary Larson.
December 17, 2007... Staff Inspec recently hired Gary Larson, AIA, CID, as manager of its Roof Design Department in its Minneapolis office. Larson has extensive experience in architecture and construction, planning, design, contract documents, construction...

Q[superscript two] Sales sold.(Q2 Sales Co.)(Flagro USA)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... Staff Q2 Sales Company, Burnsville, Minnesota, was sold to a Minnesota investor and changed its name to Flagro USA. The company was an exclusive U.S. distributor of Flagro band construction heater, indirect-fired heaters, radiant heaters,...

CSI, USGBC sign agreement.(Construction Specifications Institute)(United States Green Building Council)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... Staff The Construction Specifications Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide an open exchange of information regarding green or sustainable building and maintenance practices during...

Komatsu opens parts depot.
December 17, 2007... Staff Komatsu America Corp. opened its eighth regional parts depot in Ripley, Tennessee. These depots and its distribution center are part of Komatsu's mission to expedite parts orders, improve operational productivity and efficiency,...

Lafarge receives awards.
December 17, 2007... Staff The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association presents several 2007 Awards for Environmental and Safety Excellence to Lafarge, a leader in building materials and North America's largest diversified supplier of construction...

Editor's Report.(ratings of state-owned bridges)(Editorial)
December 17, 2007... By Ivy Chang By Julie Bolding, management analyst, South Dakota Department of Transportation While the average sufficiency rating of South Dakota's state-owned bridges has improved slightly over the past nine years, increasing costs,...

Buy, Rent Or Lease?(contractors acquired a fleet of equipment)
December 17, 2007... Staff A myriad ways exist for contractors to acquire a fleet of equipment. For many contractors, shopping for construction equipment can transform them into business managers. Do they rent, lease, buy, or borrow? They may know the...

Olsons Win Sioux Falls Rodeo.
December 17, 2007... By Ivy Chang Titan Machinery provided Case equipment, competition space and a good time. To celebrate its 50th anniversary of the loader backhoe Model 320, Case Construction Equipment hosted a year-long series of loader backhoe...

Bobcat Cleans Up Northwood.
December 17, 2007... By Chris Weishaar The company shipped 10 compact track loaders to help clean up Northwood after a tornado destroyed the community. Bobcat Company, West Fargo, along with its Bobcat of Grand Forks dealer donated at least 10 machines to...

Training Retains Employees.
December 17, 2007... Staff With a shortage of construction workers, basic and advanced training will help keep employees working in the industry. As the construction industry attempts to hire and keep qualified employees, more and more employers and...

Beware of snowplows.
December 24, 2007... Staff The Minnesota Department of Transportation, Northeast District, reminds parents and children to keep away from snowplows in winter as snowplow drivers keep roads and highways free of snow. Blowing snow limits the operator's vision,...

Concrete projects recognized.(Cemstone Products Company Inc.)(Brief article)
December 24, 2007... Staff Cemstone, a supplier of ready-mixed, engineered and decorative concrete, announced winners of its 2007 Decorative Concrete Awards recognizing excellence in the design and use of decorative concrete in residential and commercial...

Doosan owns Bobcat.(Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd.)(Doosan Infracore )(Brief article)
December 24, 2007... Staff Ingersoll Rand completed its sale of Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments business units to Doosan Infracore of Seoul, South Korea, on November 30 for gross proceeds of $4.9 billion. The combined businesses manufacture and sell...

JCB breaks ground.
December 24, 2007... Staff JCB executives and local officials helped break ground for a new JCB Customer Support Center at JCB North American headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, that will serve as a global distribution center for North America, South America...

ARTBA accepts applications.
December 24, 2007... Staff The American Road & Transportation Builders Association is accepting applications to its 2008 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship fund helps children of highway construction workers who were killed or permanently...

Commercial construction gains.
December 24, 2007... Staff Nonresidential construction rose 16.1 percent year over year while residential construction fell 15.8 percent over October 2006. Private construction declined as residential construction weakened but construction of health care...

BWBR hires Onadipe.(BWBR Architects)(Sunday Onadipe)(Brief article)
December 31, 2007... Staff Sunday "Sunny" Onadipe joined BWBR Architects, St. Paul, Minnesota, as a quality assurance/specifier recently. He brings 23 years of experience to BWBR including work in design, specification writing, construction administration, and...

Scholarships available.
December 31, 2007... Staff Construction education scholarships are now available funded by ConstructMyFuture.com website, an industry initiative which promotes construction as a rewarding career choice. The annual scholarship program is open to students and...

Mine to reopen.
December 31, 2007... Staff Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana, purchased 6,000 acres and the mineral rights in Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, and plans to reopen a taconite mine. The company will conduct surface mining of iron deposits and build and operate a...

CONEX coming to Minnesota.(Cygnus Expositions)(Brief article)
December 31, 2007... Staff CONEX Minnesota, produced by Cygnus Expositions, will be held February 20 - 21, 2008, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. In addition to about 150 booths on the exhibit floor, a partnership with Fahey Sales will hold an auction of...

Environmental studies begin.
December 31, 2007... Staff A study to determine the extent of and potential risks from underground chemical vapors began recently in St. Louis Park, a Minneapolis suburb. Discovery of vapors from volatile organic compounds (VOC) in area ground water samples...