Construction Bulletin articles from July 2006

Construction Bulletin archives from July 2006

Jobsite Safety Depends on Training.
July 7, 2006... Staff States vary in safety policies When Laurel and Hardy got stuck in a wet concrete sidewalk, people laughed; when they fell from wooden scaffolding, Laurel and Hardy didn't seem to have any injuries; and when they dumped paint on...

Open House Highlights Crazy Horse Statue.
July 7, 2006... Staff The Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation celebrated Memorial Day weekend with a public open house to show the progress of its efforts to create the largest statue on earth. A new Case CX240 excavator, a replica of the one used to clear...

50-year celebrations.
July 7, 2006... Staff The American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the U.S. interstate system from June 16-29 with a convoy that began in San Francisco and ended in Washington, D.C. On...

SDDOT seeks nominations.(South Dakota Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
July 7, 2006... Staff The South Dakota Department of Transportation is accepting nominations for its Transportation Hall of Honor. People who have made a lasting or valuable contribution to the state's air, highway or rail transportation are eligible for...

NDSU students win contest.(North Dakota State University)(Brief article)
July 7, 2006... Staff A team of seven North Dakota State University (NDSU) civil engineering students won the 15th annual National Student Steel Bridge Competition, held May 26-27 at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. This year's competition featured...

PaR buys Unidynamics.
July 7, 2006... Staff PaR Systems, a Shoreview, Minn.-based company providing automation and material handling solutions, bought the assets of Unidynamics, Inc., Conroe, Texas, a leading U.S. material handling and specialty equipment company, from the...

Richard Sobiech retires.(engineering, architecture and planning firm)(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... Staff Richard Sobiech , president and CEO of TKDA, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based engineering, architecture and planning firm, retired on July 1 and will serve as board chairman through 2006. Sobiech, a professional engineer, joined TKDA in...

John Lanning promoted.
July 14, 2006... Staff John Lanning has been appointed director of advanced engineering and products at Manitowoc Crane Group. He will be responsible for advanced engineering for the entire Americas region and reports directly to Americas executive vice...

S. D. School finishes race.(South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... Staff The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, tied for 19th place overall in the annual American Society of Civil Engineers National Concrete Canoe Competition. This was no ordinary boat race. These were canoes. Made of...

Target expands corporate office.(build office, housing, and entertainment complex )(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... Staff In November 2005, Target announced it will build a $1.75-billion retail, office, housing, and entertainment complex as part of its corporate expansion into Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis. The city center project would be on...

Institute opens new addition.(opened a new wing and renovation of other areas )(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... Staff The Minneapolis Institute of Arts opened a new wing and renovation of other areas on Sunday, June 12, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by museum officials and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. Renovation consisted of 49,000 square feet of...

Ryan opens southeast office.
July 14, 2006... Staff Minneapolis-based Ryan Companies' real estate division, Ryan Cos. US Inc., is opening a southeast division in Tampa, Florida, to manage a growing demand for commercial development in the region. Ryan will offer design-build,...

Interstate turns 50.
July 14, 2006... Staff We know that the U.S. interstate highway system turned 50 on June 29 and that the pavement was designed to help move military material quickly from coast to coast. Here are other interesting facts about the interstate provided by...

Bill promotes energy conservation.
July 14, 2006... Staff All new federal building construction would have to meet stronger energy efficiency guidelines, improved water conservation, and waste control practices under legislation Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.) and eight cosponsors introduced. The...

CMAA updates code.(Construction Management Association of America)(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... Staff The Construction Management Association of America has updated its Code of Ethics to include a wider range of professional services; it also endorsed a new set of definitions of key industry processes and functions. Key changes...

MUCA receives awards.(Minnesota Utility Contractors Association )
July 21, 2006... Staff The Minnesota Utility Contractors Association (MUCA) received the National Utility Contractors Association's 2005 Chapter Awards of Excellence in Periodical Publications, Community Service and Special Events. Chapter Awards of...

Terry Ryan dies.(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 21, 2006... Staff Terry Ryan , vice president and partner of Specialty Systems, Burnsville, Minn., died unexpectedly on Monday, July 3, of an apparent heart attack. Terry was employed with Specialty Systems for 26 years and was instrumental in the...

Len Middleton dies.(Middleton Engineering & Associates )(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 21, 2006... Staff Len Middleton , 69, owner and operator of Middleton Engineering & Associates and frequent contributor to Construction Bulletin magazine, died of cancer in Maple Grove, Minn., on June 17. An engineering graduate of Wayne State...

Three promoted at RMS.(Road Machinery & Supplies Co.)(Brief article)
July 21, 2006... Staff David P. Johnson has been promoted to chief operating officer at Road Machinery & Supplies Co. (RMS). In this capacity, David will be responsible for sales, parts and service for RMS and all of its non-mining subsidiaries and...

KKE elects officers.(KKE Architects, Inc.)(Brief article)
July 21, 2006... Staff KKE Architects, Inc.'s board of directors has unanimously approved Tom Gerster , AIA, as the company's president, effective on June 1, 2006. He takes over this role from KKE's chief executive officer Greg Hollenkamp who remains as...

Project managers named.
July 21, 2006... Staff Braun Intertec Corporation's St. Paul, Minn., office named two professional engineers, Daniel B. Mahrt and Robert A. Golish , to serve as project managers. Mahrt, PE, previously served as manager of geotechnical engineering and...

Contractor rises in rank.
July 21, 2006... Staff Kraus-Anderson, one of the Midwest's oldest and largest commercial general contractors and construction managers, has climbed from the 69th to the 50th largest contractor in America, according to the current edition of Engineering...

New online courses offered.
July 21, 2006... Staff Lubricants University (www.lubricantsuniversity.com ), an educational website, is introducing a new course, "Fundamentals of Hydraulic Systems," as part of its online training portfolio. The module is a self-study, web-based program...

Sewage Line Built at Mount Rushmore.
July 21, 2006... Staff Lines serve a growing workforce at the site. Although the stone likenesses of past presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt will never have to use the rest room at Mount Rushmore,...

Aggregate Becomes Big Business.
July 21, 2006... Staff The world may run out of aggregates soon if the building frenzy continues. As a child, did you play in a sandbox and built a castle, home or other buildings? You knew what you were doing. Most commercial and residential...

The Future of the Construction Industry.
July 28, 2006... By Richard O. Wolters, P.E., Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association Executive Director There are a number of factors that assured producers and users that there will be adequate supply of asphalt cement. We (HMA industry) have been...