Construction Bulletin articles from July 2008

Construction Bulletin archives from July 2008

Dick Winslow dies.(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Staff Dick Winslow, owner of Doyle Conner Company, Rochester, Minnesota, died on June 13 in St. Mary's Hospital. Winslow grew up and stayed in Rochester, served in the Army National Guard, and operated Doyle Conner for more than 40 years....

Gene Schmidgall retires.
July 7, 2008... Staff After 60 years of service to Hancock Concrete Products Company, Inc., Gene Schmidgall retired and handed the business to the third generation of Schmidgalls. Gene's father, Henry, began the company in Hancock, Minnesota, in 1917 and...

Larson is COO at AET.
July 7, 2008... Staff At American Engineering Testing, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota, Dan Larson, P.E., began his transition to chief operating officer, which will be effective on January 1, 2009. Larson will be responsible for day-to-day business operations,...

Meyer to head USDOT committee.(Kathy Meyer to head U.S. Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Staff Kathy Meyer, president of Meyer Contracting Inc., Minneapolis, was named committee chairwoman to the National Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee of the U.S. Department of Transportation. She will represent the National...

SMSC develops preference program.
July 7, 2008... Staff The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community created a Native American preference policy to help build a Native American work force because of an unemployment rate of 43 percent versus 6 percent nationally. All contractors working on...

Guthrie Theater wins award.
July 7, 2008... Staff At its annual conference and exhibition, the Post-Tensioning Institute presented its 2008 awards for best designs and construction. An Award of Excellence for Project of the Year was presented to the new Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis,...

Governor's Safety Award.
July 7, 2008... Staff Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Minneapolis, received an award for its achievement in safety at construction sites at the Governor's Safety Awards in May. Accepting the award from the company are (l-r) Tim Clark, project manager;...

Contractor's Choice awards.
July 7, 2008... Staff Roads & Bridges magazine announced its 2008 Contractor's Choice awards and included new categories: Excavators; Worker Safety Apparel; Compressors; Asphalt Screeds; Telehandlers; and Bridge Pavers. Gold winners include Bid-Well 4800,...

A Bridge Emerges.
July 7, 2008... By Ivy Chang With new construction, new materials, dozens of pieces of equipment on site, and a non-stop schedule, the Interstate 35W Bridge finally takes shape. August 5, 2007, Carl Bolander & Sons began cleanup in the Mississippi...

Students Make Tiles and History.
July 7, 2008... By Amy Barrett, Flatiron-Manson Joint Venture. Fifth and sixth graders made concrete tiles that will be installed on the abutment walls of the I-35W Bridge. Minnesota students who typically study Minnesota history in fifth grade...

Kuhn named VP/GM.
July 14, 2008... Staff Owatonna Concrete Products LLC, a company of Cemstone, named Ken Kuhn as vice president/general manager responsible for managing and directing operations and customer development for the company. Kuhn has worked in the concrete...

Brandt is LEED accredited.
July 14, 2008... Staff Michael Brandt, P.E./civil engineer at McCombs Frank Roos Associates, Plymouth, Minnesota, received his accreditation in LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. He works as an engineer in project management, project...

SMSC gives grants.(Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community )(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Staff The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community gave a $250,000 grant to Honor the Earth, an organization that creates awareness and support for Native American environmental issues and develops financial resources to sustain their...

Titan offers stock.
July 14, 2008... Staff Titan Machinery, Fargo, North Dakota, is offering its previously announced common stock at $20 per share. Currently, 4.2 million shares are available with stockholders offering 650,000 of the shares. Titan granted the underwriters a...

ASV receives MNOSHA award.(Minnesota Safety and Health Achievement )(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Staff The ASV manufacturing facility in Cohasset, Minnesota, was recognized for its safety record as a Minnesota Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program worksite. MNSHARP recognizes companies where all employees work together to...

ABC recognizes projects.
July 14, 2008... Staff Associated Builders and Contractors recognized top 2007 construction projects during its Excellence in Construction and National Safety Excellence awards in Washington, D.C. recently. Projects in the Construction Bulletin area are...

Reed launches BIM.(SmartBIM solutions )(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Staff Reed Construction Data launched its SmartBIM solutions for the architecture, engineering and construction communities. Programs include SmartBIM Library(TM), SmartBIM Objects(TM) and RSMeans(TM) Quick Cost Estimator, which are...

Don Dean dies.(Associated General Contractors of America)(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 21, 2008... Staff Don Dean, CEO of AGC of Minnesota from 1985-1994, died in Naples, Florida, on June 23 from kidney disease. He had served as executive vice president of AGC of Wisconsin from 1969-1984. Don was from Elva, Wisconsin, and joined the...

A&P hires 4 employees.(Adolfson and Peterson Inc.)(Brief article)
July 21, 2008... Staff Adolfson & Peterson Construction hired Dwight Elthon as health care executive. He has extensive experience as a contractor, business owner and as director of construction management at the Mayo Foundation. Steve Christianson is the...

Two named to NDA board.(National Demolition Association)(Brief article)
July 21, 2008... Staff In its 35th year, the National Demolition Association has surpassed the 1,100-member mark in 2008. At its anniversary convention recently, the NDA board and executive committee welcomed new members. Mark Ryan, Carl Bolander & Sons,...

Sweet named president.(Doosan Infracore Portable Power )(Brief article)
July 21, 2008... Staff Shawn R. Sweet is the new president of Doosan Infracore Portable Power with responsibilities in all aspects of the company's global business. Previously, he was vice president of global marketing for Doosan Infracore Portable Power...

Coca-Cola adds hybrids.
July 21, 2008... Staff The Midwest Coca-Cola Bottling Company in suburban St. Paul will add 10 hybrid electric trucks to its fleet. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola said the company will have 142 hybrid electric delivery trucks throughout the U.S. and Canada by...

Xcel powers conventions.
July 21, 2008... Staff Xcel Energy Inc., Minneapolis, will use wind and solar energy as power to the 2008 Democratic and Republican national conventions. The company will provide enough wind power through its Windsource program to offset the estimated...

Case lends equipment.
July 21, 2008... Staff Case Construction Equipment, Racine, Wisconsin, loaned several crawler dozers to help fortify levees along the Iowa and Mississippi rivers during the Midwest flood in June. The National Guard also requested loader/backhoes, and Case...

Industry News.(Women Construction Owners & Executives)(Conference news)(Brief article)
July 21, 2008... Staff Susan Rani (left), Rani Engineering, Minneapolis, and Annette Streiff, Crystal Kitchen Center, Crystal, attended a meeting of Women Construction Owners & Executives (WCOE) USA, a national association that held a networking seminar on...

Contractors face Homeland Security's policies on immigration.
July 21, 2008... By Ivy Chang By now, you know that President Bush signed an executive order requiring contractors and others who do business with the federal government to make sure their employees can legally work in the United States. As the...

Site Preparation Faced Contamination.(contract between Real Estate Recycling and AMEC Geomatrix)
July 21, 2008... By Ivy Chang The small site contained a run-down building, unused well and contaminated soil. Real Estate Recycling, a Minneapolis developer of contaminated real estate, had completed an office warehouse development, where National...

Byproduct Makes Profit.
July 21, 2008... By Kip Lindman ASV helps a lumber company, a trucking company and a power plant produce electricity. The lumber business, like any business with direct ties to the housing market, has felt the pressure of a changing economy. Although...

A&P names CEO.
July 28, 2008... Staff Adolfson & Peterson Construction's board of directors named Doug Jaeger as chief executive officer of the company beginning August 11 and Michael Peterson to the newly created role of chief growth officer. Previously, Peterson held...

Fossand reappointed.
July 28, 2008... Staff Clark Fossand , Woodbury, Minnesota, was reappointed as district sales manager for Stone Construction Equipment, according to Jon Hudson, regional sales manager. He was part of the Stone sales team from 1999 to 2004. Fossand's...

ABC honors Kline.
July 28, 2008... Staff Associated Builders and Contractors presented Congressman John Kline, R-MN, with the Free Enterprise Legislator of the Year award, which honors a member of Congress whose public service parallels ABC principles and ideals of full and...

South Dakota awards.(AGC of South Dakota)(Brief article)
July 28, 2008... Staff AGC of South Dakota encourages its member to submit nominations for the 2008 AGC of South Dakota Awards that recognize individual and company achievements. The three awards are Build South Dakota Award, Golden Hard Hat Award and Good...

New district centers.(Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate)(Brief article)
July 28, 2008... Staff The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community provided a $1-million grant to the Sisseton-Wahpeton-Oyate tribe of South Dakota for the construction of two new district centers on the Buffalo Lake and Long Hollow on Lake Traverse...

Bobcat names winners.(Excavation Details)(Brief article)
July 28, 2008... Staff Bobcat announced the winners of its How Bobcat Unleashed Me contest that drew more than 2,300 entries collected over 21 weeks. Gregory Stone of Excavation Details, Rock Stream, New York, won the grand prize of a $75,000 Bobcat gift...

Call for nominations.(American Road & Transportation Builders Association)(Brief article)
July 28, 2008... Staff The American Road & Transportation Builders Association, Transportation Development Foundation, is accepting nominations for the 2008 Roadway Work Zone Safety Awareness Awards. The annual awards competition recognizes specific...

New Doosan facility.(Doosan Group)(Brief article)
July 28, 2008... Staff On May 19, Doosan Infracore Portable Power facility produced its first portable light tower in Statesville, North Carolina. The lighting product line was the first to move into the Statesville manufacturing facility, and its medium...

Don Dens carries Bri-Mar.(Don Dens Sales dealership for Bri-Mar Manufacturing, LLC)(Brief article)
July 28, 2008... Staff Don Dens Sales, Carlton, Minnesota, is the new dealership for Bri-Mar Manufacturing, LLC line of hydraulic dump trailers, pickup trucks dump inserts, equipment and car haulers, and truck and trailer accessories. Don Dens Sales offers...