Construction Bulletin articles from June 2007

Construction Bulletin archives from June 2007

Industry News.
June 4, 2007... Staff AGC of Minnesota held a reception for its union representatives and Minnesota's congressional delegation during meetings in April in Washington, D.C. The delegation outside of AGC of America's townhouse are (left to right) Joe Weis,...

King elected to WCOE.
June 4, 2007... Staff Caryn King, Larson-King Construction, St. Paul, Minnesota, was elected national associate director at-large of Women Construction Owners & Executives (WCOE) USA recently. The national trades organization represents women business...

Students win scholarships.
June 4, 2007... Staff South Dakota AGC awarded scholarships under its Highway Careers Foundation. The Heavy-Highway-Utilities chapter sponsors two separate categories, Bachelor's Program and Technical Institute/Education Program. Four recipients of the...

Register for CONEXPO Asia.
June 4, 2007... Staff Advance registration for CONEXPO Asia, held December 4-7, opens this week. For quickest service, attendees may register online at www.conexpoasia.com , where information about the show is available. Registrations will also be...

Customer care center opens.
June 4, 2007... Staff Kenworth Trucks has a PremierCare Customer Center that is open 24/7 to help customers up and running as quickly as possible regardless of the truck brand they operate. The free service needs no registration fee for emergency roadside...

FCC launches 811.
June 4, 2007... Staff On May 1, the Federal Communications Commission launched 811, Call Before You Dig, a telephone number created for the public to use before digging to install or repair utility lines. Crews can mark a requested site prior to...

Editor's Report.
June 4, 2007... By Ivy Chang By Francis Ziegler, director, North Dakota Department of Transportation, and Judith Payne, secretary, South Dakota Department of Transportation It's simple really. The future roadways in rural states like the Dakotas are...

Equipment, Methods Improve Road Maintenance.
June 4, 2007... By Ivy Chang New equipment and updated materials shorten the time for road maintenance which has become a way of life in the Upper Midwest's summers. As anyone who lives in the Upper Midwest knows, roads and road repairs are a way of...

New Rings Build Better Chimneys.
June 4, 2007... By Richard Kronick High density polyethylene and butyl rubber are ingredients that made the chimney rings stand up to water, acid and traffic. With a couple of decades in the precast concrete business, Dwight Wiedrich had solved lots...

Industry News.
June 11, 2007... Staff Daktronics, a publicly held company that manufactures scoreboards, electronic displays and large-screen video systems, held a fundraiser at its headquarters in Brookings, South Dakota, in honor of National Work Zone Awareness Week in...

Viracon selected glass provider.
June 11, 2007... Staff Viracon, Inc. of Owatonna, Minnesota, was named the glass supplier to Benson Industries, Portland, Oregon, the contractor selected to provide the curtain wall to Freedom Tower in New York City. The company was selected based on its...

Road signs show best routes.
June 11, 2007... Staff The South Dakota Department of Transportation is installing new signs that will better inform the public about possible routes to the Black Hills attractions. The signs give specific locations as routes to Mount Rushmore, Rapid City,...

New appointments at Blastrac.
June 11, 2007... Staff Blastrac, manufacturer of equipment for preparation of concrete, asphalt, brick, steel, and stone, announced that it appointed Stephen Klugherz as vice president of Strategic Business Development for Blastrac Global. He will oversee...

Call for papers.
June 11, 2007... Staff The International Exposition for Power Transmission invites educators, engineers, scientists, and inventors to submit abstracts on power transmission (systems and simulation/analysis), fluid power/motion control, electrical and...

Technology Puts Concrete on the Fast Track.
June 18, 2007... Story by Mark Junkersfeld A Schwing concrete pump, proprietary concrete mix and weather produced the right touch for building Medtronic's new campus A long and successful history with general contractors Opus Northwest in Minneapolis...

Trommel Screener Speeds Compost Processing.(CreekSide Soils)(McCloskey 733 debagging trommel screener)
June 18, 2007... By Lyn Ibson CreekSide accepts most types of green waste material and turns them into potting soil, colored mulch and other garden compost for retail sales. With garden stores in five states expecting delivery of 1.2 million bags of...

Concrete & Masonry Association Presents Awards.
June 18, 2007... By Ivy Chang MC & MCA held its 25th annual awards banquet with 59 project entries. At its 2007 annual award banquet , the Minnesota Concrete & Masonry Contractor Association presented its Excellence in Concrete & Masonry Design and...

Move Over law.(Brief article)
June 18, 2007... Staff More than 30 states have enacted the Move Over law passed to protect law enforcement, emergency and highway workers who are performing dangerous work. The law requires drivers traveling on an interstate or highway with more than two...

MnSCU selects Skire Unifier.(Minnesota State Colleges and Universities )(Brief article)
June 18, 2007... Staff The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system selected a Skire Inc. program, Unifier with uDesigner software, to help with its advanced capital program and project management capabilities across its 32 campuses. Skier Unifier...

Leslie McGray dies.
June 18, 2007... Staff Leslie (Mac) McGray, 93, an owner of Barton Contracting Co, Maple Grove, Minnesota, died on May 18. Barton Contracting was a longtime member of AGC of Minnesota. Les is the father of Mike McGray, president of Progressive Contractors...

AGC Minnesota receives award.(Associated General Contractors of Minnesota receives award for Best Infrastructure Awareness Campaign)(Brief article)
June 18, 2007... Staff Associated General Contractors of Minnesota received the public relations award from AGC of America for Best Infrastructure Awareness Campaign, which recognized passage of the transportation funding constitutional amendment. In fall...

MNSTAR presents 3 awards.
June 18, 2007... Staff The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry presented Minnesota Star awards to Mankato Area Public Schools, Mankato; LG Constructors, a subsidiary of CH2M Hill, St. Paul; and CBI Services, a subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron Co....

Beck is new director.
June 25, 2007... Staff Kellie Beck , former senior budget analyst for the South Dakota DOT Bureau of Finance and Management, is the new director of the DOT Bureau of Finance and Management after Roxanne Rice resigned in April. Dale Russell , Custer...

Stalsberg joins K-A Realty Co.
June 25, 2007... Staff Krause-Anderson Realty Co., Bloomington, Minnesota, hired David W. Stalsberg as leasing associate on new realty developmental projects - office, industrial, retail, health care, business parks, and financial institutions. Previously,...

Austin Hardware & Supply hires Engel.
June 25, 2007... Staff David Engel is the new territory sales manager at Austin Hardware & Supply responsible for developing new business and servicing existing accounts in Minnesota and Iowa. He has 23 years of experience in the truck equipment industry...

Richardson promoted at Leica.(promotion of Valerie Richardson at Leica Geosystems Americas)(Brief article)
June 25, 2007... Staff Valerie Richardson was named vice president of construction for North America at Leica Geosystems Americas. She will be responsible for sales, channel management, service, support, and product marketing for all products and systems...

Paylor named JLG president.
June 25, 2007... Staff Oshkosh Truck Corp. named Craig E. Paylor president of JLG Industries, Inc., its access equipment subsidiary and newest acquisition. Paylor joined JLG in 1978 as district manager with a focus on sales, marketing and business...

TBEI launches parts website.(Website overview)
June 25, 2007... Staff Truck Bodies and Equipment International Inc. launched a new parts and accessories website, www.tbeidumpbodyparts.com , that offers customers the ability to order parts and accessories at their convenience. The website is online,...