Construction Bulletin articles from May 2009

Construction Bulletin archives from May 2009

Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota workshop.
May 4, 2009... Staff At its 50th anniversary celebration, the Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota conducted its 48th annual workshop and presented several awards. Workshops concentrated on topics including economics of using concrete, sustainable...

A&P buys Rushforth Construction.
May 4, 2009... Staff Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Minneapolis, purchased Rushforth Construction, Tacoma, WA, which helped establish A&P as a national construction company with offices in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina, Texas, and...

JLG publishes guide.
May 4, 2009... Staff JLG Industries, Inc. published a comprehensive guide to help owners of JLG, Gradall, SkyTrak, and Lull telehandlers in selecting attachments and accessories for their equipment. JLG carries attachments and accessories for equipment...

World of Concrete recycles.
May 4, 2009... Staff The 2009 World of Concrete continued to recycle its post-show waste and concrete. Exhibitors and attendees recycled 93 percent of the waste and concrete after the show, an increase of 12 percent over the 2008 show. Concrete walls and...

Unique Attachments Created A Niche.(EZ Spot UR)(Brief article)
May 4, 2009... By Ivy Chang EZ Spot UR attachments fill the need for specialized attachments that can't be found in other parts businesses. Some people lead their lives by going backwards in time, and Earl Emerson is one of them. Emerson's interest...

Don't Be Colorblind to Green Risks.
May 4, 2009... By Dean B. Thomson, Esq. The grass is not always greener on a sustainable roof The problem of defining "Green" Before too much energy and money are spent on delivering a Green project, it is beneficial for all participants to...

Mead & Hunt hires Runde.
May 11, 2009... Staff Mike Runde joined Mead & Hunt, Minneapolis, as a project engineer responsible for design, field work, and construction engineering. As a summer intern at Mead & Hunt, Runde drafted airport as-built plans, performed topographic...

Fatalities decrease.(Brief article)
May 11, 2009... Staff In the past 10 years, work zone fatalities have decreased with the sharpest drop from 2006 to 2007 of 17%, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood during National Work Zone Awareness Week in April. Four out of 5 victims in a...

Airports receive funds.
May 11, 2009... Staff The Minnesota Department of Transportation expects to receive $20 million to $25 million of ARRA Grants-in-Aid for Airports funds designated for airport facility improvements and equipment at nine airports: Albert Lea Municipal...

Midwest has wind power.
May 11, 2009... Staff ITC Holdings Corp., Novi, MI, received approved incentives from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to build a 3,000-mile transmission line to move wind-generated power from the Midwest costing between $10 billion to $12...

Southwest adds more service.
May 11, 2009... Staff Less than a month after Southwest Airlines began service to Chicago Midway at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the airline announced it will begin service to Denver International Airport on May 26, 2009. The Metropolitan...

Walter Peterson dies.
May 18, 2009... Staff Walter Peterson, president, Lovering Associates, Inc., died on April 15, 2009, from melanoma cancer. Peterson graduated from Mound High School and the University of Minnesota with a degree in civil engineering, was a member of Chi...

New OSHA director.
May 18, 2009... Staff Jim Krueger was appointed as the new Minnesota OSHA compliance director in April. Krueger has worked for 18 years at Minnesota OSHA moving from safety investigator to safety consultant, principal and, most recently, manager. He...

Svoboda was finalist.
May 18, 2009... Staff Walter Svoboda, Svoboda Excavating in Jackson, MN, was a finalist in the Contractor of the Year 2009 competition sponsored by Caterpillar Inc. and Equipment World magazine. Finalists are selected on the basis of company achievements,...

Equipment exports up 20%.(Report)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
May 18, 2009... Staff U.S. construction equipment exports rose 20% from 2007 to 2008 at more than $20.7 billion, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. South America bought $3.3 billion of equipment, a 44% increase over 2007, and Asia...

Opus South files bankruptcy.
May 18, 2009... Staff Opus South Corp., an operating division of Opus Corp., Minnetonka, MN, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. bankruptcy court and will exit the southeast U.S. market. The economic decline and its effects on commercial...

Stormwater association formed.(Stormwater Equipment Manufacturers Association)(Brief article)
May 18, 2009... Staff The Stormwater Equipment Manufacturers Association was formed to support the regulatory and engineering communities as well as individual cities and states, in implementing the Clean Water Act. The association, based in St. Paul, MN,...

South Dakota Roads: 'You get what you pay for,' by Dennis Slater, president and secretary, Association of Equipment Manufacturers.(Report)
May 18, 2009... by Ivy Chang The following article on the condition of South Dakota roads and investment in roads and bridges appeared in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. For the economic health and quality of life of the state, South Dakotans should...

Software Eases Contractors' Work.
May 18, 2009... by Ivy Chang A variety of software and advances in technology saves time and money in project management. About 40 years ago, the U.S. government began a program for military navigational purposes that turned global positioning system...

Are Curb Ramps Really ADA Compliant?
May 18, 2009... by Bob D. Sexton, Sr., Construction Manager, H. R. Gray Most municipalities have implemented features required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), but many features fall short of ADA compliance. Parking, crossing the street,...