Construction Bulletin articles from September 2007

Construction Bulletin archives from September 2007

Tue hired at SSOE.(Tue Q. Dzu)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Staff SSOE, an architecture and engineering firm, hired Tue Q. Dzu as a senior process engineer working in the St. Paul, Minnesota, office. He will support the company's growing portfolio of ethanol and biodiesel projects in North Dakota,...

Larry Price dies.(Theco, Inc.)(Obituary)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Staff Larry Price, a salesman for Theco, Inc., died on July 11. He was employed from 1979 to 2005 to sell power screens in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. He previously worked for Borchert-Ingersoll and Pioneer...

AET provides commentary.(American Engineering Testing Inc.)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Staff Dick Stehly, principal engineer at American Engineering Testing, St. Paul, was contacted by several media to provide engineering expertise comments after the I-35W bridge collapse. In Minnesota, WCCO-TV interviewed Stehly during its...

Joint venture formed.(joint ventures of Biorefining, Inc. and KLJ Solutions)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Staff Biorefining, Inc., Minneapolis, and KLJ Solutions, Bismarck, North Dakota, formed a new company to focus on the ethanol industry. The first technology will be Biorefining's biomilling process which provides more efficient processing...

IronPlanet names CEO.
September 3, 2007... Staff Greg Owens was appointed chairman and CEO of IronPlanet, the online marketplace for used heavy equipment. Most recently, he served as managing director of Red Zone Capital, a Washington, D.C., private equity group. Previously, he was...

Fabcon achieves certification.
September 3, 2007... Staff Fabcon, Inc. plant in Savage, Minnesota, achieved Plant Certification status from the National Precast Concrete Association. The designation recognizes the facility as one that manufactures precast concrete at the highest standards...

Skid steer is 35 years old.(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Staff New Holland Construction is celebrating its first L35 skid-steer loader introduced in 1972. Since then, the company manufactured more than 210,000 skid-steer loaders with longer lifts, smoother rides and pilot controls to help...

Volvo joins environmental program.
September 3, 2007... Staff The Volvo Group will participate in an environmental program between the United States and Sweden as a cooperation partner under a signed agreement. Projects include developing hybrid technology for heavy vehicles and analyses on how...

DOT accepts nominations.
September 3, 2007... Staff The South Dakota Department of Transportation seeks nominations to be considered for the South Dakota Transportation Hall of Honor. Anyone can submit a nomination of people who made a lasting or valuable contribution to the state's...

Lifting Equipment On The Rise.
September 3, 2007... By Ivy Chang New lifting equipment for outdoor and indoor use is manufactured to reach higher, fit in tighter spaces, use lighter parts, and emphasize safety issues. The summer construction season brings out myriad of equipment from...

I-35W Bridge Collapses.
September 3, 2007... By Ivy Chang Without warning, Minneapolis' busiest bridge fell into the Mississippi River Wednesday, August 1, was a normal workday for most residents in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Traffic usually increases during mid-week...

Smoczyk directs education.(appointment of Michael Smoczyk at Kraus-Anderson Construction Co.)(Brief article)
September 10, 2007... Staff Kraus-Anderson Construction Company hired Michael Smoczyk as director of education of the newly created Kraus-Anderson University. The program supports the growth and continuing education of all employees and is expected to result in...

Survey ranks states.(Brief article)
September 10, 2007... Staff A 2007 survey from the Milken Institute in California ranks states according to their cost of doing business. Minnesota is number 13 on the list, down from 10 a year ago, with declines in real estate costs, utility costs, and taxes...

Case announces incentives.(Case Construction Equipment)(Brief article)
September 10, 2007... Staff Case Construction Equipment announced that its dealers will offer financing incentives to customers who schedule inspections of their Case construction machines between now and December 31. Customers may delay payments and interest...

Terex, Polaris form alliance.
September 10, 2007... Staff Terex Roadbuilding and Polaris Laboratories will implement the Managed Maintenance Fluid Analysis Program which covers equipment from the manufacturer's mobile concrete and asphalt lines, such as slipform pavers, trimmers and cold...

Kirchoff named project manager.(Chris Kirchoff)(Brief article)
September 17, 2007... Staff Kraus-Anderson Construction Company hired Chris Kirchoff as a project manager in its St. Paul, Minnesota, office. Kirchoff will focus on commercial and medical projects as a certified Engineer-In-Training. He has 10 years of...

BWBR hires Ranum.
September 17, 2007... Staff Michael Ranum was named operations manager at BWBR Architects in July. Previously, he was chief financial and administrative officer for the Hazelden Foundation, Center City, Minnesota. Ranum earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in...

Two promoted at Ryan.(Jeff Steinke and Wendy Madsen appointed at Ryan Companies US Inc.)(Brief article)
September 17, 2007... Staff Ryan Companies U.S. promoted Jeff Steinke and Wendy Madsen to regional directors of management in the Minnesota region. Steinke will be responsible for office and industrial portfolio which includes properties in Minnesota, Illinois,...

DFI presents award.(Deep Foundations Institute)(Brief article)
September 17, 2007... Staff The Deep Foundations Institute presents its 2007 Distinguished Service Award to Charles J. Berkel, chair of the board at Berkel and Company Contractors, Inc., Bonner Springs, Kansas. He founded his company in 1957 specializing in...

ASCE seeks nominations.
September 17, 2007... Staff The American Society of Civil Engineers is seeking nominations for its 2008 national achievement awards: The Outstanding Projects and Leaders awards are given to recognize lifetime achievements and contributions of civil...

Editor's Report.
September 17, 2007... By Ivy Chang I-35W Bridge The Minnesota construction community paid respect to one of its members who died from the collapse of the I-35W bridge. Greg Jolstad, an employee of PCI who was working on the bridge when it collapsed, was the...

Pavement Management And Analysis.
September 17, 2007... By Chunhua Han, Ph.D., P.E., and Neil Lund, EIT Braun Intertec, Transportation Group Program leads to better management of pavement conditions and construction costs. We all know about preventive maintenance programs and plans for...

Midwest Women Enter Construction Trades.
September 17, 2007... By Ivy Chang Many organizations help prepare women for construction work and advance their goals. A cross the United States, more and more women are entering construction trades which created many organizations to help recruit women...

Rengstorf joins AET.(American Engineering Testing Inc. appoints Travis J. Rengstorf)(Brief article)
September 24, 2007... Staff American Engineering Testing, Inc. hired Travis J. Rengstorf, E.I.T., in the geotechnical division. He will assist senior engineers in the areas of Cone Penetration Testing and Pile Driving Analysis testing. Rengstorf earned a...

CRSI appoints Gibbons.
September 24, 2007... Staff The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute appointed Jack Gibbons as the Central Region manager responsible for all CRSI activities in nine central states, including Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years...

Ford closes three fields.
September 24, 2007... Staff Ford Motor Company announced they have closed three adjoining baseball fields at the closed assembly plant in St. Paul, Minnesota, because of arsenic, copper and iron found in the soil. The director of environmental quality said that...

Bridge information online.(Brief article)
September 24, 2007... Staff The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy has organized data on 313 bridges, interstate highways, U.S. highways, and state trunk highways across Minnesota. MCEA compiled maps which list the bridges, their identification...

RSC expands board.
September 24, 2007... Staff RSC Holdings Inc., the holding company of RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., elected Donald Roof and James Ozanne to its board of directors and to its auditing committee. Roof recently retired as executive vice president and chief financial...

RMS carries SENNEBOGEN.
September 24, 2007... Staff Road Machinery & Supplies Company, Savage, Minnesota, is now an authorized distributor of SENNEBOGEN green line machines for the material handling and scrap recycling industries. RMS has been supplying and supporting machinery to the...