Midwest Contractor articles from December 2005

Midwest Contractor archives from December 2005

Missouri Analyzes Roads Impact.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Staff Missouri's departments of Transportation and Economic Development are teaming up to determine the impact highway projects have on the state's economy, revenue and demographics. The information will be used to help the departments...

Western Star Sets New Warranty.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Staff Western Star Trucks recently introduced the Five-Points Used Truck Limited Warranty program. Available to Western Star used truck customers, the new program offers mechanical and structural coverage for the engine, rear axle, cab,...

RCD Announces Strategic Alliance.(Reed Construction Data)(alliance in construction industry)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Staff Reed Construction Data (RCD) in November announced a strategic alliance with Contractors Register, Inc., the creators of The Blue Book and BB-BidA[R]. The agreement incorporates the BB-Bid online bid management system into Reed...

ERA Publishes LEED Roofing Bulletin.
December 12, 2005... Staff An interpretation of the guidelines for the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED(TM) Rating System as applied to roofing standards, is now available on the EPDM Roofing Association's (ERA) website (www.epdmroofs.org ). The...

AGC Supports Waterways Bill.(Associated General Contractors)(Water Resources Development Act )(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Staff The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Nov. 15 applauded Congress' move to substantially increase the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works program by approving the $5.4-billion appropriation for FY 2006. The...

ABC Launches New Website.
December 12, 2005... Staff Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and Orion International, a leading military placement agency, on Veterans Day launched VeteransBuildAmerica.org , an interactive website that links U.S. veterans making the transition from...

NAPA Publishes New Book.
December 12, 2005... Staff As the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Interstate System approaches in 2006, the National Asphalt Pavement Association has published "Paving the Way: Asphalt in America," a new book about the history of hot-mix asphalt....

Gingrich To Speak At AED Meeting/CONDEX.(Associated Equipment Distributors )(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Staff Former Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will be the keynote speaker during the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Annual Meeting & CONDEX to be held Jan. 26-28 in San Diego. Gingrich will speak at the AED/GE...

AEM Elects Officers, Directors.
December 12, 2005... Staff Gerald Shaheen, group president of Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Ill., was recently elected 2006 chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the North American-based international trade group representing the off-road...

Murphy Announces Appointments.
December 12, 2005... Staff Murphy Tractor & Equipment Company, Inc. has announced three staff appointments at its Kansas City, Mo., branch. Jim Levy, who has been with the company for nearly four years as used equipment manager, has been promoted to...

CONTECH Acquires Armortec.(Company Profile)
December 12, 2005... Staff CONTECH Construction Products Inc. last month announced the finalization of its acquisition of the Armortec business of Lee Brick and Block LLC, Bowling Green, Ky. Armortec is a leading provider of concrete erosion control...

Editor's Report.
December 12, 2005... By Curt Grandia Calling the recently passed federal highway program an "opportunity lost," American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Pete Ruane in November urged all stakeholders to get involved in...

Building To Thrill.(construction equipment)
December 12, 2005... By Curt Grandia LICO Steel Erects Patriot At Kansas City's Worlds Of Fun As a major commercial and industrial steel fabricator and erector, LICO Steel, Inc. is accustomed to working on some of the Kansas City area's largest projects....

CAT Unveils New Scraper.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... By Loren Faulkner CAT 657G Wheel Tractor-Scraper in its element on a Sukut construction site in Dana Point,California, recently. Caterpillar recently unveiled its new tandem-powered 657G Wheel Tractor-Scraper on a working job site in...

ABC Of Iowa Craft Championships.
December 12, 2005... Staff Winners In Five Crafts Headed To National Craft Championships Nearly 40 craftspeople participated in the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Iowa 2005 Iowa Craft Championships held Nov. 4 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds....

Bayer Construction At Work On Highway 18.
December 12, 2005... By Curt Grandia Bayer Construction Company, Inc. is the general contractor on an $8-million Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) project to widen Highway 18 and reconfigure the intersection of Highways 18 and 113 in southwest...

Going "Green".
December 12, 2005... Staff Most Public Owners Turning To Energy-Efficient Designs According to a recent study by PinnacleOne, one of the nation's leading construction consulting firms, a majority (60 percent) of public owners in the United States have...

"Extreme" Learning Experience.
December 12, 2005... Staff Students In AGC Program Help With Extreme Makeover Project Story and photos courtesy of AGC of Kansas Students in the Construction Exploration class sponsored by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Kansas at Wichita...

MoDOT Issues Annual Report.(Missouri Department of Transportation )
December 12, 2005... Staff Missouri is getting smoother, safer roads sooner thanks to additional funding from the passage of Amendment 3. That's the message Missouri Department of Transportation Director Pete Rahn sent to lawmakers in the agency's annual...

Spec'ing For Driver Comfort.
December 12, 2005... Staff Spec'ing trucks for driver comfort provides a double payoff by helping fleets recruit and retain talented drivers while enhancing resale value. "High driver turnover rates and the difficulty of finding new drivers means that...

ABC Of Iowa Awards.
December 26, 2005... Staff Interstates Companies Wins Project Of The Year, Ivory Eagle Interstates Companies received the prestigious Ivory Eagle "Project of the Year" Award from Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa during the association's annual...

KDOT's Largest-Ever Project.
December 26, 2005... By Curt Grandia Clarkson Construction Begins Work On Antioch Road, I-425 Clarkson Construction Company of Kansas City, Mo., is the general contractor for two related Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) projects along Interstate...

APAI Celebrates 50th Year.(Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa)
December 26, 2005... By Curt Grandia Awards Highlight Annual Convention More than 180 contractor members, associates, suppliers, and project owners helped the Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa (APAI) celebrate its Golden Anniversary during the APAI's 50th...

Minimizing Downtime.
December 26, 2005... By Jennifer Oredson, Two Rivers Marketing Service Trucks Help Boost Productivity, Profit Story and photos courtesy of Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. (IMT) Downtime is the contractor's arch nemesis. Whether it's Mother Nature or broken...

Editor's Report.
December 26, 2005... By Curt Grandia In testimony before a Congressional panel last month, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) needs to be revised so that decisions made by federal,...

Green Construction.
December 26, 2005... Staff Corrosion Inhibiting Technology Staff MCI[R]-2020 M offers a corrosion inhibiting technology in an easy-to-apply formulation that extends the life of reinforced concrete structures under corrosive attack from high...

Britton Joins Black & Veatch.
December 26, 2005... Staff Black & Veatch Corporation, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., announced Nov. 28 that Brian Britton has joined the company as its Strategic Sourcing manager and an...

Daewoo Dealers Visit Factories.
December 26, 2005... By Carl Molesworth, Editor, Pacific Builder & Engineer Distributors of Daewoo construction equipment traveled to Korea and China in early November as guests of Doosan Infracore America Corp., to visit factories where Daewoo hydraulic...

Breen In PTI Hall Of Fame.(John E. Breen)(Post-Tensioning Institute)(Brief Article)
December 26, 2005... Staff John E. Breen, Ph.D., who conducted studies on post-tensioning strands for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in 1959, was among the 25 inaugural "Legends of Post-Tensioning" recently inducted into the Post-Tensioning...

Ditch Witch Launches New Training Program.
December 26, 2005... Staff The Ditch Witch organization has released "Groundbreaking Safety," a new training program designed to promote the safe operation of all types of trenchers, plows, horizontal directional drills, mini skid steers, and mini excavators....

AGC Backs OSHA Reforms.(Associated General Contractors of America)(Occupational Safety and Health)(Brief Article)
December 26, 2005... Staff The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has come out in support of a series of bills designed to reform the Occupational Safety and Health Act introduced in November by Wyoming Senator Michael Enzi, chairman of the Senate...

ARTBA Head Named "Trendsetter".(American Road & Transportation Builders Association)(Pete Ruane)(Brief Article)
December 26, 2005... Staff American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Pete Ruane has been named one of Public Works magazine's 2005 "Trendsetters." The prestigious list, which annually recognizes the most "influential,...

Pretech Builds New Plant.(Company Profile)
December 26, 2005... Staff Pretech Corporation has added a new precast concrete plant in Kansas City, Kan., utilizing state-of-the-art technology. According to company President Bill Bundschuh, continual quality in their product was a priority for Pretech...