Midwest Contractor articles from December 2007

Midwest Contractor archives from December 2007

Onboard Power Adds To Solutions.(Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... Staff Ingersoll Rand added three new units to its truck-mounted Onboard Power SolutionsA[R] air compressors. The diesel-powered VHP40RMD, the gas-powered VHP40RMG and the hydraulic-driven HP60CMH air compressors. All were designed to be...

Bobcat Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Book.(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... Staff A recently released book details the colorful history of North Dakota-based Bobcat Company from the humble beginnings of the first compact loader to what has grown into a worldwide brand icon. Now, the compact equipment manufacturer...

Cooper Joins Berkamp As Director.
December 10, 2007... Staff Bergkamp Inc., a leader in pavement maintenance solutions based in Salina, Kansas, is proud to announce Bill Cooper as its new Sales and Marketing director. Cooper brings more than 17 years of experience servicing construction...

Pilot Biomass Plant Opens.
December 10, 2007... Staff Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman presided over opening ceremonies for a state-of-the-art biomass pilot plant to develop and advance processes for the production of renewable liquid fuel from earth's most abundant organic feedstock -...

A Winning Team At Arrowhead.
December 10, 2007... By David Huey Jim Kissick, founder and current head of Kissick Construction Company, is a lifetime Kansas City, Missouri, resident and KC Chiefs fan. So when Jackson County voters approved a 25-year, 3/8-cent sales tax to fund renovations...

Serving Customers By Servicing Equipment.(RSC Industries Inc.)
December 10, 2007... Written by: David Huey and Eric Morse When a customer comes into the RSC in Olathe, Kansas, it doesn't matter whether they rent equipment five times at year, or 100 - every customer is made to feel important, according to Cary Barrows,...

Midwest Dealership Hires Salesman.
December 24, 2007... Staff The Victor L. Phillips Company, with construction equipment dealership locations in Kansas and Missouri, is pleased to announce that Chris Hawver has accepted a territory sales position in Kansas. Chris will report to Tim Carnagey,...

PEI Elects New President.
December 24, 2007... Staff Bruce F. Larson, president of the Oscar W. Larson Co., Clarkston, Mich., has been elected to serve as the 58th president of the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI). Larson, who has been a PEI board member for two terms, vice...

Midwest Ethanol Facilities Planned.(Company overview)
December 24, 2007... Staff Washington Group International announced it has been awarded cost-reimbursable contracts by E85 Inc. to build E85's first three ethanol production plants in the Midwest. The contracts together are valued at approximately $150...

Editor's Report.(Halco Construction Equipment)(Patrick Hubbard)(Editorial)
December 24, 2007... David Huey In talking to construction professionals, I've been hearing the term "relationship" a lot lately. When I was talking to Jim Kissick, co-founder and head of Kissick Construction in Kansas City, Missouri, he stressed the...

Renewing The Rent Vs. Buy Debate.(RSC Equipment Rental)(Cary Barrow and Patrick Hubbard)
December 24, 2007... By David Huey Visit nearly any job site and you'll see plenty of rental operation decals on a variety of equipment. The construction rental business is booming - nearly everyone agrees. Or is it? Three professionals who know both the...

Creating A "Cycle Of Success".
December 24, 2007... By David Huey Iowa State University and the Master Builders of Iowa Offer Their Fifth Annual Academy Successful construction leaders are made, not born. That is the concept behind the Iowa State University and the Master Builders of...