Midwest Contractor articles from February 2005

Midwest Contractor archives from February 2005

Plaza Towers Take Shape.(Iowa City's tallest building )
February 14, 2005... By Curt Grandia McComas-Lacina At Work On Iowa City's Tallest Building In downtown Iowa City, local general contractor McComas-Lacina Construction L.C. is at work on Plaza Towers, a multi-use development that will be the college town's...

Machine Control: Easy As 1, 2, 3.(Laser-based grade control systems)(3-D Grade Control Systems)(GPS grade control (Global Positioning System))(Advanced Tracking Sensor )
February 14, 2005... By Jeff Winke Which System Is Best For Your Earthmoving Operation? Story courtesy of Trimble Novelist Alfred Doblin once remarked, "The world is made of sugar and dirt." For many dirt-moving contractors the sweet taste of success...

AGC Of Iowa Honors Members.
February 14, 2005... Staff Awards Presented During 83rd Annual State Convention The Associated General Contractors of Iowa presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Robins Jackson and inducted four new members into its Hall of Fame Jan. 12 during the...

KAPA-KRMCA Meets, Presents Safety Awards.(Kansas Aggregate Producers' Association)(Kansas Ready Mixed Concrete Association)(KAPA Morgison Safety Program Award)(safety awards)(Municipal Concrete Awards)(Governor's Mined Land Reclamation Award)
February 14, 2005... Staff The Kansas Aggregate Producers' Association (KAPA) and Kansas Ready Mixed Concrete Association (KRMCA) held its annual convention Jan. 13-14 in Overland Park. Among the highlights of the convention was the 6th Annual Morgison Safety...

AGC Sets Legislative Priorities.( Associated General Contractors of America )(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... Staff The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) recently announced its legislative priorities for the next two years, calling on Congress to increase investment in highway and transit improvements, expand infrastructure...

Weitz' Carney Earns CCFP.(Certified Construction Financial Professional)(Institute of Certified Construction Financial Professionals, Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... Staff David Carney, controller at The Weitz Company, has earned his Certified Construction Financial Professional designation. The achievement has been acknowledged by the Institute of Certified Construction Financial Professionals, Inc....

AGC of Missouri Elects Officers.(Associated General Contractors of Missouri appoints Ed Twehous, M. Joe Ritz, John E. Branham)(Brief Article)
February 28, 2005... Staff The Associated General Contractors of Missouri have elected new officers for 2005. Ed Twehous will serve as chairman of the board, M. Joe Ritz will serve as vice chairman and John E. Branham will serve as treasurer. Twehous is...

Preston Joins Midwest Contractor.(Brief Article)
February 28, 2005... Staff Mandy Preston recently joined the staff of Midwest Contractor magazine as ad sales representative, replacing Tammy Hardersen who retired last year. A native of Hutchinson, Kan., Preston is a Kansas University graduate and...

Lisak Heads HDR Design-Build.(Brief Article)
February 28, 2005... Staff HDR has named Doug Lisak president of its subsidiary HDR Design-Build, Inc. Lisak joined HDR in 2000 and has held several positions of increasing responsibility within HDR Design-Build, Inc., most recently as its chief operations...

CONEXPO-CON/AGG Largest Ever.(exhibitions)(Brief Article)
February 28, 2005... Staff CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2005 exhibit space sales have topped a record-breaking 1.85 million square feet, making the 2005 show the largest CONEXPO-CON/AGG ever. The co-located IFPE 2005 International Exposition for Power Transmission is also...

Scholarship Applications Accepted.(Public Notice)
February 28, 2005... Staff The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is accepting nominations through April 15 for the "Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program." The program provides post-high...

Blasting, Overbreak Book Available.
February 28, 2005... Staff The Second Edition of the former Federal Highways Administration book "Rock Blasting and Overbreak Control" is now available. The second edition provides current technology on blasting, vibration control and new revised blasting...

Surety Information Offered.
February 28, 2005... Staff The Surety Information Office (SIO) is making a 52-page special section on surety bonding available free of charge. The section was published recently in the Associated Builders and Contractors' "Construction Executive" and...

Editor's Report.
February 28, 2005... By Curt Grandia The Construction Writers Association (CWA) recently announced the results of its annual survey of members on the nation's top five construction industry stories. Not surprisingly, the rising cost of steel and other...

Taking VPP Company Wide.(Voluntary Protection Program )
February 28, 2005... By Curt Grandia The Weitz Company Leads Nation In OSHA Challenge Pilot Program The Weitz Company is taking the lead in an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Program that, if expanded, would be a boon to building...

Cooperation Keys Success.
February 28, 2005... Staff Marysville Project Wins NPHQ Partnering Award A Kansas highway project team that designed grade separations, levee and railroad relocation for a complex project in Marysville was recently awarded The National Partnership for...

AGC Of Iowa Keeps Members Engaged.(Associated General Contractors of Iowa)
February 28, 2005... Staff Association Maintains Vitality In Era Of Electronic Bidding Before electronic bidding, when contractors still traveled to a central location to turn in their paper bids for DOT-let projects, associations built some of their...