Midwest Contractor articles from January 2006

Midwest Contractor archives from January 2006

Editor's Report.
January 9, 2006... By Curt Grandia This year holds a lot of promise and potential for contractors in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The economy is strengthening to spur new building in nearly every category of heavy construction, interest rates and...

2006 Construction Forecast.(from the government)(Column)
January 9, 2006... By Curt Grandia Construction Spending Up 11 Percent, Transportation To Increase 8 Percent In recent years, project owners have gotten a big bang for their construction bucks due to fierce competition and costs that were at least...

2006 Area Roadbuilding Outlook.
January 9, 2006... By Curt Grandia MoDOT, KDOT Programs Strongest, IDOT, NDOR Programs Remain Steady The new year is shaping up as another busy one for area bridge and roadbuilders. Let's take a look at the state-by-state building plans for 2006. ...

ARTBA Forecasts Record Year.
January 9, 2006... Staff Higher Costs Could Absorb Much Of Highway Market Gain Courtesy of ARTBA Spurred by a combination of renewed economic growth, emergency repair work following Hurricane Katrina and SAFETEA-LU's increased federal investment in...

2006 Equipment Outlook.(Column)
January 9, 2006... By Curt Grandia Increased Prices Remain, Availability To Improve Construction equipment prices have risen in recent months as equipment manufacturers have been hit with the same cost increases for materials that have burdened...

AEM Survey.
January 9, 2006... Staff Manufacturers Forecast Continued Market Growth Courtesy of AEM Construction equipment manufacturers expect their industry growth to continue through 2006, but at a somewhat slower pace than 2005, with gains predicted across...

Builders' Survey Indicates Gains.
January 9, 2006... Staff Kansas City Contractors Anticipate Increased Volumes In 2006 Courtesy of The Builders' Association According to a survey of Builders' Association members, 2006 will bring gains in commercial and industrial construction volume...

Editor's Report.(transportation development programs)
January 23, 2006... By Curt Grandia Whether or not the Kansas Department of Transportation will be able to complete its Comprehensive Transportation Program as scheduled is in the hands of the Kansas Legislature, which reconvened Jan. 9. According to the...

Constructing Riverside Casino.
January 23, 2006... By Curt Grandia Iowa Contractor Takes Business To A New Level Fort Madison, Iowa-based Frank Baxter General Contractor, Inc. has taken its business to a whole new level as construction manager for the new $130-million Riverside Casino...

Attracting Service Technicians.
January 23, 2006... By Curt Grandia Area Equipment Distributor Offers Reimbursement For Training With service technicians in high demand nationwide and locally, an area equipment distributor has found a way to attract more people to the industry, helping...

Safety Milestone.
January 23, 2006... By Curt Grandia Story Construction Co. Surpasses 1 Million Hours Without Lost Time Story Construction Co., an Ames, Iowa-based general contractor, construction manager and design-build company, was recently recognized for reaching a...

Delta Cos. Wins NAPA Award.
January 23, 2006... Staff Delta Cos. Inc., headquartered in Cape Girardeau, Mo., recently won a 2005 National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Community Involvement Award for its Delta outreach program at Southeast Missouri State University and for...

HCA Elects Officers, Board.
January 23, 2006... Staff John O'Donnell, president of O'Donnell and Sons Construction Co., Inc., was elected president of The Heavy Constructors Association of Greater Kansas City (HCA) during the association's December 1 board meeting. Other 2006-07 HCA...

NDOR Announces TE Awards.(Nebraska Department of Roads)(Transportation Enhancement)(Brief Article)
January 23, 2006... Staff The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) Dec. 9 announced 21 projects totaling $6,098,265 funded through the Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program. Since 1993, the Department of Roads has supported more than 700 transportation...

Wage, Benefits Survey Available.(Brief Article)
January 23, 2006... Staff The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) recently published its 2006 "Transportation Contractors Salary & Benefits Survey" with data for 30 office and field positions...

AASHTO Offers Report.
January 23, 2006... Staff A new report from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) highlights some of the accelerated construction techniques being used throughout the United States. "Accelerating Project Delivery:...

Powell To Headline Dinner.
January 23, 2006... Staff General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) will be the headline speaker at the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation's (ARTBA-TDF) June 29 reception and dinner celebrating the 50th...