Midwest Contractor articles from January 2008

Midwest Contractor archives from January 2008

Reused Byproducts Help Power Plant.
January 14, 2008... Staff Lafarge North America Inc., the largest supplier of cement products in the United States and Canada, has officially opened a new state-of-the-art alternate solid fuels facility in Sugar Creek, Missouri. Representing a $7-million...

Van Keppel Hires Wichita Manager.(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... Staff The G.W. Van Keppel Company is pleased to announce that effective December 1st, Rich Forrest has assumed the position as branch manager at the Wichita, Kansas, location. G.W. Van Keppel Co., headquartered in Kansas City, is a heavy...

I-29/35 Project Consultant Named.
January 14, 2008... Staff Terracon Consultants, Inc. has been selected to provide geotechnical design and exploration for the Kansas City-area, $245-million Interstate 29/35 corridor improvement project, also known as kcICON. As part of their work, Terracon...

APAI Quality Awards.
January 14, 2008... Staff The Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa (APAI) held their 2007 Annual Convention on the 28th and 29th in November, at the West Des Moines, Iowa, Marriott. In addition to the various association meetings, many social opportunities,...

The Sun Is Still Shining.
January 14, 2008... By David Huey Midwest Contractors See Some Losses But More Gains With A 7-Percent Increase In Construction Volume In the coming year, contractors can expect the overall construction volume in Iowa, Kansas, Western Missouri, and...

Shepherding Midwest Roads.
January 14, 2008... By David Huey News from the departments of transportation of Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, and Nebraska's Department of Roads Iowa Crossroads Of The Nation Iowa DOT - Prepared For Another Year of Service The Iowa Department...

Springfield's VLP Gathers Kids' Books.(Brief article)
January 28, 2008... Staff Despite cold, dreary weather, employees from The Victor L. Phillips Company in Springfield, Mo., and their families helped make this Christmas a little more special for area kids by collecting children's books donated at this year's...

Firm Moves Headquarters To Olathe.
January 28, 2008... Staff Terracon Consultants, Inc., a leading national engineering consulting firm, has relocated its corporate headquarters to Olathe, Kansas. Terracon's offices now occupy the 40,000-square-foot third level of Corporate Ridge II, the...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
January 28, 2008... David Huey Equipment manufacturers and dealers, rental companies and construction firms are ramping up for this year's CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 that will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., March 11-15. The event...

Field Service For Extreme Conditions.
January 28, 2008... Jennifer Oredson, Technical Writer McAninch Steps Up to the Challenge of Airport Site Prep Provided by: Iowa Mold Tooling, Co. Inc., Garner, Iowa No matter what the job, Dwayne McAninch knows speed is crucial, and never more so...