Midwest Contractor articles from March 2007

Midwest Contractor archives from March 2007

AGC/I Hosts 85th Convention.(Bravo Award)(Conference news)
March 12, 2007... Staff Hall Of Fame Induction, Awards Highlight President's Banquet With "Moving Iowa for 85 Years" as the theme, the Associated General Contractors of Iowa (AGC/I) held its 85th Annual State Convention Jan. 10-12 in Des Moines with a...

Fabick Promotes Lathrop.
March 12, 2007... Staff Fabick Cat recently promoted Travis Lathrop to southwest regional manager. Lathrop had served Fabick CAT as the compact construction equipment sales manager since July 2006. In his new role, Lathrop will manage all aspects of...

McCubbin Joins Murphy Tractor.
March 12, 2007... Staff Murphy Tractor and Equipment Company, John Deere's construction equipment dealer located in Fort Dodge, has added Miles McCubbin to its staff as territory sales manager. In his new position, McCubbin is responsible for sales and...

AEM, MSHA Establish Alliance.
March 12, 2007... Staff The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) have formed an alliance to develop and distribute "best practices" training materials and other information to enhance miner health...

UR Agrees To Sell Traffic Control.
March 12, 2007... Staff United Rentals, Inc. recently announced a definitive agreement to sell its traffic control business to HTS Acquisition, Inc., an entity newly formed by affiliates of private equity investors Wynnchurch Capital Partners and Oak Hill...

President Bush Visits Caterpillar.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... Staff President Bush commended Caterpillar for successfully demonstrating that U.S. companies can successfully compete on the world stage during a recent visit to Caterpillar's manufacturing facility in East Peoria, Ill. During a Jan....

J.E. Dunn Builds West Edge.(J.E. Dunn Construction Co.)
March 12, 2007... By Curt Grandia Mixed-Use Project To Be Complete By Mid-2008 In Country Club Plaza J.E. Dunn Construction is at work on the West Edge, an $88-million mixed-use project in the Country Club Plaza of Kansas City, Mo. The project, located...

Iowa's Super-Large Load.(Diamond Heavy Haul, Inc. moves transformer for Iowa department of transportation)
March 12, 2007... By Curt Grandia Transformer Move May Be Heaviest Ever On State's Roads Contractors move some large loads of materials and heavy equipment, but the recent move of a super-large load in Des Moines would be hard to top. Jan. 8,...

Vermeer Introduces "Bore Pilot".(Vermeer Manufacturing Co.'s tutorial CD)(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... Staff Tutorial On CD Helps Plan Horizontal Direction Drilling Jobs Courtesy of Vermeer Manufacturing Vermeer Manufacturing Company recently introduced Bore Pilot, a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) tutorial on CD that aids...

Contractor Resources Contact Information For Lawmakers, State Government, One Call.(Directory)
March 26, 2007... Staff To complement the information provided in this 2007 Buyers' Guide on construction equipment products, manufacturers and local distributors, Midwest Contractor provides a listing of area lawmakers, state government offices and One...

Rahn Addresses Legislature.
March 26, 2007... Staff In his annual State of Transportation Address Feb. 7, Missouri Department of Transportation Director Pete Rahn called for dedicated truck lanes on Interstates 70 and 44. "By 2012, just five years from today, there will be nearly...

Commercial Building Starts Soar.(Brief article)
March 26, 2007... Staff Reed Construction Data (RCD) last month announced that the value of U.S. construction starts, excluding residential projects, totaled $26.5 billion in January, 28.7-percent more than in January 2006. Starts increased 3.8 percent from...

Case To Award New Backhoe.
March 26, 2007... Staff In celebration of its 50th year manufacturing loader/backhoes, Case Construction Equipment is holding a year-long series of loader/backhoe rodeo competitions that will culminate in a national championship. The winner of the...

811 Launches In Five Weeks.(Federal Communications Commission services)(Brief article)
March 26, 2007... Staff The countdown is on with five weeks to go until the new 811 is launched to the public. 811 is the new FCC-designated national N-11 number created to eliminate confusion of multiple "Call Before You Dig" numbers across the...

Editor's Report.
March 26, 2007... By Curt Grandia I had the opportunity to attend two big industry events in Las Vegas early this year, World of Concrete in January and the Utility Construction Expo in February. And though the events were different in terms of their...