Midwest Contractor articles from March 2008

Midwest Contractor archives from March 2008

Historic Brewery To Be Condos.
March 10, 2008... Staff WDM Architects (WDM) of Wichita, Kansas, recently entered into a joint venture with Ebersoldt + Underwood Architecture (E+U) of St. Louis to design one of the largest historic redevelopment projects in St. Louis - the Lemp Brewery...

Keeping Safe At College.
March 10, 2008... By David Huey Some job sites, you can tell just by driving by that it's not a place you'd like to work. There's debris everywhere, equipment is rumbling along as workers leap aside and more hardhats are in the tool shed than on the crew's...

Telehandler Safety By The Book.
March 10, 2008... By David Huey OSHA Rule 1910.178 (I) requires operators of Class 7 forklifts - more commonly known as telehandlers - to pass an operator's safety training class before they move a single load of drywall or bricks. Prior to the...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
March 24, 2008... David Huey I've always been proud of my first summer of construction, working in Southeast Iowa pouring concrete walls, floors, foundations, etc. Later, I ran a crew that did driveways, sidewalks, curb and gutter, and parking lots in...

Liebherr Offers Sales Training.
March 24, 2008... Staff Liebherr Construction Equipment Company invited the sales staff of REXCO Equipment, Inc. to its headquarters in Newport News, Virginia, for a two-day product training seminar. The seminar featured sales presentations and product...

Callison Honored At HDAW.(Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week )(Brief article)
March 24, 2008... Staff James "J.W." Callison of Midwest Wheel Companies, Des Moines, Iowa, was inducted into the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Hall of Fame during the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Industry Awards Luncheon on Jan. 23 during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week...

Hayes Now Builders' Chairman.
March 24, 2008... Staff The Builders' Association named Michael J. Hayes their 2008 chairman of the board. He has been a member of the Association's Executive Board since 2004. He succeeds Thomas F. Whittaker, senior vice president of JE Dunn Construction...

L&M Gains Marketing Director.
March 24, 2008... Staff Omaha, Nebraska-based L&M Construction Chemicals (L&M) hired Peter Wagner as their new director of marketing and sales support. Bringing nearly a decade of experience in the polished concrete industry, Wagner's focus will be on L&M's...