Midwest Contractor articles from March 2009

Midwest Contractor archives from March 2009

Dental School Renovations.
March 9, 2009... Staff Kansas City, MO- The Weitz Co. recently completed renovations at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry in just 10 weeks. Designed by Guy Gronberg Architects, Lee's Summit, MO, Weitz successfully finished the...

Gateway Transportation Center.
March 9, 2009... Staff St. Louis- KAI Design & Build provided architectural and plumbing and fire protection engineering services on St. Louis City's new Gateway Transportation Center at Spruce and 15th streets near the Scottrade Center. Construction on...

TWS Acquires Pipeline Maintenance.
March 9, 2009... Staff Kansas City, MO- Kansas City-based TWS Technical Services Inc. announces the acquisition of Pipeline Maintenance/S.E.E. Underground Technologies & Consulting (PMI). TWS is the only company in the nation using High-Definition Pipeline...

Kansas Launches Online Community.(Kansas. Department of Transportation)(www.ktoc.net)(Brief article)
March 9, 2009... Staff Topeka, KS- Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) leaders want Kansans to talk to one other about transportation. To facilitate that conversation, KDOT has launched one of the nation's first government-sponsored online...

People.
March 9, 2009... Staff Dodge City, KS - Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co., the John Deere construction equipment dealer organization located in Dodge City, has named Jason Wood as territory sales manager. Wood has 20 years of sales experience representing...

Kansas City's Route 150 Gets A Makeover.
March 9, 2009... By Jerry Schleicher New lanes being constructed for commuters and motorcycles One of the most visible landmarks at the intersection of Route 71 and Route 150 in metropolitan Kansas City, MO's fast-growing southeast quadrant is Gail's...

Making The Grade -- With Precision.
March 9, 2009... By Mary Foster GPS machine controls save the grade at Eastern Iowa Airport The biggest challenges in airport runway projects often don't lie within the sheer amount of dirt that must be moved and graded, but in the tight tolerances...

Manchester Highlands.
March 23, 2009... Staff Manchester, MO- Like a giant stairway, the first "step" of shopping at the $120-million Manchester Highlands in Manchester opened its doors in late November. Brinkmann Constructors completed the first phase of what will ultimately be...

Weitz Completes Fort Riley Projects.(United States. Army & Air Force Exchange Service)(Weitz Company L.L.C.)(Brief article)
March 23, 2009... Staff Fort Riley, KS- General contractor The Weitz Company recently completed two projects at Fort Riley totaling $32 million: the 132,000-square-foot Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) Post Exchange, which represents $24 million and...

Midwest Commerce Center.
March 23, 2009... Staff Gardner, KS- As site development for the Midwest Commerce Center in Gardner begins, design-builder Clayco Inc. is preparing to start construction on a new 1.1-million-square-foot distribution facility for Coleman. Midwest...

People.(briefs)(Brief article)
March 23, 2009... Staff Kansas City, MO - Rick Griffin has joined JE Dunn Construction as director of facilities. Springfield, IL - Roland Machinery announces that Kevin Cox has joined the company as parts and service sales representative. ...

Asphalt Institute Celebrating Anniversary.
March 23, 2009... By Tom Hale The Asphalt Institute (AI), based in Lexington, KY, is celebrating its 90th anniversary as the international trade association of petroleum producers, manufacturers and affiliated businesses. Founded in 1919, the Asphalt...

Taking Action To Reduce E-Waste.
March 23, 2009... By Steven B. Rieker, Caterpillar Inc. Like cell phones, laptops and other electronic devices, machine control and guidance systems can represent a source of e-waste. What is being done about it? Many heavy equipment owners are using...