Midwest Contractor articles from October 2006

Midwest Contractor archives from October 2006

Editor's Report.(Missouri Department of Transportation's Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement )(Editorial)
October 9, 2006... By Curt Grandia Help Wanted: The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking a contractor or a team of contractors to design-build the repair or reconstruction of 800 bridges in five years. Nearing the early completion of its...

One Car, Two Engines, 350 MPH.
October 9, 2006... By Steve Hudson JCB, with North American headquarters near Savannah, Ga., and 17 plants on four continents, recently went to Utah to set a new land speed record for a diesel-powered car. It isn't every day that someone sets a new land...

PCA Honors Iowa Bridge.
October 9, 2006... Staff The Mars Hill Bridge in Wapello County, Iowa, is among 10 winners in the Portland Cement Association's (PCA) Tenth Biennial Bridge Awards Competition. The competition recognizes excellence in design and construction of concrete...

AGC Urges Peters' Confirmation.
October 9, 2006... Staff The Associated General Contractors of America last month announced its support for Mary Peters as secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT), and urged the U.S. Senate to work to have her confirmed as expeditiously as...

AEM Backs 25x'25 Initiative.(aims and objectives of Association of Equipment Manufacturers)(Brief article)
October 9, 2006... Staff The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) continues to support efforts to make the goal of the 25x'25 national energy initiative a reality. The initiative aims to obtain 25 percent of U.S. energy needs from agricultural and...

Ingersoll Rand Adds Dealer.(Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd adds Custom Truck & Equipment as a new attachments dealer)(Brief article)
October 9, 2006... Staff Ingersoll Rand has expanded its dealer network with the addition of Custom Truck & Equipment as a new attachments dealer. Custom Truck & Equipment will carry the full line of Ingersoll Rand attachments, including Tramac hydraulic...

Firestone Honors Master Contractors.
October 9, 2006... Staff Fifteen area commercial roofing contractors were among 258 companies honored recently with the 2006 Master Contractor Award from Firestone Building Products Company. Firestone-licensed contractors earn the Master Contractor Award...

Bobcat Presents Service Awards.(achievements and awards of industrial equipment industry)(Brief article)
October 9, 2006... Staff Bobcat Company, a business of Ingersoll Rand, recently recognized several area dealers for their years of service in supplying contractors with Bobcat compact equipment. Three area dealerships were honored with 40-year service...

Sunbelt Acquires NationsRent.
October 9, 2006... Staff Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. on Sept. 1 completed its acquisition by merger of NationsRent Companies, Inc. The acquisition was valued at more than $1 billion and forms the third-largest equipment rental provider in the U.S. rental...

Leica/Locata Sign Agreement.(distribution pact between Leica Geosystems AG and Locata Corp)(Brief article)
October 9, 2006... Staff Leica Geosystems and Locata Corporation, Australia, recently signed a cooperative agreement for the distribution and support of Locata positioning technology in mutually agreed markets. The first steps in this agreement will see...

Familiar Product Line Updated.(construction equipment)
October 9, 2006... By Curt Grandia Area Manufacturer Modernizes Barber-Greene/Caterpillar Design Though the name and paint scheme may yet be unfamiliar to some asphalt contractors, the equipment itself shouldn't be. The new Weiler E650 Asphalt Elevator...

Sprint Center Takes Shape.
October 9, 2006... By Curt Grandia Creativity, Innovation,Resourcefulness Key M.A. Mortenson Company's Success At Arena At work on what promises to be perhaps the finest new arena in the nation, creativity, innovation and resourcefulness are keying M.A....

APWA Elects Local Engineer.
October 23, 2006... Staff Larry W. Frevert , P.E., municipal program manager, in the Kansas City, Mo., office of HDR, was named President-elect of the American Public Works Association (APWA) last month during the 2006 International Public Works Congress and...

Walton Names Frisbee Part Owner.(Dan Frisbee named as one of the owners of Walton Construction Co., LLC)(Brief article)
October 23, 2006... Staff Dan Frisbee of St. Louis has joined Walton Investors, LLC, a group of seven other Walton executives, as one of the owners of Walton Construction Co., LLC. As a member of Walton Investors, LLC, Frisbee is the first Walton...

Construction Starts Climb.
October 23, 2006... Staff Reed Construction Data (RCD) announced in September that the year-to-date value of construction starts through August 2006, excluding residential contracts, totaled $185 billion, 9.2 percent higher than in the first eight months of...

PCA Lowers Consumption Forecast.(Portland Cement Association)(Brief article)
October 23, 2006... Staff Although many regional markets throughout the U.S. experienced strong cement consumption growth earlier this year, a new forecast from the Economic Research department at Portland Cement Association (PCA) expects the second half of...

PCA Awards Fellowships.
October 23, 2006... Staff In other news from the Portland Concrete Association, two of the association's six educational fellowships were awarded to area graduate students. Local fellowship recipients -- listed by university, student, professor, and...

Editor's Report.
October 23, 2006... By Curt Grandia In the past year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have made numerous well-publicized arrests of illegal immigrants working in construction and related...

Graduating To Machine Control.
October 23, 2006... By Curt Grandia Kansas Contractor Quickly Learns Benefits Of GPS Guidance, Control Stoppel Dirt, Inc. purchased its first GPS equipment in early 2005, a Trimble SDS 900 rover with the Trimble base station to make their initial...

LEEDing The Way.(Company overview)
October 23, 2006... Staff IPC Provides Pre-Cast Concrete For Sustainable "Green Design" Projects Courtesy of IPC IPC, a Midwest manufacturer, is becoming an industry leader in providing pre-cast concrete for sustainable, green design and Leadership...

KRMCA, ACI-KS Host Pervious Concrete Seminar.(Kansas Ready Mixed Concrete Association)(American Concrete Institute-Kansas)(Brief article)
October 23, 2006... Staff The Kansas Ready Mixed Concrete Association (KRMCA) and the Kansas Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI-KS) hosted a Pervious Concrete seminar in Topeka September 20 attended by more than 70 architects, engineers, ready...