Midwest Contractor articles from September 2004

Midwest Contractor archives from September 2004

Online Job Board Launched.(JobTarget)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Staff The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and JobTarget, a leading Internet-based job board management company, have joined forces to develop a new transportation construction industry online job board...

Vermeer Launches New Website.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Staff Vermeer has launched a new interactive website (www.vermeer.com ) that visitors can use to preview the latest breaking job stories and technologies. The new website is the first phase of the Pella, Iowa-based company's campaign...

Drainage Comments Sought.(Environmental Water Resources Institute )(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Staff The Environmental Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has announced it will conduct public comment periods on revisions to three urban subsurface drainage standards. The standards,...

Extending Concrete Production.
September 13, 2004... Staff Degussa Admixtures, Inc., provider of the Master Builders brand of chemical admixtures, has created a special task force to assist concrete producers facing cement shortages. A team of sales, research and development, marketing, and...

FHWA Revises MUTCD.(Federal Highway Administration)(Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices)
September 13, 2004... Staff The Federal Highway Administration recently revised Section 6 of the 2003 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD). Recognized as the national standard for traffic control devices used on all...

AEM Supports Trade Agreement.(Association of Equipment Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Staff The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) supports the recent addition of the Dominican Republic to the Central American Free Trade Agreement and urges quick Congressional approval of the pact. When the agreement goes into...

RSC Registers With NER.(National Equipment Register)(Rental Service Corporation )(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Staff In an effort to deter equipment theft and increase its recovery rate of stolen equipment, Rental Service Corporation recently announced that it has registered its equipment fleet with the National Equipment Register (NER). As a...

ATI Acquires Genesis.(Attachment Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Staff Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing, one of the world's leading attachment manufacturers for the scrap recycling and demolition industries, in July announced its asset acquisition by Attachment Technologies Inc. (ATI) of Cedar Rapids,...

Structural Group Earns Ranking.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Staff Structural Group, a $140-million Baltimore-based specialty-contracting firm with offices in Kansas City that delivers services, systems and technologies that build, repair, protect, strengthen, and reinforce concrete, steel, masonry,...

AEM Board Elects Officers.(Association of Equipment Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Staff The Board of Directors of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has elected Charles Stamp Jr., vice president Public Affairs Worldwide for Deere and Co. in Moline, Ill., as AEM chairman. Gerald Shaheen, group president...

"Triangle" Phase Three.
September 13, 2004... Story by Curt Grandia APAC-Kansas Project Among MoDOT's Largest This Season In the Missouri Department of Transportation's continuing efforts to "Untangle the Triangle" in Kansas City, the Kansas City division of APAC-Kansas, Inc. is...

Editor's Report.
September 13, 2004... By Curt Grandia It was almost a year ago to the day that the Associated General Contractors of America on Sept. 16, 2003, issued its white paper on the use of reverse auctions for procuring construction. That four-page statement included...

Customized Curtainwall.
September 13, 2004... By Heather West Wausau Solution Combines Security, Aesthetics, Performance Tenants of the Des Moines Federal Building will soon be enjoying a structurally sound and energy-efficient facade, thanks in part, to the customized, protective...

Women In Construction.
September 13, 2004... By Carole Bionda, National Chair Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Organizations Raise Awareness, Encourage Women To Enter Construction It is undeniable that the face of the construction industry workforce is changing. For...

Sand Recovery Unit.(Eureka Sand & Gravel)
September 13, 2004... Story by Carl Emigh Eureka Sand & Gravel Saves Saleable Sand With Powerscreen Finesmaster 120 Eureka Sand & Gravel, St. Louis, was losing about 200 tons per week of saleable sand from their concrete and mason sand screw because fine...

Decking Highway 13 Bridge.(OCCI)
September 13, 2004... Story by Curt Grandia OCCI Works To Complete MoDOT Bridge At Lexington OCCI is at work to finish the new Highway 13 Missouri River Bridge at Lexington. The Fulton, Mo.-based contractor's work on the $10-million Missouri Department of...

Hawkins Construction Tests SP-100.
September 27, 2004... By Curt Grandia Movax-Sonic SideGrip™ Speeds Pier Construction, Improves Safety Hawkins Construction Company's willingness to invest in new technology is paying off on the West Dodge Road Project in Omaha. And it didn't take...

Rahn To Lead MoDOT.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2004... Staff Culminating a six-month nationwide search, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission in August announced the selection of Pete K. Rahn as the new director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. "We're thrilled...

Scholarships Awarded.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2004... Staff The Associated General Contractors of Missouri recently awarded scholarships to three students pursuing construction industry careers. Applicants for the scholarships must be an employee or the son or daughter of an employee of...

Skid-Steer Safety Video Available.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2004... Staff The National Demolition Association, formerly the National Association of Demolition Contractors, has released a new Skid-Steer Safety Video available free to members. The 15-minute video, produced in English and Spanish,...