Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from April 2008

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from April 2008

Reed Construction Data To Be Sold.
April 7, 2008... Staff London- Reed Elsevier announced in late February that it plans to sell Reed Business Information, the business-to-business publishing division that includes Reed Construction Data and all of its product lines including ACP, which...

New Technology.(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Staff Seattle - Perkins+Will, an international architectural practice, has signed an agreement to deploy Newforma Project Center as the standard Project Information Management solution across the firm, including its Seattle office. ...

Idaho Bridge Project Wins Top Repair Award.
April 7, 2008... Staff Des Plaines, Ill.- The Repair and Preservation of the Historic Rainbow Bridge, Valley County, Idaho, has been chosen by the International Concrete Repair Institute as the ICRI 2007 Project of the Year. The Rainbow Bridge on...

Oregon Pavement Project Wins Award.(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Staff Skokie, Ill.- The American Concrete Pavement Association presented one of its 18th Annual "Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards" to an Oregon project. The awards recognize the contractors, engineers and owners whose efforts...

Treasure Valley Development Creates Partnerships.(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Staff Boise- The Tree Farm, a new mixed-use community coming soon to Idaho's Treasure Valley, recently announced two key projects, a sewer line extension and new traffic signal, in partnership with local public and private entities. ...

HDR Acquires Boise Engineering Firm.(Doherty & Associates Inc)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Staff BoiseBoise - The Omaha-based architecture-engineering-consulting firm HDR has acquired engineering firm Doherty & Associates Inc., based in Boise. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Going forward, Doherty &...

Briefs.
April 7, 2008... Staff Spokane - The Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors of America elected the 2008 board of directors during its annual convention on Jan. 11 at the Davenport Hotel. Newly elected officers include: Walt Haneke , ACI...

People.(Bruce Miner has apponited)(Dean Parker has been appointed)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Staff Bellingham, Wash.- Two employees of Birch Equipment are serving on the advisory boards for the Diesel Mechanics programs at Bellingham Technical College and Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon, Wash. Bruce Miner, shop manager,...

Industry Watch.
April 7, 2008... Staff Salem - The Portland dealership of Pape Machinery recently became a member of Oregon OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program. Participation in SHARP represents a commitment by an employer to improve its...

New Products.(S-60 and S-65 Trax models)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Staff Redmond, Wash.- Genie Industries Inc. has unveiled the latest additions to its telescopic boom family - S-60 and S-65 Trax models. The new Trax booms feature a four-point track system that allows contractors to work any time of...

Briefs.
April 21, 2008... Staff Seattle - The Associated General Contractors of Washington elected new officers and board members and named the Contractor and Affiliate of the Year during its Annual Meeting in January AGC officers for 2008 are: President Steve...

Balfour Beatty Wins AGC Partnering Award.
April 21, 2008... Staff Las Vegas- The Associated General Contractors of America presented one of its 2008 Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Awards to Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc. for the contractor's work on the Downtown Seattle Transit...

ABC Chapter Marks 25 Years.
April 21, 2008... Staff Bellevue, Wash.- Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. The chapter started in 1983 when work on a national hotel chain was denied to a Seattle area contractor, the low...

Dozer Day Gets a New Driver.
April 21, 2008... Staff Vancouver, Wash.- The Nutter Foundation, organized in 2007 to be a giving arm for Nutter Corp., has taken over lead management and oversight of Dozer Day at the request of the Parks Foundation. Dozer Day, a fund-raising event in...

New Products.(Brief article)
April 21, 2008... Staff Kent, Wash.- Modern Machinery has taken on the Wirtgen Group's line of road maintenance equipment at all of its locations. The Wirtgen Group includes three manufacturing brands - Wirtgen, Hamm and Vogele. Wirtgen manufactures a...

People.
April 21, 2008... Staff Eugene, Ore. - Peterson Machinery Co., the authorized Caterpillar dealership for central and southern Oregon, has hired Scott Parker as a product support service representative. Parker has been in the heavy equipment industry for...

Industry Watch.
April 21, 2008... Staff Redmond, Wash.- As part of its Aftermarket Service support plan, Genie Industries has launched an online parts website, participation in a parts and ordering online network, and the appointment of dedicated parts support in the...

Editor's Report.
April 21, 2008... By Carl Molesworth I'm a driver who slows down in work zones. I mean, how would it look for the editor of this magazine to get pulled over next to a construction site because I was endangering the workers there? Not to mention how much I...

Recycling to the MAX.
April 21, 2008... Story by Larry Trojak Reusing On-Site Materials Cuts Costs in Portland Light Rail Project In light of the high profile projects that have garnered headlines recently based solely on their cost overruns (Boston's "Big Dig" and the...

Oregon Logging Conference.
April 21, 2008... Story by Carl Molesworth Contractors Drawn to Indoor and Outdoor Equipment Expo After seven decades in operation, the Oregon Logging Conference was a combination of something old and something new this year. "A Seventy-Year...