Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from April 2009

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from April 2009

2008 Build Northwest Awards Presented.(Awards list)
April 6, 2009... Staff Spokane- The Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors presented its 2008 Build Northwest Awards for project excellence on Jan. 30 during its annual convention at the Davenport Hotel. These awards recognize excellence in...

Point Thomson Drilling Gets State Road Permit.
April 6, 2009... Staff Juneau- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued a permit to ExxonMobil Corp. in January to begin construction of an ice road to Point Thomson, an undeveloped gas and condensate discovery 60 miles east of Prudhoe Bay. ...

Landscape Firm Receives Multiple Awards.(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... Staff Monroe, WA- Pacific Earth Works Inc. was recognized with three 2008 Environmental Landscape Awards by the Washington Association of Landscape Professionals at its recent annual state convention. The notable Seattle Center 5th...

People.
April 6, 2009... Staff Eugene, OR - Peterson Machinery, the authorized Caterpillar dealer in Central and Southern Oregon, has consolidated its Medford- and Redmond-area equipment sales and rental positions. Charlie Morehead , Medford machine sales...

New Products.
April 6, 2009... Staff Seattle- Red Dot Corp. has made Glacier Bay Inc.'s ClimaCab all-electric climate-control system for commercial vehicles available to its network of warehouse distributors. ClimaCab is a battery-powered HVAC system that combines...

AGC Idaho Elects New Officers.(Associated General Contractors )(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... Staff Boise- The general contractor members of the Associated General Contractors of Idaho elected 2009 officers in December. The chapter's executive committee includes Chuck Ranstrom of Hoffbuhr Excavating Co., president; Burke Hansen...

ASCC Chooses Officers and Directors.
April 6, 2009... Staff Moxie, WA- The American Society of Concrete Contractors has elected Mike Poppoff , Moxie, as a vice president for 2009-2010. The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the ASCC, elected Clark Branum , Marysville, WA,...

WHPacific Promotes and Adds Staff.(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... Staff Bothell, WA- WHPacific has added staff and made a promotion in its Bothell office. Terrence Paananen , PE, and David Field , PE, joined the firm's Transportation group. Paananen is a senior project manager with more than 30...

Shadle Park Turns Around.
April 6, 2009... Story by Carl Molesworth Spokane Modernization Project Reorients High School to Nearby Park A $70.6-million, multiphased construction and modernization project at Shadle Park High School in Spokane, WA, is making good progress toward...

Portland's Big Pipe.
April 6, 2009... Staff Liebherr Duty-Cycle Crane Speeds Shaft Construction on East Side CSO Project The East Side Combined Sewer Outflow project in Portland is designed to significantly reduce the city's sewage and storm water overflows into the...

Seattle Construction Challenge.
April 6, 2009... Story by Carl Molesworth Competing Student Teams Get an Inside Look at Construction Careers The first Seattle Construction Challenge, a regional competition designed to spark interest in construction careers among middle school and...

APAO Presents Annual Paving Awards.(Brief article)
April 20, 2009... Staff Eugene, OR -- The Asphalt Pavement Association of Oregon presented it 39th Annual Paving Awards during APAO's 15th Annual Conference in Eugene Feb. 24. The award winners in each category are listed below. ...

Industry Watch.(Western States Equipment)(Brief article)
April 20, 2009... Staff Meridian, ID-- Western States Equipment Co., in partnership with local food banks in four states, recently concluded the "Dump Hunger" campaign. The campaign, which began Dec. 22, 2008, gathered some 116,000 pounds of food --...

People.
April 20, 2009... Staff Portland -- Halton Co., the exclusive Caterpillar dealer for Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington, has appointed Tanner Halton to executive vice president and general manager. In his new role, Halton will oversee the...

New Products.
April 20, 2009... Staff Juneau -- SAKAI has appointed Miller Construction Equipment Sales as an authorized dealer in the state of Alaska. SAKAI offers a full line of vibratory soil compactors, seven 4,000-VPM vibratory asphalt rollers designed for...

Northwest Shines at AGC Convention.
April 20, 2009... Staff San Diego-- Three Northwest projects were among the winners when Associated General Contractors of America recognized 13 construction projects with Aon Build America Awards during AGC's 90th Annual Convention in March. The...

NW Cement Producers Group Merges with PCA.
April 20, 2009... Staff Gig Harbor, WA-- The Northwest Cement Producers Group, a multistate association headquartered in Washington, has merged into the national Portland Cement Association. John V. Arroyo of Gig Harbor, who has managed the marketing...

CITC Curriculum Adds Green Module.(Construction Industry Training Council )(Brief article)
April 20, 2009... Staff Bellevue, WA-- The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington has integrated the National Center for Construction Education & Research training module "Your Role in the Green Environment" into its training programs. The...

Lyle Schellenberg Installed as NUCA President.
April 20, 2009... Staff Salem-- Oregon utility contractor Lyle Schellenberg was sworn in as the National Utility Contractors Association's 43rd president on March 6 during Utility Construction EXPO '09 in Phoenix. President of Armadillo Underground Inc....

Elmer Elected National Chairman-elect of ABC.
April 20, 2009... Staff Spokane, WA-- Jim Elmer, founder and president of James W. Elmer Construction Co., Spokane, was sworn in as Associated Builders and Contractors national chairman-elect in February at ABC's 2009 National Convention in Honolulu. ...

AGC Elects Aadland as Senior Vice President.(Associated General Contractors)(Ted Aadland)(Brief article)
April 20, 2009... Staff Portland, OR-- The Associated General Contractors of America recently selected new officers to lead the nation's largest construction trade association. Ted Aadland, president of Aadland Evans Constructors Inc., Portland, will serve...

DBM Chairman Fleming Dies at 76.(DBM Contractors Inc.)(George Fleming)(Obituary)(Brief article)
April 20, 2009... Staff George Fleming, chair of DBM Contractors Inc. board of directors, died in January at his home in Kula, Maui, HI. He was 76. Fleming had served on the DBM board since 1990 and as chairman since 1992. Upon retiring from the...

Bremik Construction Fills Three Key Positions.
April 20, 2009... Staff Portland, OR-- Bremik Construction has added three people to its management team. Bob Trapa was hired as director of construction. He has many years of experience in estimating and holds a bachelor's degree in construction...

Time To Say Goodbye.
April 20, 2009... By Carl Molesworth With this edition, Pacific Builder & Engineer closes the books after 107 years of continuous publication. The magazine survived two world wars, the Great Depression and 9/11, but it couldn't overcome the challenges posed...

Glacier Recycle.
April 20, 2009... Story by Carl Molesworth Efficient Handling of Waste Materials Is Good for Business Material handling is the name of the game at Glacier Recycle LLC in Auburn, WA. In operation just a year and a half, Glacier processes commingled...

ACEC Honors Engineering Projects.
April 20, 2009... Staff Seismic and Wind Design for Tower Earns MKA Top Award The American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington honored 41 projects representing a wide range of engineering achievements when the organization presented its 41st...