Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from August 2008

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from August 2008

Hood Canal Bridge Team Reaches Milestone.(Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... Staff Tacoma-- Kiewit-General and the Washington State Department of Transportation have reached their biggest milestone since Hood Canal Bridge pontoon construction began three years ago by completing the final concrete pour on the last...

Permit Issued for Juneau Access Road.(Department of the Army permit)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... Staff Anchorage-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a Department of the Army permit to the Alaska Department of Transportation authorizing discharge of fill material into U.S. waters to construct the Juneau Access Improvements...

Emmert Wins Two SC&RA Hauling Awards.(Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association announced the winners during its recent annual conference)(Conference news)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... Staff Fairfax, VA-- The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association announced the winners of the Hauling Job of the Year Awards during its recent annual conference. Emmert International, Clackamas, OR, won in the Hauling over 160,000...

School Construction Bonds Total $262 Million.
August 4, 2008... Staff Snohomish, WA-- Snohomish School District No. 201 voters have approved a $262-million bond measure for school construction. The results of the close election were certified last month. The 20-year bond measure will fund the...

Briefs.
August 4, 2008... Staff Seattle -- Jon Magnusson , P.E., S.E., Dist.M.ASCE, chairman and CEO of Magnusson Klemencic Associates in Seattle and Chicago, was recently named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Formerly known...

Industry Watch.
August 4, 2008... Staff Vancouver, WA -- Case Construction Equipment has entered an agreement to purchase select dealership assets of Western Power & Equipment, of Vancouver. Western Power & Equipment sells, rents and services construction and...

People.(appointment of Mason Stafford at Monroe branch)(appointment of Carl Saden at Mount Vernon branch)(heavy equipment industry appointed Greg McClelland)(N C Machinery appointed Zachary Tuiasosopo)
August 4, 2008... Staff Tukwila, WA -- There are several new faces at N C The Cat Rental Store and N C Machinery branches in Washington. Mason Stafford is a new rental sales representative at the Monroe branch. He will be responsible for rental and...

New Products.
August 4, 2008... Staff Redmond, WA-- Genie Industries recently introduced the Super-Straddle accessory redesign. The Super-Straddle is an attachment that allows operators to mount a Genie AWP Super Series personnel lift above obstacles such as fixed...

Tuning In to Web Cams.
August 4, 2008... By Tom Allen, AIA Contractors Get Timely Input to Maintain Project Schedules No longer will you have to wait... and wait... and wait until someone arrives at the job site to look at a situation. With the push of a button on a new...

Build Washington Awards.(Associated General Contractors of Washington honored Construction Firms for Excellence )
August 4, 2008... Staff AGC of Washington Honors Construction Firms for Excellence The Associated General Contractors of Washington honored the 2008 Build Washington Award winners in a gala event recently at the Seattle Art Museum. Build Washington...

More Than a Simulation.(Bates Technical College Students Use Surveying Skills and High-Tech Equipment for Land Surveying Program and civil engineering program)
August 4, 2008... Story by Don Talend Surveying Students at Bates Technical College Use Surveying Skills and High-Tech Equipment on a Real-Life As-Built Survey Rich Lang and his surveying students at Bates Technical College in Tacoma, WA, are finding an...

Project Improves Road, Rail Freight Mobility.
August 18, 2008... Staff Tacoma-- East D Street, a major corridor for rail and motor freight entering and leaving the Port of Tacoma industrial area, officially opened in June, providing freight, motorists and pedestrians better access to much of Tacoma's...

New Products.
August 18, 2008... Staff Missoula, MT-- Modern Machinery has acquired all rights to the Madill product line of forestry equipment, which includes yarders, feller bunchers, harvesters, log loaders, delimbers, and saw heads. Modern will be the worldwide...

Materials Donated for Grizzly Bear Exhibit.
August 18, 2008... Staff Billings, MT-- Carlisle SynTec, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of commercial roofing systems, recently donated 2,400 square feet of its Sure-Seal EPDM roofing membrane for a new 2-acre grizzly bear exhibit at Zoo Montana in...

Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Planned.
August 18, 2008... Staff Houston, TX-- A Texas-based pipeline company has announced plans to build a pipeline capable of carrying more than 1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas from southwestern Wyoming to a pipeline interconnect at Malin, OR, near...

ABC Members Earn Refunds.
August 18, 2008... Staff Bellevue, WA-- Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington's Retro program earned more than $4.6 million in workers' compensation premium refunds for the 350 members who participated in the ABC Retro Program for the...

GFI Buys Majority Interest in Snelson Companies Inc.
August 18, 2008... Staff Sedro-Woolley, WA-- Snelson Companies Inc. has sold a majority interest in the company to GFI Energy Ventures, Snelson announced in July. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. The company, founded in 1946, is a provider of...

Retail Complex Set for Lake Spokane.(Lake Spokane Properties LLC. construct four retail buildings)(Brief article)
August 18, 2008... Staff Spokane-- Lake Spokane Properties LLC expects to begin work this summer on the first phase of a $10-million retail complex, to be called Lake Spokane Center, in a growing area northwest of Spokane. The company will develop the...

Briefs.
August 18, 2008... Staff Bellevue, WA -- Tom Skillings , founding principal of Skillings-Connolly Inc., has been elected as the 2008-2009 chairman of the board of directors of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington. Skillings has...

Industry Watch.(Genie Industries introduced online parts ordering system)(Brief article)
August 18, 2008... Staff Redmond, WA -- Genie Industries has launched a new online parts ordering system in North America, designed to increase ordering accuracy and customers' productivity. Used in conjunction with Genie's Serial Number Smart Parts...

People.
August 18, 2008... Staff Sturtevant, WI -- Putzmeister America, Inc. has promoted Tom Redding to Northwest regional sales manager. In his new position, Redding will be responsible for sales and customer support of new and used Putzmeister concrete boom...

Inflation Signals Trouble Ahead.
August 18, 2008... By Carl Molesworth Recently I called up a contractor in the Northwest and inquired about doing a feature story involving a project his company was building. The man expressed some reluctance at first. "I'm already turning business...

For a Cleaner Creek.
August 18, 2008... Story by Carl Molesworth Water Quality Channel Under Construction in Seattle Neighborhood A construction project in the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle is creating a natural drainage system that will mimic the way nature works to...

Shoring Sets the Mark.(upgrading its sewer infrastructure)
August 18, 2008... By Bruce Ellis and James McRay Oregon Contractor Overcomes Major Challenge with New Technology Like many other communities across the country, Springfield, OR, is in the process of upgrading its aging sewer infrastructure to keep pace...