Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from December 2008

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from December 2008

Contract Awards Summary.
December 1, 2008... Staff How To Use the Contract Awards Summary: All numbers and charts are in real dollars. The chart immediately below tracks cumulative awards for all categories of construction in PB&E 's five-state area. The last two years are shown...

Nutter Corp. Reaches Safety Milestone.
December 1, 2008... Staff Vancouver, WA- Nutter Corp. recently celebrated the completion of 1 million safety hours without a lost time injury, but it's not stopping there. The state of Washington identified Nutter as the safest excavating contractor in...

Industry Watch.
December 1, 2008... Staff Redmond, WA - Genie Industries laid off a reported 475 employees in October in the second round of job cuts since July. The company, a unit of Westport, CT-based Terex Corp. that makes aerial lifts, platforms and light towers,...

New Building Topped Off on PSU Campus.
December 1, 2008... Staff Portland- A crane lifted the final steel beam to the top of Portland State University's Academic and Student Recreation Center as part of "topping off" ceremonies held the week of Sept. 22. The 200,000-square-foot building is...

WHPacific Receives 'Best of Bothell' Award.
December 1, 2008... Staff Washington, DC- WHPacific Inc.'s Seattle (Bothell) office has been selected for the 2008 'Best of Bothell' Award in the Land Surveyors category by the U.S. Local Business Association. The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award...

Federal Funds to Repair Damaged Roads and Bridges.
December 1, 2008... Staff Washington, DC- Three Northwest states will get a share of $679 million made available by the U.S. Department of Transportation in October to cover costs incurred to repair roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural...

Premier Building Systems Introduces New Mastic.
December 1, 2008... Staff Fife, WA- In keeping with its company mission to improve the environment, Premier Building Systems has introduced a new Zero-VOC Mastic to its line of premium accessory products. This new Zero-VOC Mastic can be used in lieu of...

New McKenzie Owner Is Longtime Employee.
December 1, 2008... Staff Portland- Todd Glenz has assumed full ownership of McKenzie Contractors Inc. Glenz, who purchased the company from Jim Chaneu , is a 15-year McKenzie employee with experience in integrated design, estimating, construction, and...

Two Earn LEED Accreditation.
December 1, 2008... Staff Boise- Two construction professionals from Boise recently earned accreditation as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design professionals. Granted LEED certification by the United States Green Building Council were Natalie...

NAWIC Elects Officers and Board.
December 1, 2008... Staff Seattle- The Puget Sound chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction recently elected new officers and board members for 2008-2009. Officers are Nicole Martin of MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, president;...

Former Paramedic Joins Idaho AGC.
December 1, 2008... Staff Boise- Steven Christ has joined the Boise chapter of Associated General Contractors as the director of safety, environment and education. A former paramedic, Christ has more than 10 years of experience in the field while working...

Idaho's Capitol Goes Underground.
December 1, 2008... Story by Stephanie Worrell Unusual Project Adds Shell and Core for Two Sub-Grade Wings In many cases, public structures are designed to be outwardly visual, even spectacular to the human eye. This is especially true for a typical state...

The Right Tool.
December 1, 2008... Story by Carl Molesworth Contractor Develops a Fleet of Light Vehicles To Fit Its Specialized Jobs It's an old adage in construction but nevertheless true: To be successful, you need to have the right tool for the job. But what...

Wilder Becoming Granite Northwest.
December 15, 2008... Staff Everett, WA- Starting Jan. 1, Granite Northwest Inc., an affiliate of Granite Construction Inc., will be operating throughout Washington and Northern Oregon, from the Northwest Washington and Columbia River branches and area offices....

Workers Injured in Idaho Bridge Collapse.
December 15, 2008... Staff Nampa, ID- Fourteen construction workers suffered minor injuries Oct. 27 when a bridge they were building on Interstate 84 in southwestern Idaho collapsed, and they fell about 30 feet. The bridge, on the $8.5-million overpass...

Clear Water Compliance Services Marks 10 Years.(Company overview)(Brief article)
December 15, 2008... Staff Seattle- Clear Water Compliance Services, which provides high-technology treatment services for stormwater, industrial waste water, groundwater and sludge dewatering, is marking its first decade in business. "We not only started...

Project Builds Retention Wall, Excavation Support.
December 15, 2008... Staff Seattle- DBM Contractors Inc. has completed excavation support for the Highline Medical Center's Birch Wing Addition. The $900,000 shoring project required DBM to build a permanent retaining wall to allow for the building and...

Realignment Project to Improve Safety.
December 15, 2008... Staff Puyallup, WA- A construction project currently under way at the SR 167/SR 161 (Meridian Avenue) interchange in Puyallup will improve safety in this identified high-accident location and provide a measure of congestion relief. ...

Skanska Hires New Vice President.
December 15, 2008... Staff Seattle- Phillip Goodman has joined Skanska USA Building Inc. as vice president of business development. Goodman brings 22 years of industry experience to the firm. Most recently, he worked as assistant vice president of real...

Seattle Landscape Architect Named Juror.
December 15, 2008... Staff Washington, D.C.- The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced the call for entries for its 2009 professional and student awards program. The prestige of the ASLA awards program relies in large part on the...

Contest Honors Leadersin Sustainable Development.
December 15, 2008... Staff Salem, OR- As part of its ongoing commitment to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of cement and concrete to sustainable building solutions, the Portland Cement Association has identified local leaders in eight...

Industry Watch.(Company overview)
December 15, 2008... Staff Puyallup, WA - Montreal-based Major Wire Industries Ltd. hosted a grand opening at its new Major Wire Screen Media Ltd. facility in Puyallup on Oct. 30. The 28,400-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility is a full woven wire...

A New Way to Access My Blog.
December 15, 2008... By Carl Molesworth I just got a new report about the blog I write for the www.acppubs.com website, showing that readership has picked steadily since I started weekly updates early this year. This is a big relief to me, because when we were...

Devil in the Details.
December 15, 2008... Story by Gene Storm Early Involvement Helps Anchorage Contractor Overcome Challenges of Complex Project There is an old saying, "The devil is in the details." That is the challenge in bringing to fruition a major expansion and...

FUDS Remediation in Alaska.
December 15, 2008... Staff U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Cleans Up Drury Gulch Landfill The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District,recently completed the remedial action for the $23-million Drury Gulch Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS)...