Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from February 2007

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from February 2007

Anchorage Apartment Project Wins ICRI Award.
February 5, 2007... Staff Anchorage-- The International Concrete Repair Institute presented one of its seven 2006 Awards of Excellence to an Alaska project. The ICRI award in the Strengthening Category went to the seismic retrofit of McKinley Tower...

Two Washington Bridges Win PCI Design Awards.
February 5, 2007... Staff Chicago-- Two bridge projects in Washington were among 11 bridges to be named winners in the 2006 Design Awards competition sponsored by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. The competition recognizes standout projects...

Apprenticeship Requirements To Be Phased In by WSDOT.
February 5, 2007... Staff Olympia-- The Washington State Department of Transportation announced recently that it will establish apprenticeship utilization requirements starting July 1. According to WSDOT, the purpose of the program is to help ensure that...

Briefs.(Northwest Cement Producers Group appoints Claude E. Rorabaugh)(BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. appoints Doug Suttles)(Gray Purcell, Inc. promotes Jason L. Booth)
February 5, 2007... Staff Olympia -- The Northwest Cement Producers Group, an affiliate of the national Portland Cement Association, has added Claude E. Rorabaugh to fill the newly created position of Market Development Manager-Oregon. Rorabaugh's...

New Homes for the Troops.
February 5, 2007... Story by Gene Storm Military Housing Construction Boom Comes to Alaska The largest home construction boom in Alaska in recent years is under way as new military housing takes shape on Army and Air Force bases located near Anchorage and...

On the Beam.
February 5, 2007... Edited by Carl Molesworth Glulam Timbers Provide Warm Aesthetics and Agrarian History The new farmers market building in Puyallup, Wash., is an elegant showcase of long-span glulam timbers. After holding their market outdoors for many...

Who Has the Keys?(construction workers)
February 5, 2007... By David Jankiewicz and Dan Shive How Contractors Can Protect Company and Employees by Emphasizing Driver Safety Safety in the workplace has emerged as one of the top issues facing business executives today, particularly those in the...

Bristol Bay Drilling Ban Lifted.
February 19, 2007... Staff Anchorage-- President Bush has lifted the drilling ban for Alaska's Bristol Bay, clearing the way for the Interior Department to open the waters to oil and natural gas development. He took the action on the same day that the...

People.(appointment of Will Boka )(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Staff Kalispell, Mont.-- Modern Machinery, the Komatsu distributor, has hired Will Boka as the company's service manager in Kalispell. In his new position, Boka is responsible for overseeing the daily operations and staff of the...

Industry Watch.
February 19, 2007... Staff Fairview, Ore. -- Cascade Corp. recently announced that it has acquired PSM Corp., a manufacturer of construction attachments based in Woodinville, Wash. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. PSM specializes in designing,...

Contractors Lay Out Agenda.(infrastructure investment for construction industry)
February 19, 2007... Compiled by Carl Molesworth Look for infrastructure investment to be a top priority of lobbying efforts by the construction industry during the new session of Congress, which convened Jan. 4. "Today we renewed our commitment to promote...

Manufacturers Target Economic Strength.(Dennis Slater of Association of Equipment Manufacturers )(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Compiled by Carl Molesworth Meanwhile, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers will seek to advance the legislative goals of its members by pushing for "continued strengthening of the economy" in the new Congress, said AEM President...

Transportation Spending At Risk.
February 19, 2007... Compiled by Carl Molesworth Efforts to pump up infrastructure spending in the new Congress appear off to a slow start. The American Road & Transportation Builders Association issued a warning in the first week of the session to the effect...

Health Plan Measure Stymied.
February 19, 2007... Compiled by Carl Molesworth The U.S. House of Representatives voted Jan. 5 against a motion that would have brought small business health plan legislation to the floor for debate. Introduced by House Republicans, the Motion to Commit...

Contractor's Program Promotes Health and Wellness.
February 19, 2007... Staff Vancouver, Wash.-- Nutter Corp. kicked off a new employee health and wellness program in December at a companywide safety meeting. "We believe that health and wellness is an important part to being a leader among employers," said...

LCCA Honors Members' Projects.
February 19, 2007... Staff Longview, Wash.-- The Lower Columbia Contractors Association presented its 9th annual Construction Excellence Awards at a banquet in November. The following LCCA members were recipients of the 2006 Construction Excellence Awards...

Orthopedic Facility Gets Under Way.(Swedish Medical Center )(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Staff Seattle, Wash.-- Swedish Medical Center is starting construction this month of an innovative, $130-million orthopedic facility on Seattle's First Hill. When completed, the 372,000-square-foot building will be the first of its...

Search Capability Enhances Forefront.(Forefront Construction Suite of Dexter + Chaney)(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Staff Seattle-- Contractors now can find documents instantly in Dexter + Chaney's Forefront Construction Suite using a Google-like search capability in its Document Imaging module. With this feature, users can locate individual...

New Public Works Web Conference Training.
February 19, 2007... Staff Vashon Island, Wash.-- Contract Solutions Group, a provider of interactive web conferences to public and private project owners, design professionals, and contractors in the design and construction industry, has launched a new...

Balanced Cantilever Bridge to Cross I-5.
February 19, 2007... Staff Seattle-- Work has begun on a key piece of Sound Transit's new 15.7-mile Link light rail line connecting downtown Seattle with SeaTac Airport. PCL Construction Services, Sound Transit's contractor, is building a bridge over the...

Partnership Brings IT Expertise to Finishing Contractors.(Finishing Contractors Association and RiverGuide)(information technology)(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Staff Big Sky, Mont.-- The Finishing Contractors Association is joining forces with RiverGuide for Construction Software to help finishing contractors find the software and information technology that is right for their businesses. ...

Briefs.
February 19, 2007... Staff Seattle -- Roland Dewhurst , chief executive officer of Associated General Contractors of Washington, retired at the end of January. Dewhurst, 59, spent 26 years as an AGC employee. He started as assistant executive director in...

More Than Just Pretty.(Ron Reimer of R and R Excavating)
February 19, 2007... Story by Carl Molesworth Building High-Quality, Low-Maintenance Water Gardens Provides Steady Work for Contractor Ron Reimer thought there was a better way. For several years after leaving the U.S. Navy and founding his company, R&R...

Finally Getting Finished.(Ebenal Construction rebuilding Waldron Building)
February 19, 2007... Story by Carl Molesworth Project Will Complete a Building Started in 1890 In what has been described as "perhaps the most ambitious restoration project in Bellingham history," Ebenal Construction is rebuilding venerable Waldron...