Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from July 2008

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from July 2008

Anchorage S&G Marks 70 Years.
July 7, 2008... Staff Anchorage-- Anchorage Sand and Gravel celebrated its 70th year supplying the Anchorage area with construction materials at an open house on May 17. The event included a barbecue lunch and guided tours of the various sections of...

ARTBA Foundation Recognizes ODOT Project.
July 7, 2008... Staff Washington, D.C.-- Highway and bridge improvement projects across the country were recognized May 20 for their contributions to environmental protection and mitigation during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association...

APWA/AGC Golf Tournament Set for Aug. 8.
July 7, 2008... Staff Burlington, WA-- Building on the success of last year's event, Associated General Contractors of Washington and American Public Works Association Washington Chapter will hold their second annual golf tournament on Aug. 8, with a 1...

Corps Regulatory Division Opens Mat-Su Office.(The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Staff Wasilla, AK-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, opened a Matanuska-Susitna Regulatory Field Office on April 29. The office is located in Room 101 of the Wasilla City Hall, 290 East Herning St. The temporary...

Edmonds CC Debuts Construction Safety Program.(Edmonds Community College )(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Staff Lynnwood, WA-- Edmonds Community College has instituted a new construction safety certificate that can be completed in a year or less. The certificate may be useful to those seeking careers as construction site leads, project...

Briefs.
July 7, 2008... Staff Pocatello, ID -- Bryan R. Phinney , P.E., D.WRE, a project manager for Keller Associates Inc. in Pocatello, was recently named a diplomate water resources engineer of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers, a subsidiary of...

People.
July 7, 2008... Staff Portland -- In alignment with the ESCO Corp. strategy of continued and aggressive global growth in its core markets, Jon Owens, vice president, Mining and Construction Products, has assumed the newly created position of vice...

New Products.
July 7, 2008... Staff Atlanta -- Doosan Infracore America has added five dealers, including Bobcat of Portland, to its distributor network throughout North America. Bobcat of Portland has been serving the Oregon and southwest Washington construction...

Industry Watch.
July 7, 2008... Staff Hillsboro, OR -- Allen Engineering, a manufacturer of concrete finishing and paving equipment, recognized its top dealers for 2007 during Allen's first dealer meeting, which was held in conjunction with World of Concrete 2008. ...

Mock Bid.
July 7, 2008... Staff UCAW Event Helps Spread Understanding of the Bidding Process The Utility Contractors Association of Washington recently welcomed Seattle-area design firms and public works employees to the second annual Mock Bid event. This...

Twin Bridges.
July 7, 2008... Story by Carl Molesworth Parsons RCI Building Nearly Identical Spans in Port Angeles, WA. Parsons RCI Inc. is building two nearly identical bridges in Port Angeles, WA, this year as the project team works toward completion of the 8th...

A Multiple Winner.(American Public Works Association local and national award winner)
July 7, 2008... Edited by Carl Molesworth Snohomish County's 90-year-old South Slough Bridge No. 91 Gets a Makeover It is somewhat rare when a project nominated for a local award attains national notoriety as well, but so it was for the Snohomish...

Drilling Contractor Going Deep in Portland.
July 21, 2008... Staff Portland-- Scheffler Northwest Inc., a specialty drilling, shoring and construction firm, was selected as the shoring contractor for the Park Avenue West Tower, a 525-foot high rise that will be Portland's third tallest skyscraper....

Bellevue Medical Center Opens.
July 21, 2008... Staff Bellevue, WA-- The new Group Health Bellevue Medical Center, a four-story, 190,000 square-foot facility that will be home to the largest multi-specialty practice in East King County, opened July 1. The more than 1,100 patients...

PTI 2008 Award Winners Include Seattle Project.(The Post-Tensioning Institute has announced the winners of its 2008 awards competition)(Cary Kopczynski & Company )(Brief article)
July 21, 2008... Staff Phoenix-- The Post-Tensioning Institute, a nonprofit organization for the advancement of post-tensioned, pre-stressed concrete design and construction, has announced the winners of its 2008 awards competition. In the Residential...

Newcastle Professional Center Completed.(Express Construction )(Brief article)
July 21, 2008... Staff Mercer Island, WA-- Express Construction has completed the Newcastle Professional Center and tenant improvements for its major tenant, Newcastle Dentistry. The 24,000-square-foot building has three concrete and steel levels...

Oregon Bridge Design Wins Award.
July 21, 2008... Staff Schaumburg, IL-- The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute recently announced the winners of the biennial 2008 CRSI Design Awards program. The NW Maple Avenue Bridge in Redmond, OR, won an honorable mention in the Bridge Category....

Briefs.
July 21, 2008... Staff Washington, DC -- Carl Redman , president of Bear Electric in Portland, and a member of the Independent Electrical Contractors Oregon chapter, testified on June 16 before members of the U.S. Congress and health policy experts on the...

Industry Watch.
July 21, 2008... Staff Monroe, WA -- N C Machinery opened its newest facility in Monroe in June. Located at 14597 169th Drive SE, the new branch will support N C's Caterpillar equipment and power systems customers throughout the Snohomish and North-King...

Jim Crutcher's 50 Years in the Business.
July 21, 2008... By Carl Molesworth From his Fifth Floor office on Spring Street in downtown Seattle, Jim Crutcher can't see much of the region he has helped to build over the past half-century. But anyone who knows the name Lease Crutcher Lewis can tell...

Bremerton Gets a Tunnel.
July 21, 2008... Story by Carl Molesworth Cut-and-Cover Project Involves Four Types of Shoring It's not on the scale of Boston's Big Dig, but the Bremerton Tunnel Project nevertheless is poised to make a significant impact on traffic in this waterfront...

Support for Excavation.
July 21, 2008... Staff Site Access Proves a Challenge in Seattle's Denny Regrade Area DBM Contractors Inc. has recently completed the excavation support for the 1918 Eighth office tower on the corner of 8th Avenue and Virginia Street in Seattle. ...