Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from September 2008

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from September 2008

Retro Return Sets a Record.
September 1, 2008... Staff Wilsonville, OR-- The Associated General Contractors Oregon-Columbia Chapter and SAIF Corp. announced a $12.3-million retrospective return for more than 700 companies participating in the 2006-2007 AGC/SAIF group workers'...

Personnel Changes for S.D. Deacon Corp.
September 1, 2008... Staff Bellevue, WA-- S.D. Deacon Corp. of Washington has made two personnel changes. Doug Alldredge was promoted to general manager of the Service & Maintenance Department. He joined the company four years ago as a superintendent and...

Staff Additions for Jackson Dean Construction.(Denice Roach and Darya Saber appointed)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Staff Seattle-- Jackson Dean Construction has hired two people for its staff. Denice Roach will serve as a project administration lead. She has 10 years of office management experience, including work in the underground utility...

YGH Joins 1% Program of Public Architecture.(Dave Morris, Keith Ferrante and Erica Buck appointed)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Staff Portland-- Yost Grube Hall Architecture has joined the 1% Program of Public Architecture. Launched in 2005, this national program challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1 percent of their billable hours to pro bono work....

Express Construction Hires Volson, Erdahl.(Lytton Volson and Shelly Erdahl appointed)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Staff Bellevue, WA-- Express Construction has hired Lytton Volson as a project engineer and Shelly Erdahl as a job cost accountant. Volson, a member of the special projects team, has 11 years of construction experience, working his way...

Stewart Appointed at McKinstry.
September 1, 2008... Staff Seattle-- Tony Stewart has been appointed vice president of marketing and business development at McKinstry.

Contractor Completes Apartment Project.
September 1, 2008... Staff Bellevue, WA-- Express Construction has completed the Sunset Station Apartments, a 55-unit, family-oriented complex located at 3351 South 175th St. in Seatac, WA. Designed by Ron Hovde Architects LLC, the complex features studio,...

Firm Plans to Redevelop Portland Building.(Urban Development Partners)
September 1, 2008... Staff Portland-- Urban Development Partners-NW, LP is planning to redevelop a 9,831-square-foot, 1970s industrial building at 3103 SE Division St. that the firm bought in early February. Kava Massih, of Bay Area-based Kava Massih...

Stevens Joins ABC of Western Washington.
September 1, 2008... Staff Bellevue, WA-- Associated Builders & Contractors of Western Washington has hired Melissa Stevens as the director of administration and finance. She will handle all day-to-day accounting and financial oversight, reporting directly to...

Decknadel Joins BnK.
September 1, 2008... Staff Clackamas, OR-- Rick Decknadel has joined BnK Construction Inc. as a superintendent.

PCL Appoints Two Employees.
September 1, 2008... Staff Bellevue, WA-- In a restructuring of its Seattle District office, PCL has appointed Fred Auch regional vice president and district manager, and Tony Sturgis was named district construction manager. Auch transferred from PCL's...

Cadman Announces Personnel Changes.
September 1, 2008... Staff Redmond, WA-- Cadman Concrete Inc. has announced two personnel changes. Mitch San Sebastian was promoted from inside sales to outside sales customer service representative, and Kevin Hersholt was hired to fill the inside sales...

Staff Additions for Steed Construction.(Jesse Ruiz, Jason Hibbard and Brad Echeverria appointed)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Staff Boise-- Steed Construction has made three additions to its staff. Brad Echeverria is a new project manager/estimator. He has more than 10 years of construction experience spent running his own company. Jason Hibbard joined...

LEED Accreditation for Walsh Employees.
September 1, 2008... Staff Seattle-- Four employees of Walsh Construction Co. have earned certification as LEED Accredited Professionals. They are Marie Delano , project administrator; Derek Johnson and Afton Walsh , assistant superintendents; and Joe Grim...

Higher Ed Projects in Oregon.
September 1, 2008... Story by Carl Molesworth Present and Future Work Should Help to Stabilize the Market for Construction Building contractors throughout the Northwest may be watching nervously for signs that their markets are starting to contract, as is...

Six Fatal Phrases.
September 1, 2008... Staff An Unsafe Attitude Can Lead to Construction-Site Woes Self-improvement professionals -- from weight-loss experts to exercise gurus to motivational speakers -- will tell you that attitude is everything. To make any type of...

Briefs.(Matt Vernon promoted at Kassel Construction)(Joel D. Spano awarded)(Tim Attebery appointed at Associated General Contractors )
September 15, 2008... Staff Hard Hat Award Goes to Spano Staff Anchorage - Joel D. Spano, a quality assurance representative for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, has received the agency's Pacific Ocean Division Hard Hat of the Year...

Industry Watch.(United Rentals Inc. celebrates its branch opening)(Brief article)
September 15, 2008... Staff Spokane Valley, WA - The relocated and expanded United Rentals branch in Spokane Valley hosted a grand opening celebration event on Aug. 15 at its 2617 North Dartmouth Lane location. United Rentals experts were on hand to...

Alaska Legislature OKs Huge Gasline Project.
September 15, 2008... Staff Juneau, AK - The Alaska Legislature has approved Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, an exclusive license for TransCanada Corp. to permit, develop and build a 1,715-mile natural gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to the Alberta Hub in Canada....

Oregon Building First Solar Highway Installation.
September 15, 2008... Staff Portland- Oregon is installing the nation's first solar demonstration project in a highway right of way. The project is the result of collaboration with Portland General Electric, US Bank and the Oregon Department of Transportation....

Rising Material Costs Squeezes Highway Budgets.
September 15, 2008... Staff Washington, DC- Increasing material costs are squeezing state transportation budgets and causing real reductions in the actual amount of construction work put in place, according to a new American Road & Transportation Builders...

PTI Sets 2009 Convention for Portland.(The Post-Tensioning Institute )(Conference notes)
September 15, 2008... Staff Portland - The Post-Tensioning Institute - a nonprofit organization for the advancement of post-tensioned concrete design and construction - has announced its eighth annual Conference & Exhibition will be held May 3-5, 2009, at the...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
September 15, 2008... by Carl Molesworth Video Tells a Scary Story Take a close look at the photo on this page. Yes, that's a manlift driving over an obstacle no higher than a curb, and no, fortunately, that's not a man getting thrown around like a dummy in...

Northwest Highway Systems Rated.
September 15, 2008... Compiled by Carl Molesworth The Numbers Add Up to Good Newsand Bad News for Motorists There were highs and lows for the Northwest states in the Reason Foundation's 17th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems. ...

Cutting Through Rock.
September 15, 2008... Greg Ehm Contractor Cuts More Than 25,000 Feetof Trenches in Lava and Basalt in Idaho Idaho Falls, located in the southeast portion of Idaho, is situated along the famed Snake River. Its skyline features the Teton mountain range and...