Recently added articles from California Builder and Engineer:
It Was A Good Run ...(California Builder & Engineer magazine)(Editorial)
Apr 20, 2009; ... By Loren Faulkner California Builder & Engineer magazine began in 1893 and will end in April 2009. That is a lot of history in the heavy/highway construction industry. The magazine has been written through the Great Depression, two world wars, as well as the Vietnam ...
Hauling Materials From Bautista Canyon.
Apr 20, 2009; ... By Loren Faulkner The Federal Stimulus Package could help small materials handling company weather lean economic times. Bautista Canyon in Southern California's San Jacinto Valley has a flood control catch basin at the base of Mt. San Jacinto that has been cleared ...
Green In Orange County's Great Park.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Compiled by Loren Faulkner Southern California's Great Park -- set to rival New York's Central Park in size and amenities -- moves to production phase, and accepts 5,000 donated citrus trees for green upgrade. In Irvine, CA, Orange County's Great Park (OCGP, ...
McCarthy "Heart Hats" "Heart for Hunger" Program.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Staff Newport Beach, CA-- Employees from McCarthy Building Companies of Newport Beach and its local construction sites recently donated approximately 1,000 pounds of much needed food and supplies to the Orange County Rescue Mission. This philanthropy was a part of ...
Clark Completes North Concourse at Airport.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Staff San Jose, CA-- Nine gates line the new, 1,500-foot long North Concourse at the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC). Clark Construction Group, California -- LP completed work on the $144-million, 380,000-square-foot modernization in fall 2008. ...
Granite Construction Inc. Honored for Bridge Work.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Staff San Diego-- Granite Construction Inc. of Watsonville, CA, was honored recently for its work building support for and coordinating with a variety of contractors, owner groups and federal, state and local agencies as part of the construction of the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge ...
Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Staff Statistics from the federal government show construction-related deaths in the workplace dropped 41 percent in 2007. Other stats show one in five California workplace deaths are construction related. You might guess roofers taking a tumble were particularly at risk, but ...
National Cemetery Construction In Central California.
Apr 06, 2009; ... By Loren Faulkner New Bakersfield Area National Cemetery is being constructed by Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business A new National Cemetery is under construction in the rolling hills near Bakersfield, CA, in the lower central part of the state. The site ...
Jamestown Company Geared For Stimulus Package.
Apr 06, 2009; ... By Loren Faulkner Combined Effort, Inc. offers six tips for small construction companies to prepare for upcoming work. California has 1,971 "shovel-ready" construction projects -- worth about $23.2 billion -- lined up for federal stimulus package help, according to ...
Workers Raise $Thousands For Children's Hospital.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Staff San Diego, CA-- A team of 75 employees at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. was honored recently by Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego for raising a total of $13,725 as part of its second annual SeaWorld Shamu & You Family Walk benefiting the hospital. McCarthy's "Rady ...
First New School Building in Santee, CA, Since 1960.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Staff San Diego, CA-- Construction contractor Barnhart, Inc. announced the completion of the $10-million, 18-classroom addition to Cajon Park School in Santee, CA, that houses 450 students in grades 5 through 8. The 32,823-square-foot, two-story building opened ...
Barnhart, Inc. Building Camp Pendleton Barracks.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Staff San Diego, CA-- Barnhart, Inc. and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest are construction a unique $23-million Bachelor Enlisted Quarters for marines and sailors in the Wounded Warrior Battalion West stationed at Marine Corps Base in Camp Pendleton, CA ....
Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.(Interview)
Apr 06, 2009 ... Staff Q: I was told that if I work 20 percent of the time, I could be the company responsible managing employee (RME). My employer also told me that as RME I would not be responsible for their work and they would give me something in writing that states this. I'm a bit worried ...
Blog.
Mar 16, 2009 ... By Loren Faulkner To keep pace with the fast-changing construction industry in California, and to let ...
2009 Buyer's Guide.(Buyers guide)
Mar 16, 2009 ... By Loren Faulkner Still valued, still convenient, this year's issue of California Builder & ...
Sign Of The Times.(California. Contractors' State License Board)(Conference news)
Mar 16, 2009; ... By Loren Faulkner It was planes, trains and automobiles carrying me south for the latest California State Contractors License Board meeting. With only a dozen or so audience members in attendance, James Miller, Chairman of the CSLB, gaveled their quarterly meeting to order in ...
Workers Raise $Thousands For Children's Hospital.
Mar 16, 2009 ... Staff San Diego, CA-- A team of 75 employees at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. were honored recently by Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego for raising a total of $13,725 as part of its second annual SeaWorld Shamu & You Family Walk that benefited the hospital. McCarthy's ...
First New School Building in Santee, CA, Since 1960.
Mar 16, 2009 ... Staff San Diego, CA-- Construction contractor Barnhart, Inc. announced the completion of the $10-million, 18-classroom addition to Cajon Park School in Santee, CA, that houses 450 students in grades 5 through 8. The 32,823-square-foot, two-story building opened ...
PB Adds Sacramento Transportation Staff.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Staff Sacramento, CA- Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), a global infrastructure consulting, engineering and construction management organization, has expanded its transportation staff in Sacramento with the hiring of Ron Price, Jim Lorenzen and Billy (Chang Hwan) Park. ...
$42-Million Hospital Renovation Project.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Staff Madera, CA- Turner Construction Company, the nation's largest builder of health care facilities, has been selected to manage a $42.5-million construction project at Children's Hospital Central California in Madera, CA. The scope of work includes a ...