Recently added articles from Michigan Contractor and Builder:
Clark Construction Honored.
Aug 25, 2008 ... Staff Clark Construction Company reached yet another milestone in its safety program when the company received a Certificate of Commendation for an Excellent Safety Record from The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America. This national award, presented at the recent AGC ...
URS Makes Fortune 500 List.
Aug 25, 2008 ... Staff URS Corporation has reached a significant milestone, ranking among the Fortune 500 for the first time ever. The company now ranks 449th on the top 500 list. URS Corporation is a leading provider of engineering, architecture, construction, and technical services ...
Bridge Project Recognized.
Aug 25, 2008 ... Staff Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. (FTC&H) Engineers - Scientists - Architects - Constructors has announced that the American Public Works Association, Michigan Chapter has awarded the city of Lansing's Robert Busby Memorial Bridge replacement as Project of the Year ...
SME Announces Promotions.
Aug 25, 2008 ... Staff Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) recently announced its newest senior associates and associates. SME President Mark Kramer, P.E., made the announcement and congratulated the individuals on their leadership, hard work, teamwork, professional development activities, ...
Temporary Bridge System Offered.(Pro Tec Equipment Inc.)(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008 ... Staff A new, portable temporary bridge system that provides ready access for vehicles and pedestrians on construction sites is available exclusively to Michigan contractors from PRO-TEC Equipment's retail locations in Charlotte, Taylor and Grand Rapids. Called the ...
Michigan Dealer Joins Doosan Network.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Staff A Michigan equipment dealership is the latest to join the Doosan network in North America. Bobcat of Motor City (in Clinton Township and Livonia) has been serving the region since 2002. With skilled, service-oriented employees (some with 20 or more years in the heavy ...
TEDF Grants Announced.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Staff Governor Jennifer M. Granholm recently announced that state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category A grants for major road improvements will help two employers add or retain jobs in two Michigan counties. Superior Fabrication Company, LLC will add 30 new ...
Approved Category A Projects.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Staff Chippewa County Superior Fabrication, known as the producer of masts for rough terrain and heavy-duty forklifts, surgical braces for orthopedic procedures, and armored components for military vehicles, is expanding its product line in order to become more ...
FTC&H Receives Award.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Staff Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr&Huber, Inc. (FTC&H) Engineers * Scientists * Architects * Constructors has announced that it has received the 2008 Distinguished Corporation Award, given by the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE). Each year, the award is ...
Frailing Among First MIOSHA Graduates.(Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(Miller-Davis Co. (Kalamazoo, Michigan))
Aug 18, 2008 ... Staff Miller-Davis Company Safety Coordinator Kyle Frailing is among the first to graduate from a new and innovative program. Macomb Community College and the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) put together the MIOSHA Training Institute (MTI), which ...
Clark Makes Personnel Announcements.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Staff Charles Clark, chief executive officer of Clark Construction, has made the following personnel announcements: Rob Conley has been promoted to director of Estimating and Planning. Conley's department serves the project team in providing pre-construction services ...
Two Clark Employees Honored.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Staff Two Clark Construction employees have been named recipients of the company's highest awards for safety and service. The awards recipients are: Ken Stephenson, who was named recipient of the Charles J. Clark Safety Award, which is presented annually to the Clark ...
SME Names Regional Manager.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Staff Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) has appointed Larry Shook, P.E., to regional manager of its office in Bay City. Shook has over 25 years of experience including 19 years with SME, and specializes in providing solutions to environmental/geotechnical ...
Transportation Needs Over $6 Billion.
Aug 18, 2008 ... By Aram Kalousdian Michigan will lose millions of federal transportation dollars annually, roads and bridges will crumble at alarming rates, and numerous daily bus, rail and commercial flights will be cancelled unless state policymakers fix the state's transportation funding ...
Median Project Completed.(Editorial)(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008; Kalousdian, Aram ... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Compact equipment provides an advantage A 1-mile-long median landscaping enhancement project on Telegraph Road from Square Lake Road to Orchard Lake Road in Bloomfield Township began and was completed in July. The $170,000 project involved ...
Gratiot Project Encounters Utilities.
Aug 18, 2008 ... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Compact equipment meets challenges An approximately $180,000 median planting project on Gratiot in Clinton Township that extended from 14 Mile Road to 16-1/2 Mile Road began in June and was completed in July. United Lawnscape, Inc., of ...
Compact Equipment Provides Maneuverability.(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008; Kalousdian, Aram ... By Aram Kalousdian Smaller equipment proves to be effective on a congested site An approximately $180,000 project that included the installation of landscaping, sod and an irrigation system was done this summer at Caswell Town Center on Rochester Road in Troy. United ...
Parking Lot Enhanced.
Aug 18, 2008 ... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Compact equipment provides versatility A public parking lot enhancement project at West Village and Monroe streets in Dearborn that was done this summer has included approximately 200 plantings, 45 trees and 1,100 perennials. The project ...
Incorrect Completion Date.
Aug 11, 2008 ... Staff A story that began on page eight of the July 7, 2008, edition of Michigan Contractor & Builder with the ...
SHW Group Announces New Employees.(SHW Group Inc.)(Brief article)
Aug 11, 2008 ... Staff Galina Mihaylova and Patrick Kanary, A.I.A. have joined SHW Group, an architecture, planning, interior design, and engineering firm located in Berkley. Mihaylova recently became an architectural intern at SHW upon graduation from Lawrence Technological ...