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Absher Completes Family-Destination Resort.

Jun 16, 2008 ... Staff Grand Mound, Wash.-- Absher Construction Co. has completed construction of the all-new Great Wolf Lodge, a family-destination resort property, in Grand Mound. The fast-track project was built concurrently with design and included the 393-suite main lodge; the ...

Tacoma Port Plans New Container Terminal.

Jun 16, 2008 ... Staff Tacoma-- The Port of Tacoma Commissioners have signed an agreement the Puyallup Tribe, Marine View Ventures and SSA Marine to develop a new 200-acre container terminal on the Blair-Hylebos Peninsula. The construction timeline for the $350-million project ...

Engineering Firm Opens Vancouver Office.

Jun 16, 2008 ... Staff Vancouver, Wash.-- Miyamoto International Structural & Earthquake Engineers has opened a new office in Vancouver. The addition will enable the firm to better service clientele in the Portland-Vancouver area facing difficult structural engineering challenges ....

Briefs.

Jun 16, 2008 ... Staff Seattle -- After a national search, the Associated General Contractors of Washington has named David D'Hondt as the new executive director. D'Hondt previously was the director of Safety and Risk Management for Absher Construction, Puyallup, Wash., and was ...

People.

Jun 16, 2008 ... Staff Klamath Falls, Ore.-- Peterson Machinery Co., the authorized Caterpillar dealership for central and southern Oregon, has made several key personnel changes at its Klamath Falls store. Tim Murphy, the company's Medford store manager, has accepted additional ...

Industry Watch.

Jun 16, 2008 ... Staff McConnellsburg, Pa. -- JLG Industries Inc. has announced that Ground Support will become the new umbrella brand for JLG's parts, training, used equipment sales, reconditioning, repair and maintenance services, financing, and technical support services. The ...

Has Anyone Seen My Blog?

Jun 16, 2008 ... By Carl Molesworth Like most people, I've been using the Internet for work and play since the late 1990s. The Internet allows me to work at home as a telecommuter, and it also allows me to spend ungodly amounts of time looking up information, corresponding with friends and ...

Meridian City Hall.

Jun 16, 2008 ... Story by Stephanie Worrell Surprises Early in Project Push Concrete Work into Winter Weather In the regular world, surprises can be fun. In the construction world, most often ... they are not. That was exactly the situation when construction manager Petra ...

PUD Headquarters Earns LEED Platinum.

Jun 02, 2008 ... Staff Olympia- The Washington Public Utility Districts Association's new solar-powered headquarters building in Olympia has received "Platinum" certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The WPUDA ...

Industry Watch.

Jun 02, 2008 ... Staff Redmond, Wash.- As part of a plan to expand globally, Genie Industries, a manufacturer of aerial work platforms and part of Terex Corporation's Aerial Work Platforms segment, has selected a new manufacturing site in China. This announcement follows recent news ...

Widening Coal Creek Parkway.

Jun 02, 2008 ... Story by Carl Molesworth City of Newcastle Builds Its Most Expensive Project Ever A two-phase project is widening Coal Creek Parkway in Newcastle, Wash., to improve safety and relieve congestion on the suburban route paralleling Interstate 405 between Renton and ...

ODOT Reaches Out.

Jun 02, 2008 ... Staff Public Involvement Strengthens Oregon's $1.3-Billion Bridge Program ridge engineers toss around terms like T-bulb and bent cap without a second thought. But for most people, a terminal expansion joint is where they board an airplane, the C-line is their morning ...