Brenda Ruggiero - Fri June 07, 2002
Native American Museum Takes Shape on the National Mall in D.C.
A very different type of building will be taking shape over the next two years on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Situated between the Air & Space Museum and the U.S. Capitol, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) will consist of a curvilinear structure covered with Kasota limestone, which is found only in Minnesota....
Wed May 15, 2002
Komatsu Consolidates American Operations Into Single Organization
As part of its global re-engineering efforts, Komatsu has announced that, effective April 1, 2002, its North American operations, Komatsu America Corp., Komatsu America International Company, Komatsu Mining Systems Inc., Komatsu Utility Corp., DataKom Inc....
Richard Miller - Sat March 16, 2002
Williams Relocates Kansas Pipeline With American DD-90
Part of a recent Brush Creek channel modification project in Prairie Village KS, included the installation of a small paved parking area adjacent to a stream. Near the end of the project it was discovered that a natural gas transmission pipeline that runs beneath the parking area was too shallow to safely lay the new asphalt....
Fri November 16, 2001
CNA, American Subcontractors Association Announce Strategic Partnership
The Commercial Affiliation Marketing unit of CNA has announced a strategic partnership with the American Subcontractors Association, Inc. (ASA) to address contractual transfer of risk issues.
Construction contracts frequently shift risks of loss down to subcontractors regardless of who best controls those risks through the use of indemnity clauses, additional insured (AI) requirements, and waivers of subrogation for workers’ compensation and general liability insurance....
Mon November 12, 2001
OSHA Official Kicks Off American Society of Safety Engineers Safety Symposium
Throughout the opening sessions of the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Construction Safety Symposium, leaders in the construction industry told the more than 300 attendees how proper training, identifying and reducing hazards, partnered with the U.S....
Tue June 19, 2001
American Concrete Institute Issues Fast-Track Concrete Paving Report
The American Concrete Institute (ACI), a leading authority on concrete, has issued new guidelines for accelerated concrete paving methods for streets and highways that can eliminate orange cones in less than 12 hours.
"This document will help combat increasing public impatience with traffic interruption during pavement repair or replacement," said James Toscas, executive vice president of ACI....
Tue May 01, 2001
CONSOL Energy to Purchase American Electric Power’s Affiliate Mines
CONSOL Energy Inc. and American Electric Power (AEP) have entered into a memorandum of understanding regarding the proposed sale of AEP’s affiliate mines in Ohio and West Virginia to CONSOL Energy....
Emily Guziak - Wed February 28, 2001
Vermont Bridge Site Unearths Native American Artifacts
Ceramics and the charred remains of plants grown by Native Americans some 400 to 700 years ago at the replacement site of a Northern Vermont bridge has archaeologists confirming that large groups of inhabitants once thrived in the area in a well-organized village.
“We have evidence that this site represents a fairly prosperous village somewhere between 1300 and 1600 A.D.,” said John Crock, director of the Conservation Archaeology Program at the University of Vermont....
Wed September 13, 2000
American Subcontractors Association Honors Outstanding Work
American Subcontractors Association of Delaware Valley (ASADV) will hold its 31st Annual Awards Dinner Dance on Nov. 11 at Talamore At Oak Terrace, Ambler, PA. Following are this year’s award recipients as chosen by the ASADV membership:
• Outstanding Owner —
Thomas Jefferson University, (Phila., PA)
• Outstanding Architect —
Granary Associates (Phila., PA)
• Outstanding Construction Manager —
HSC Builders & CMs (Exton, PA)
• Outstanding General Contractor —
P....
Tue January 16, 2001
Hyundai Names New President of North American Operations
Hyundai Construction Equipment has announced that J.J. Kim will replace C.M. Lee as president of North American operations. Lee has served as president of HCE since 1994. He will continue to be an integral part of the company by supporting North American operations from headquarters in Korea....
