Information and tips on managing your back office, from the editors at Associated Construction Publications - the leading source of information for the heavy, highway and non-residential construction industry en-us http://www.acppubs.com/community/Back+Office/48547.html?nid=4213 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:02:08 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6659510.html?nid=4213 Oscar J. Boldt Construction opened another office in Minnesota. The new Rochester office serves clients in southern Minnesota and is at 3621 Ninth St. N.W., Rochester, MN 55901. New telephone is, 507-289-2642, and fax is, 507-289-0324. Other Minnesota offices are in Cloquet and Grand Rapids. Its main office is in Appleton, WI, with 10 additional offices throughout the United States. Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6658044.html?nid=4213 U.S. construction equipment exports rose 20% from 2007 to 2008 at more than $20.7 billion, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. South America bought $3.3 billion of equipment, a 44% increase over 2007, and Asia took delivery of $3 billion worth of U.S. construction equipment, a 25% increase. Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6658045.html?nid=4213 Opus South Corp., an operating division of Opus Corp., Minnetonka, MN, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. bankruptcy court and will exit the southeast U.S. market. The economic decline and its effects on commercial and residential real estate created unsuccessful sales for Opus, which owes between $50 million to $100 million, according to bank-ruptcy documents. Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6658048.html?nid=4213 About 40 years ago, the U.S. government began a program for military navigational purposes that turned global positioning system (GPS) into a technology that now benefits the public. The satellite-based system uses a network of 24 to 27 satellites orbiting the earth and provides navigation signals to land-based receivers to track information that is computed immediately and accurately. Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6656711.html?nid=4213 Less than a month after Southwest Airlines began service to Chicago Midway at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the airline announced it will begin service to Denver International Airport on May 26, 2009. The Metropolitan Airports Commission said Southwest travelers to Denver can connect to 37 different cities when they arrive at Denver. Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6655160.html?nid=4213 Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Minneapolis, purchased Rushforth Construction, Tacoma, WA, which helped establish A&P as a national construction company with offices in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington. Rushforth is a family-owned business whose strategic goals fit well with the Team-Build approach at A&P. Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651266.html?nid=4213 All good things must come to an end sometime. Such is the case with Construction Digest. This is the final issue of Digest, marking the end of a proud, 83-year-old publication. Throughout the years, we have provided readers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and West Virginia with stories on unique and challenging projects. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651268.html?nid=4213 Building Contractors Association of Northeast Indiana (BCA) recently hosted its 32nd annual Construction & Design Expo at the War Memorial Coliseum Exposition Center in Fort Wayne, IN. The expo featured hundreds of exhibitors showcasing a variety of products and services for building professionals. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651283.html?nid=4213 Construction businesses today are hiring only the best and the brightest. Why? Because they can. The economy has created an employer's market, making it all too common for open positions to close the same day they're announced. Hunting for a job requires speed and connections, and the job seeker who is online has both. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651822.html?nid=4213 The Associated Builders and Contractors of Connecticut honored EMCOR Services New England Mechanical (NEMSI) with a first place Mechanical Award for its work on "The Renaissance," a new high-rise residential building in Shelton, CT. The award was presented at the ABC annual dinner as part of the organization's 2009 Excellence in Construction program, which recognizes the best construction proje... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6653646.html?nid=4213 South Dakota becomes the first U.S. state to authorize the use of standard contracting documents as Gov. Mike Rounds signed legislation in March to reduce the cost of starting publicly funded construction projects. State officials can use ConsensusDOCS as a template instead of hiring attorneys to update old contracts. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650879.html?nid=4213 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 and Desert Storm eras, and California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations that threaten the livelihoods of more contractors than any of those... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650882.html?nid=4213 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 McCarthy's "Heart Hats" community service program that enables employees to dedicate time and resources to community involvement on p... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650892.html?nid=4213 Winter Park, FL-based Palmer Electric Co. has announced the opening of a residential division office in Jacksonville, FL. Palmer established the 1,500-square-foot office/warehouse facility to provide electrical wiring services to North Florida homebuilders. The Palmer Electric Jacksonville office employs a support and field staff of nine. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650894.html?nid=4213 Man, I hate saying goodbyes. As you've probably figured out by now, this is the last issue of Dixie Contractor. The parent company has decided to go in other directions, and the result is that this magazine will be no more. That hurts. I grew up with Dixie Contractor; in fact, some of my very earliest memories are of looking at the magazine. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650898.html?nid=4213 Meridian, ID— Western States Equipment Co., in partnership with local food banks in four states, recently concluded the "Dump Hunger" campaign. The campaign, which began Dec. 22, 2008, gathered some 116,000 pounds of food — surpassing its goal of 75,000 pounds. The food gathered from Western States' 11 locations filled the bed of a Caterpillar 730 dump truck, one of Caterpillar's la... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650900.html?nid=4213 Juneau — SAKAI has appointed Miller Construction Equipment Sales as an authorized dealer in the state of Alaska. SAKAI offers a full line of vibratory soil compactors, seven 4,000-VPM vibratory asphalt rollers designed for Superpave and other perpetual pavements, as well as combination vibratory/pneumatic rollers and balanced three-wheelers. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650901.html?nid=4213 San Diego— Three Northwest projects were among the winners when Associated General Contractors of America recognized 13 construction projects with Aon Build America Awards during AGC's 90th Annual Convention in March. The awards honor projects for complexity, innovation, success, and ultimately for their significance to the construction community and the nation at large. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650909.html?nid=4213 With this edition, Pacific Builder & Engineer closes the books after 107 years of continuous publication. The magazine survived two world wars, the Great Depression and 9/11, but it couldn't overcome the challenges posed by a changing world. From my first day in the editor's chair nearly 15 years ago, I tried to produce a magazine that would fulfill its promise to be "The Voice of Northwest... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650924.html?nid=4213 Longhorn Equipment, a leading rental company and distributor of construction equipment throughout Central Texas, recently signed an agreement adding the new Wacker Neuson line of compact construction equipment to its product list. According to President and Head of Operations Steve Chamness, "this partnership will set us apart from the standard rental company by offering a unique line that fill... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST