Information and tips on starting and growing a commercial construction business, 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/Starting+%26+Growing+Your+Business/48546.html?nid=4212 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:02:07 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6658046.html?nid=4212 The Stormwater Equipment Manufacturers Association was formed to support the regulatory and engineering communities as well as individual cities and states, in implementing the Clean Water Act. The association, based in St. Paul, MN, consists of organizations involved in the manufacture of stormwater quality solutions. Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6658044.html?nid=4212 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/CA6655163.html?nid=4212 Some people lead their lives by going backwards in time, and Earl Emerson is one of them. Emerson's interest in building mechanical parts began as a child and he realized those dreams at age 50, when he started EZ Spot UR. Along the way, he gained some mechanical skills during his time at Bobcat, where he worked for 32 years, and in Vietnam as a helicopter mechanic. Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651266.html?nid=4212 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/CA6650885.html?nid=4212 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 strong emphasis on safety education skewed the result away from this trade as the answer. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650879.html?nid=4212 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/CA6652184.html?nid=4212 With President Barack Obama's stimulus package going ahead, major infrastructure projects will come on line and many — if not most — of these projects will be covered by wrap-up insurance programs. Wrap-ups are often used in large government projects such as roads, bridges, prisons, post offices, and school districts. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650894.html?nid=4212 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/CA6650909.html?nid=4212 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/CA6650933.html?nid=4212 Construction software developer HCSS has broken ground on a new, company-owned office building on an 8-acre campus in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land. Rosenberger Construction of Sugar Land is the contractor for the new building which was designed by Powers Brown Architecture of Houston. HCSS chose the companies for their experience designing and building attractive tilt-wall office buildings. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6652213.html?nid=4212 Near the end of February, Roland Machinery Co. held its first-ever business solutions expo. The event at Roland's Wisconsin Division headquarters in De Pere drew about 250 customers from as far away as Eau Claire, WI, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The attendance would have gone even higher if one of the winter's worst blizzards hadn't lashed into the area in mid afternoon. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6652210.html?nid=4212 Dear Western Builder Readers, I am sad to say that this is the final edition of Western Builder. Since its founding in 1902, this hardy magazine has survived two world wars, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and several more recent recessions. Unfortunately, it has now been killed off by the difficult current economic climate that is affecting all kinds of printed publications. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6648459.html?nid=4212 Superior Instrument — a division of Superior Products Distributors, Inc. — celebrated more than 20 years of business recently at an event in Waterbury, CT. More than 100 Superior customers attended this function, where participants were able to engage in free seminars and training classes as well as breakfast and lunch. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6648054.html?nid=4212 Henderson, NV— Cashman Equipment Co. officially recognized the completion of its sustainable corporate headquarters with a dedication ceremony Feb. 16 on site at 3300 St. Rose Parkway in Henderson. More than three years of planning and one year of construction have culminated in the creation of the largest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) designated industrial campus i... Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650319.html?nid=4212 Shaking off its dead-tree past, today’s reinvented press release is packed with a number of Web 2.0 elements that make it much more interactive, and as some of the digerati might say, much more "Web-viral ready." Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6646685.html?nid=4212 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 because this does not seem right. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6647049.html?nid=4212 Who would have thought to start a landscaping business during the longest drought that North Texas had seen in 50 years? Corey Tompkins, Willie Propes and Marsha Newberry did. Newberry, involved in real estate and development back then, had hired Propes and Tompkins to install some water utility lines. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6647044.html?nid=4212 General contractor Bob Moore Construction has been selected to build the 1-million-square-foot Rooms To Go distribution center west of Houston on the south side of I-10 between the cities of Katy and Brookshire. Rooms To Go will act as their own developer for this project designed by MacGregor Associates Architects, Inc. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6647043.html?nid=4212 SAKAI offers a full line of high-quality, high-productivity 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. Innovators in compaction equipment for over 80 years, Sakai also offers the world's first vibratory pneumatic tire roller for today's ... Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6647042.html?nid=4212 Case Construction Equipment has announced a supplier agreement with True Value Company, one of the world's largest retailer-owned hardware cooperatives. The agreement enables more than 1,000 True Value Rental, Taylor Rental, Just Ask Rental, and Grand Rental Station locations across the United States to purchase Case construction equipment for their rental locations. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST