Dirt work drives growth.
Dirt work drives growth By Allan Heydorn Phoenix-based Western Paving adds site preparation to its business, then adds software to ease dirt work Last year when Western Paving bid the site work at Forum at Gilbert Ranch, a mixed-use development in Gilbert, AZ,...

The right truck for maintenance: producers turn to customized preventive maintenance trucks to boost productivity and avoid costly mistakes. (E&T Maintenance).
Trucks customized to a contractor's specific application can help crews and equipment work at full capacity while avoiding missed deadlines, voided warranties and unnecessary capital outlays. A decade or two ago, pit and quarry operators may have had the luxury of maintaining their equipment fleet at centralized...

CONCRETE Comes Full-Circle.
CONCRETE Comes Full-Circle Rebecca Wasieleski, Editor Preparation and the willingness to make an investment allow a contractor to drive his company in a direction he once wanted to escape. It can be a disappointing realization to work at something for years only to...

Leahy firm agrees to cleanup, civil fine; Deadline compliance could reduce penalty.
Byline: Linda Bock HOLDEN - A Holden company has reached a settlement with the state attorney general's office to clean up contaminated property off Elmwood Avenue, Holden, and pay a civil penalty of $120,000. Attorney General Martha Coakley yesterday announced the settlement with the owners...

Family-Friendly Setting at '09 Demolition Convention Leads to Deep Discount for Children's Registration.
DOYLESTOWN, Pa., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Demolition Association, the leading trade organization for the global demolition industry, is counting on the family-friendly setting of Walt Disney World Resort and deeply discounted registration fees for children to lure a record number of industry professionals and their families to...

UO set to break ground on new basketball arena.
Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard The University of Oregon's much-anticipated and much-debated new basketball arena will get its formal groundbreaking ceremony Saturday. The UO late Thursday publicly confirmed the groundbreaking event for the $227 million facility. But the event will not be open...

Beacon Redevelopment Industrial Corporation Updates Shareholders as to Westmoreland Glass Factory.
NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beacon Redevelopment Industrial Corporation (Pink Sheets: BCND) issues the following update to shareholders as to the progress of the Westmoreland Glass Factory project in Grapeville, Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania. Last week, representatives of Renaissance Renovations and Redevelopment LLC ("RR&R") met with...

All Clear Environmental Inc. Stresses Asbestos Hazards in Newly Constructed and Renovated Buildings and Homes.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- All Clear Environmental (http://www.allclearca.com/), a hazardous materials removal and demolition company, seeks to warn the public about hidden asbestos in construction that occurred after the EPA ban in 1989. "Despite the Asbestos Ban and Phase Out Rule, many properties built after that year...

A framework for material management in the building demolition industry.
Abstract: Conventional mechanical building demolition produces numerous solid wastes, most of which are sent to landfill directly and severely degrade the living environment. Just-in-time building demolition has been developed recently with a management strategy to facilitate waste reuse. Procurement management plays a significant role in just-in-time building demolition. In...

Media center rebuild on target.
Byline: Brian Lee SOUTHBRIDGE - A building committee yesterday wasted little time approving $23,021 in change orders for the high school media center's demolition and reconstruction. At an emergency meeting, the committee approved change orders for Reinhardt Associates of Agawam so that the project can...