The “Big 3-0” means a person has reached a certain level of maturity but enjoys the vitality of youth with lots of expectations for the future. That’s exactly how Schwing America’s president, Tom Anderson views the company as it celebrates thirty years of manufacturing concrete pumps in America. “Leading the way in establishing a concrete […]
Pumping contractor Cross Enterprises, Inc., Melvindale, MI, completed work on the largest silo in North America after 14 days of non-stop concrete construction. The new silo will house cement for one the nation’s largest building materials manufacturers, LaFarge North America. The structure is only one of several projects on the same site. The group of […]
The new Braddock Dam, located on the Monongahela River outside of Pittsburgh, PA, has been under construction since 1999 when inspectors discovered signs of deterioration on the existing fixed crest dam. Joint venture general contractors J.A. Jones Construction Company, Charlotte, NC, and Traylor Bros., Inc., Evansville, IN, are working with designer Ben C. Gerwick, Inc., […]
Official groundbreaking in January 1998 signified the beginning of a new era in construction history. The vision of developer and project owner Taipei Financial Center Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan, was finally imagined. After 709,060 cubic yards of excavation were completed, a consortium of project managers, general contractors and subcontractors went to work on the world’s tallest […]
In April of 2002, the Minnesota DOT awarded contracts for the complete reconstruction of I-494 and Highway 61 in the southeast St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota. The project includes a complete overhaul of the Wakota Bridge, a 4-lane, 466-foot span crossing the Mississippi River. Cemstone, Inc., Mendota Heights, MN, has been supplying ready mix […]
Since May 22, R.L. McCoy, Indianapolis, IN has been a regular player in the construction of a new ground traffic control tower and tracon at the Indianapolis Airport in Indiana. The effort is the lead project in a $1 billion new construction and renovation of the airport’s existing facilities. The first yard of pumped concrete […]
On August 24, 2002, Western Concrete Pumping, San Diego, completed a 13,502-yard mat pour for a foundation that now supports one tower of a twin story luxury condo development known as Grande Towers. On October 4, 2003, general contractor Bosa Construction, Inc., a division of Bosa Ventures, Inc., Burnaby, British Columbia, commissioned Western’s extensive pumping […]
The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library in Indiana underwent some serious spring-cleaning earlier this year in preparation for one of the largest renovation projects the city has ever seen. In an attempt to “catch up” with the 21st century, library officials set out to restore and modernize the 86-year-old building. A consortium of three construction management […]
Central Concrete completes concrete construction in 30 hours Concrete pumping technology recently came to the rescue on a failing dam in southern Minnesota. During a routine inspection of the Rapidan Dam new Mankato, MN, maintenance crews noticed sunlight seeping through the bottom of the hollow concrete structure. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the […]
In the Summer of 2002, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburg District, reached the most critical phase in the modernization of the Braddock Dam. The joint venture effort of lead contractor J.A. Jones Construction Company, Charlotte, NC, and Traylor Bros., Inc., Evansville, IN, successfully tackled the high-profile “In-The-Wet” construction challenge. Located in the lower […]
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