General Contractor News
- Hit-and-run victim sues Laguna Beach, Caltrans Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:41PMLAGUNA BEACH – Inadequate lighting and warning signs at a construction site created a dangerous situation before a hit-and-run accident, according to a complaint filed against the city, Caltrans and construction company All American Asphalt. Luke...
- Construction firm trying to resolve $25 million dispute with hotel developer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:24PMA Tulsa, Okla., construction firm said Wednesday it’s trying to work out a nearly $25 million dispute with the developer of the 300-room Renaissance Hotel in Colorado Springs, where work is stalled amid the developer’s inability to obtain...
- Ground broken for hydropower plant Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:38PMBacked by the distant roar of heavy equipment moving earth by the ton, Gov. Steve Beshear, U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield and officials from multiple counties and states marked the formal groundbreaking for a $450 million hydrolectric plant near Smithland Wednesday.
- Highway groups to Congress: Send $ Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:36PM"Our communities can’t thrive and our businesses can’t grow if they are saddled with potholes and unsafe bridges," says one contractor.
- St. Andrew’s Residence $2-million upgrade Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:32PMWatch Video [...]
- Campsite closures at Zion Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:27PMZION NATIONAL PARK -- More than 60 campsites within Zion National Park will be closed in the coming months while crews work to rehabilitate and improve their utilities.
- New prison for Fort Madison Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:50PMSite work for a new maximum-security prison in Fort Madison, Iowa is ahead of schedule.
- AvalonBay Communities Acquires Tysons Corner, Virginia Development Site Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:47PMAvalonBay Communities, Inc. Â , a leading Real Estate Investment Trust with multi-family apartment communities in high barrier-to-entry markets in the United States, today announced the acquisition of a 2.64 acre property in Tysons Corner , Virginia. Â The parcel, located on Westpark Drive, was purchased for $13.3 million.
- Hewlett-Packard Sues to Block Hurd From Oracle Move Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:46PMHewlett-Packard Co. sued former Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd to block him from working as a president of Oracle Corp.
- MSA Significantly Bolsters Flame and Gas Detection Instrument Line with Acquisition of General Monitors Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:45PMMSA today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire General Monitors, headquartered in Lake Forest, Calif., a leading innovator and developer of advanced flame and gas detection systems. Â The transaction is valued at $280 million and will be financed with a combination of existing cash balances and incremental borrowing. Â General Monitors, which employs approximately 225 people globally ...
- Colleyville Center to reopen Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:10PMAbout $920,000 was spent remodeling the community facility.
- Update: HP sues Hurd over confidentiality issues Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:55PMComputerworld - Hewlett-Packard is suing its former CEO, Mark Hurd, who was named co-president of rival Oracle on Monday, saying his hiring violates the terms of a severance agreement he signed with HP.
- Municipal employees rally for Capitol Theatre Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:17PMWatch Video [...]
- Kingwood celebrates intersection completions Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 2:00PMIt might seem as if something is missing when approaching the intersections of West Lake Houston Parkway at Kingwood Drive and Northpark Drive at Woodland Hills Drive.
- Wave hub installed off Cornish coast Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:33PMThe Wave Hub marine energy project has been installed on the seabed following an operation to lower the 12-tonne hub into 55m of water.
- City mulls charges vs guards Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:12PMTHE City Government will possibly file charges against security personnel and those who gave orders to prohibit authorities to enter the premises of Abreeza in Bajada, Davao City, where a portion of the fourth level of one of the buildings being constructed had collapsed. read more
- Soldiers allege punishment over Christian show - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 10:37AMThe Army is investigating allegations that soldiers were pressured to attend a Christian concert — and punished when they refused.
- Float trip Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 8:11AMKayakers and rafters make their way down the Youghiogheny River at Friendsville Saturday.
- St. Mary rectory will once again house Capuchins Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 8:11AMThe building at 300 E. Oldtown Road will come full-circle soon, housing Catholic priests as it did years ago.
- Construction of Garrett wind farm at standstill Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 8:10AMMajor construction on a Garrett County wind farm remains at a standstill more than one week after state environmental officials ordered a halt over violations related to water runoff and soil erosion controls. On Aug. 25 the Maryland Department of the Environment ordered Annapolis-based developer Synergics and contractor White Construction Company to stop work on the site until proper erosion ...
- Heavier stress, lighter pay for Del. workers Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:17AMStacy Thompson, 37, of Wilmington, seems to be in a pretty good situation.
- Echoes of a frame-up Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:49AMSince when does giving an interview to a newspaper qualify as ‘threatening and reviling’ a public officer? And why did the police wait 20 days before arraigning Nikki Dimech ‘with urgency’? Something, somewhere doesn’t add up.
- Barker: The next INL should focus on new energy sources Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 1:51AMThe Brookings Institution is calling for the development of a network of energy innovation centers across the West.
- McMahon slammed in deaths of wrestlers; Blumenthal, others say her firm is at fault (document) Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 1:41AMThe recent deaths of two former performers for World Wrestling Entertainment have intensified the spotlight on Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, the company’s former CEO.
- Cabin rebuilding eyed Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:21AMCLEVELAND, Tenn. — A deteriorating 1820s-era cabin on property once owned by Cherokee Chief John Ross may be taken apart for rebuilding.
- Business people Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:02AMSherri Johnson, attorney at Dent & Johnson, has been selected for inclusion in Florida Trend
- McMahon slammed in deaths of wrestlers Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:02PMThe recent deaths of two former performers for World Wrestling Entertainment have intensified the spotlight on Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, the company’s former CEO.
- Business in brief Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 8:12AM• The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut has announced that its anniversary ball on Nov. 5 will feature a "Century Hall" to highlight those businesses that have reached the centennial mark.
- Blame game begins Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:22AMElevator Accident 3 September, 2010 - While the 12 elevators at the national referral hospital are shut down temporarily, following an accident inside one of the elevators, the contractor Druk Thuendel Lerig and the supplier of elevators, ThyssenKrupp co. are pointing fingers at each other for the condition of the elevators.
- Raising roof raises questions Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:14AMThe North Platte Telegraph Allegations of missed work days and mistakes have prompted Lincoln County residents to question how the roofers for the new jail got the job and whether or not they can offer a quality, finished product. The new jail is being constructed along Third and Jeffers Streets in North Platte, and its anticipated completion date is Nov. 24.
- Contractor at fatal site had 19 OSHA violations, fines Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:58AMIowa City, Ia. - The general contractor on the University of Iowa construction project where a man died after a fall Monday has received 19 Occupational Safety & Health Administration violations and been fined $15,293 since September 2005.
- More conflicts of interest at Manatee Rural Health? Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:11AMMANATEE — Manatee County Rural Health Services’ chief executive is promising reforms following a Bradenton Herald investigation into his salary and the agency’s hiring of firms owned by its officials — even as other questionable business dealings are uncovered.
- Disabled soldier still fights as troops leave Iraq Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:27PMOn a quiet residential Rock Hill street where little kids ride bicycles and daddies hug daughters and kids dream, the war in Iraq is still waged.
- The Most Popular Dividend Plays in Aerospace and Defense Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:10PMYou may be surprised.
- New jail keeps county Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:11PMParking lot paving, exterior lighting, equipment and furniture bidding, deadlines, staffing and a water line are just a few things that have come up in recent weeks pending the completion of the new $26 million Carter County Jail.
- THAT TIME IS HERE Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:38PMHaving rescued Orissa’s 10,000 or so Dongria Kondh tribals from the Vedanta Alumina company’s rapacity, Rahul Gandhi must now also help them to manage change.
- League City considers new fire chief, lower tax bills Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:17PMThe League City Council will soon hold public hearings for its proposed 2010-11 budget, which includes a full time fire chief, a new method of rewarding employee performance and a tax rate decrease of 1.4 cents per $100 in property value.
- ‘Balloon Boy’ and family land — in Florida Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:37PMRemember Falon Heene aka "Balloon Boy" and all the frenzy created when his father, Richard Heene, claimed he floated away in a giant homemade UFO-shaped helium balloon in Fort Collins, Colorado last October?
- For some, perils in the workplace all in a day’s work Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:41PMFor most Mother Lode workers, Labor Day means three days off to enjoy family, play in the sun and celebrate surviving another year at the old daily grind. For some who work in the most dangerous of jobs, they may celebrate their survival more literally.
- R&D building changes hands in short-sale Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:24PMNew owners plan upgrades and repositioning of the 74,000-square-foot building
- Keeping a piece of history in the family Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:08PMAbout 83 years ago, Joseph Lescarbeau, then about 47 years old, helped build a log cabin down at the Bayport Park, near the St. Croix River.
- Subcontractor blunder clears wrong property Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:00PMHalf Moon Bay and Coastside County Water District officials could be seeking thousands of dollars in compensation from a botched construction project near Poplar Beach after a subcontractor cleared and leveled the wrong piece of property.
- Cabo Drilling Corp. Awarded Drill Contract by Ber Alb Sh A Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:00PMNORTH VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 3, 2010) - Cabo Drilling Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CBE) ("Cabo" or the "Company") announces that Ber Alb SH A, which is part of the Ekin Maden Group located in Istanbul, Turkey, has awarded Cabo Drilling Corp. - Albania Branch, located in Tirana, Albania, a drilling contract for a minimum of 4,000 meters. The underground project is split between ...
- INDIA: Corrupt Officers Investigating Corruption! Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:47PMToday there are lot of discussions about policing in India. But these discussions fail to address the real problems within the police and appear to be intentionally refusing to discuss the most obvious, the crimes committed by police officers.
- ATK and NASA Successfully Test the Second Five-Segment Ares Development Motor (DM-2) Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:27PMATK and NASA Successfully Test the Second Five-Segment Ares Development Motor (DM-2)
- Grocer plans October opening in Joe’s spot Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:05PMThe opening of Chuck’s Produce & Street Market has been delayed, but store operators have started to interview hundreds of applicants to staff the $5 million venue, which is in the Columbia Square retail center. “We’re opening to the public the first week in October,” said Mike Livermore, store manager.
- Contractor dies, three hurt at Qld mine Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:36PMA miner has died and three other contractors were injured in a vehicle rollover at coal mine in Qld.
- Fuentek Names Steve Carnes Technology Transfer Consultant Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 3:59PMTriangle - APEX, N.C. – Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com), has announced that Steve Carnes has joined the firm as a technology transfer consultant. In this position, Carnes screens and assesses various technology ventures.
- AP IMPACT: US wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 3:20PMHadi Mizban In this Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 photo, a worker walks through the nearly-complete waste water treatment site in Fallujah, Iraq, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad.
- Legislators say partnership essential to dump cleanup process Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:39PMHAVELOCK — Area legislators meeting for a tour of the abandoned Phoenix recycling site near Havelock agreed that a partnership between city, county, state and federal governments is the only way to accomplish a cleanup of the property.
