PCI Chairman Force stresses new markets, education, sustainability

Source: CP Staff

While the still slumping economy continues to be a point of focus throughout the construction industry, newly elected Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Chairman Greg Force, president & chief operating officer of Tindall Corporation, gives all credit to his predecessors who were “forward-thinking and conservative” in their approach to running the organization in the early days of the financial downturn. “They took the necessary steps to consider how we would function with reduced revenues,” he explains. “As a result, at this time fiscally, the Institute is in good shape.”

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Clark Pacific secures 2,000-piece SF 49ers stadium contract

Source: Clark Pacific, West Sacramento, Calif.

A joint venture of Turner Construction and Devcon Construction charged with design-build delivery of a $1.2 billion stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., has awarded the precast contract to Clark Pacific. Designed by architect HNTB, the new 68,500-seat home to the San Francisco 49ers team is scheduled to open for the 2014 NFL season.

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