Marty Ozinga, who heads key Chicago market ready mixed producer Ozinga Brothers Inc., plans to announce April 30 his bid as the Republican candidate for Illinois’ 11th Congressional district
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Texas Precaster Receives $388K Anniversary ‘Gift’ To Replace Aging Tractors
Design-build general contractor and structural/architectural precast producer Speed Fab-Crete recently celebrated 10 years under its current ownership with a companywide cookout and unveiling of a new John Deere wheel loader and four 2008 Mack tractors
Read MorePci Producers Weigh Pros And Cons Of Bim, 3-D Modeling
To inform its membership about transitioning from 2-D CAD to 3-D modeling, PCI held an April 24 workshop in Chicago introducing Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology for precast concrete
Read MoreGrubb Technology Deepens Besser’s Hardscape Offerings
Product machinery and plant services giant Besser has closed on a deal for Grubb AMC of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Read MoreYankees Pinpoint Slab Prank Through Pour Records
Concrete placement schedules and construction worker recollections led New York Yankees management to stage a ceremonial slab demolition April 13 at the new Yankee Stadium site to recover an embedded jersey of rival baseball club, the Boston Red Sox
Read MoreUnilock Supplies Record Permeable Pavement For U.S. Cellular Field Lot
In what was said to be the first major sports facility to use eco-friendly permeable paving, the ISFA–developer, owner and operator of U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox baseball club–has dedicated 265,000-sq.ft. Parking Lot L
Read MoreEarth Day-Minded Kirchner Hosts Permeable Pavement Symposium
In Earth Day 2008 observance, Kirchner will spotlight its eco-friendly Romanstone permeable interlocking concrete pavement system during an April 24 symposium for municipal and utility officials, plus design, engineering, construction and real estate development professionals
Read MoreNrmca, Epa Agreement Aims To Reduce PlantsÌ Environmental Footprint
With an eye toward industry-wide promotion of environmental management tools and Clean Water Act compliance, NRMCA and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials have signed a memorandum of understanding titled “Beyond Compliance: Principles of Environmental Stewardship – New Agreement to Reduce Environmental Footprint of Ready Mixed Concrete Operations.”
Read MorePci Workshop Explores Building Information Modeling
PCI has added to its April Committee Days in Chicago a one-day workshop tracking architects’ rapid transition from two-dimensional CAD to three-dimensional Building Information Modeling (BIM) methods for project design and management
Read MoreContinental Oversees Owens Corning’s Concrete Fiber Program
Owens Corning/OCV has transferred sales and marketing functions for its concrete-reinforcing fiber to Continental
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