The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute opened new headquarters in northern Virginia last month, marking a switch to self-management following 10 years under Washington, D.C.-based association manager Bostrom Corp
Read MoreMonth: August 2008
New York Producers, Teamsters Locals Settle Strikes
More than 500 New York City and Albany, N.Y., mixer truck drivers returned to work in mid-July after strikes that began the first of the month, a day after contracts expired
Read MoreCifa Positions Chinese Operator As World’s Top Gun In Concrete Machinery
A consortium led by Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co. in Changsha, China, and financial investors has agreed to
Read MoreCaterpillar-Navistar Alliance Nets Cat-Branded Heavy Duty Truck, Engine Design Synergy
A recently penned Memorandum of Understanding will see Caterpillar Inc. and Navistar International Corp. pursue global on-highway truck business opportunities, including development of a North American severe-service construction model, and cooperate on a variety of engine platforms
Read MoreDouble-Digit Inflation Pervades Construction
Surging prices for diesel fuel, asphalt, steel and other materials are clobbering construction budgets, notes Associated General Contractors of America
Read MoreTerver To Succeed Zurich-Bound Holcim (Us) Chief Dolberg
Patrick Dolberg, who has served as Holcim (US) Inc. chief executive officer since March 2003 and held the same title at St. Lawrence Cement in the five
Read MoreOldcastle Ceo Mark Towe
Effective this month, Mark Towe has replaced Tom Hill as chief executive of Oldcastle, the North American business of Dublin-based CRH Plc. The resignation
Read MoreScrap Market Manipulation
A late-July report in The New York Times, Fuel Subsidies Overseas Take A Toll on U.S., details how governments in China, India and other countries with
Read MoreDocumenting Safety Program Requirements
In both general industry and construction, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates development and maintenance of company health and safety programs
Read MoreBracing Spectacles
Among winners of the Post-Tensioning Institute’s 2008 awards competition, the New Guthrie Theater Center in Minneapolis, Minn., captured Project of the Year, Award of Excellence
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