For the second year, World of Concrete 2013 featured the CREWS THAT ROCK competition, sponsored by BASF Construction Systems, to honor crew members for their teamwork and contribution to the industry. Crews submitted stories and photos of their amazing and inspiring projects from the past year for a chance to win a trip to the show, hotel stays, seminars and other exciting prizes. Projects were submitted in one of two categories, Community Service/Not-for-Profit and Commercial/For-Profit. Two grand prizes were awarded in each of the categories — Audience Award via online voting and Experts” Choice selected by a panel of industry … Read more

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Rochester office of Kraus-Anderson Construction Company, a Midwest commercial general contractor and construction manager, has been selected to build a new United South Central School in Wells, Minn., just west of Albert Lea. The new 155,000-square-foot pre K-12 school replaces the former school, portions of which were originally built in 1933. The new $28.8-million school will be located on a 66-acre site and will feature a new bus garage and athletic facilities, including practice fields, varsity fields and tennis courts. The new pre K-12 school will serve approximately 625 students. The United South Central School District … Read more

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Wright Express Corporation, a global provider of value-based business payment processing and information management solutions, in collaboration with IHS, a global source of information and analytics, released results of its Wright Express Construction Fuel Consumption Index, which indicated a decrease of 0.8% in September versus its level the previous year. The Wright Express Construction FCI measures national fuel consumption statistics for the construction industry, which provides an accurate and up-to-date indication of construction activity in the United States. “The decline in the year-over-year results, combined with the first monthly uptick seen in recent reports, serves as … Read more