Chris Kirch Named President of Kitchell Contractors

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Chris Kirch was named president of Kitchell Contractors Inc. Kirch has been with Kitchell since 2003 and since 2010 has been with the company’s Texas region, helping to grow the company’s footprint in the Austin and Houston markets. He began his journey with Kitchell as an intern while working toward his construction management degree from Northern Arizona University, moving through an entry-level project engineer position in Las Vegas to operations manager in Texas, where he most recently served as Texas market sector executive. He is known as an accessible, supportive leader who is unwavering in his dedication to Kitchell’s projects, … Read more

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Concrete Industry Management Program Seeks Donations for 2024 Auction at World of Concrete

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 The Concrete Industry Management program – a business-intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management – is seeking donations for its 2024 CIM Auction to be held at World of Concrete. The auction is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada. The silent auction will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the live auction begins at 1 p.m. Last year’s auction items included two concrete mixer trucks, a truck-mounted concrete pump, a laser screed and much more. Other donated items included cement, fly … Read more

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AISC Releases 16th Edition of Steel Construction Manual

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The 16th edition of the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Steel Construction Manual is now available. The manual is the authoritative reference for professionals who design, fabricate and build with structural steel. The 16th edition features: New 50 ksi steel design tables Properties and dimensions for 210 new HSS shapes Revised and expanded discussion of prying action New and revamped tables for design of double-angle connections, single-plate connections, single-angle connections and shear end-plate connections New section on the design of simple connections for combined forces Updated discussion on the chevron effect, as well as new information and a new table … Read more

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VSK Energy to Invest Up to $1.5B to Scale Vertically Integrated Production of American-Made Solar

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Vikram Solar, Phalanx Impact Partners and Das & Co. have formed a new U.S. joint venture and majority U.S.-owned and operated company – VSK Energy LLC – with plans to invest up to $1.5 billion to develop a vertically integrated solar manufacturing operation in the United States. A two-phase investment, Mortenson will oversee the engineering and construction and intends to hire hundreds of team members from the local communities, including pipefitters, electricians, sheet metal workers, plumbers, operators, carpenters, laborers, safety professionals and more. The first phase of development consists of a $250-million investment to develop an American solar photovoltaic module … Read more

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BTEA Annual SAFEBUILD Forum Shines Light on Mental Health in Construction

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The Building Trades Employers Association, representing 1,200 union contractors in New York, recently held its annual SAFEBUILD national industry forum designed to promote worker safety and salute firms with best practices. Noting that the Centers for Disease Control cites construction workers as having one of the highest rates of suicides of any industry, BTEA leaders said going forward they would broaden their safety focus to include mental wellness and suicide prevention. Several discussion panels included safety and mental health experts, government officials and management and union representatives. President and CEO-elect Elizabeth Crowley said the BTEA would conduct a campaign this … Read more

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