Common Ground Alliance's 2013 DIRT Report Confirms Importance of Calling 811 Before Digging

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Common Ground Alliance, the stakeholder-run organization dedicated to protecting underground utility lines and the people who dig near them, announced findings from its comprehensive 2013 Damage Information Reporting Tool Report. The report, which is the sum of all 2013 data submitted anonymously and voluntarily by facility operators, utility locate companies, contractors and regulators, confirmed for the fourth consecutive year the importance of making a free call to 811 to reach a local one call center as the simplest and easiest way to reduce excavation-related damage to underground facilities. According to the report, when an excavator notifies a … Read more

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AGC of Wisconsin Recognizes Miron Construction with Three Building Awards

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NEEHAN, Wis. — Miron Construction Co., Inc. was recently awarded three 2014 BUILD Wisconsin Awards as presented by the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin. Miron has been awarded 48 AGC BUILD Wisconsin Awards since the program's inception in 2003. “We are excited to once again be chosen by the AGC of Wisconsin as recipients of three BUILD Wisconsin Awards,” said David G. Voss, Jr., president and CEO of Miron. “We"re humbled to be among many other leaders in our great state's construction industry who are also taking home these honors.” Miron will be honored at the AGC BUILD Wisconsin Awards … Read more

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Dennis Ahal Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from ASCC

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Dennis C. Ahal, past president, American Society of Concrete Contractors, St. Louis, Missouri, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the ASCC on Sept. 18 at the organization’s annual conference in Denver, Colorado. The Lifetime Achievement Award is ASCC’s highest honor, acknowledging recipients for their body of work within the industry and their service to ASCC. Ahal was president of ASCC from 1997-1998.   He has also served on the Technical Review, Liaison, Nominating and Administrative Committees and led the organization’s first strategic planning process. He served on the board of direction of the American Concrete Institute … Read more

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RJM Construction Building Allina Health Champlin Clinic

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minneapolis, Minnesota-based RJM Construction recently broke ground on a new 26,500-square-foot clinic in Champlin for Allina Health Champlin Clinic. Located next to the existing clinic, the single-story structure will be 11,100 square feet larger and feature a steel frame and veneer masonry exterior. The existing clinic will continue to operate during construction. Once construction of the new building is complete, the clinic will relocate and open in the spring of 2015. In addition to RJM Construction, the project team includes developer MSP Commercial and architect and design partner BDH & Young. “In our plans to keep the … Read more

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Windsor Construction Project Tops Off

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WINDSOR, Vt. — Constructino on The Village at Cedar Hill Continuing Care Community expansion project recently reached a milestone when the new addition was topped off. Workers hoisted the final roof truss to complete the structural frame of the 41,866-square-foot addition. Designed by Mackenzie Architects and constructed by Congress Building Corporation, the $10.6-million addition will more than triple the existing assisted living space at the award-winning senior care community. Cedar Hill offers a continuum of care ranging from independent and assisted living to skilled nursing, rehabilitative and Alzheimer's care, all on one campus. The senior living community is owned by … Read more

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