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Hurricane Surge Protection By Liz Moucka Krajca, 4/20/2009
New Orleans continues to prepare for the next big hurricane with levees and floodwalls. "The Harvey Canal is a major canal on the Gulf Intercoastal Water Way (GIWW)," explained Gary Brouse, senior project manager of floodwalls for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). "This makes it open to a storm surge. More
Recovery, Renovation And Expansion By R.G. Pickard - 04/20/2009
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, originally built in 1977, is already the largest beachfront facility of its kind in the South with over 180,000 square feet of floor space, and with the addition of over 200,000 square feet of space via a $68-million expansion, it will ultimately have over 400,000 square feet of convention space.
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Rebuilding Roebling Bridge By Christina Fisher, Additional material and pictures provided by The Castle Group. - 04/06/2009
In order to easily reach and then remediate the Roebling Steel Plant in Roebling, NJ, an EPA Superfund site, WRS Infrastructure & Environment, Inc. called W.J. Castle, P.E. & Associates, P.C. to determine whether an abandoned steel railroad bridge crossing Crafts Creek could be converted into a roadway bridge able to support vehicles up to 110,000 pounds.
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Hyster New Line of Heavy Duty Lift Trucks 03/04/2009
Hyster Company has introduced the newest addition to the Fortis® line of lift trucks, the H170-190FT, based on the current Hyster® H135-155FT model pneumatic truck.
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McGowan Builders Completes Senior Care Facility By Peter Wilk, Wilk Marketing Communications. - 02/02/2009
North Bergen, NJ-based general contractor and construction manager McGowan Builders, Inc. (MGB) has completed the expansion, renovation and interior upfit of the CCM senior care facility located in the Ridgewood section of Queens, NY. The 10,000-square-foot center, operated by Comprehensive Care Management Corporation (CCM), provides day care, medical and physical therapy services for seniors.
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Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute Issues First Ever "Award for Innovative Design" 02/02/2009
Salem, OR – The first-ever Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute "Award for Innovative Design," recognizing pioneering use of cold-formed steel in structural design, was presented for "Research Wind Tunnel for Freightliner Trucks," a Salem vehicle development project commissioned by Freightliner Corp.
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Metal Forms Corp. Starts Steel-Sculpture Division Staff - 01/19/2009
Metal Forms Corporation (MFC), Milwaukee, WI, a manufacturer in the concrete construction industry since 1909, has started a steel-sculpture division named Meta Art™. The new Meta Art division joins the company's Steel Form, Plastic Products, Steel Stake and Equipment divisions. For more information on Meta Art or to view sculptures, visit www.
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Innovative Post-Tensioning Work In San Jose By Loren Faulkner - 01/05/2009
The new 1,840,000 square foot parking structure will allow some 5000+ vehicle stalls to support the major rental car companies at the ...
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Restoring The Bricks in Roswell An apartment building dating from almost 170 years ago is restored and expanded to create new residential space in an historic Atlanta suburb.
Restoring The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum The restoration of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City involved rebuilding the museum's Pier 86 into a state-of-the-art docking facility.
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