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American Structurepoint Earns Healthiest Employers Honors in Indiana and Ohio

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — American Structurepoint has been recognized as one of the Healthiest Employers in Indiana and Ohio. The Healthiest Employers awards program recognizes companies for commitment to workplace wellness and their exceptional health and benefits offerings.

American Structurepoint health and wellness offerings include the following:

  • Associates receive incentives based on their biometric outcomes to lower their healthcare insurance premiums.
  • Onsite wellness screenings
  • Unlimited free health coaching and education
  • Reimbursement program for gym/fitness club memberships and fitness tracking devices
  • Access to the WellRight online portal offering over 400 free wellness activities and webinars to employees

The Healthiest Employers program evaluates applicants across six key categories: culture and leadership, foundational components, strategic planning, communication and marketing, programming and interventions, and reporting and analytics. American Structurepoint now advances to compete in the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America.

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Diamond grinding creates a smooth, safe surface in new construction and pavement repairs. (Photo courtesy of IGGA)
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Trimble Introduces Roadworks Paving Control for Mills and Cold Planers
The new Trimble Roadworks Paving Control System for Mills and Cold Planers extends the functionality of the company’s next-generation, 3D paving system, shown here on a Wirtgen W210 Fi Milling Machine.
IEDA Annual Meeting: Connections and Learning
A contractor panel candidly shared perspectives and anecdotes about buying, renting, and servicing through equipment dealers. Left to right: Moderator Mike Marks, Indian River Consulting Group; Bobby MacDonald, Top Tier Site Prep; Chris Fontana, an AEMP Certified Fleet Manager; and Dan Maitland, Ajax Paving of Florida and AEMP Board Member.
Blastcrete Equipment Launches X-40D Pump for Higher-Volume Applications
The X-40D incorporates a unique PULSAR piston pump from Mecbo to deliver high volume in a compact design.
How a Focus on Relationships Leads to Fewer Safety Incidents
D. Scott Risch, Vice President of Environmental, Health, and Safety, Rosendin Electric
When Prefabrication Does and Doesn’t Make Sense
Prefabricated elements can speed bridge construction, but the equipment needed to place those components requires a large, open area to maneuver.
Industry News
Gilbane Building Company Breaks Ground on the New Cape Canaveral Hospital and Medical Office Building

BREVARD COUNTY, FL — Gilbane recently attended the groundbreaking celebration of the Cape Canaveral Hospital and Medical Office Building in …

Hoar Celebrates Topping Out of UAB Medicine Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Hoar Construction announces the topping out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medicine’s Inpatient Rehabilitation …

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Benedico Joins Lochner as Southeast Regional Manager

FORT MYERS, FL — H.W. Lochner, Inc. (Lochner), a provider of infrastructure planning and engineering services, announces that Nick Benedico, …

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Caldwell Becomes Takeuchi's Southeast Regional Product Manager

ATLANTA, GA — David Caldwell, formerly Takeuchi’s National Product Manager, has transitioned to become the manufacturer’s new Southeast …

Jacobs to Deliver New Water Reclamation Facility in St. Johns County, Florida

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL — St. Johns County, Florida, is undertaking its largest capital improvement project to date, a $191.8 …

Photo courtesy of Kevin Korczyk Photography
Tennessee Builders Alliance Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Nissan Stadium

NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Builders Alliance (TBA) recently celebrated the beginning of construction of the New Nissan Stadium, the …

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Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Advances Expansion with New …

Historic Downtown Dothan Revitalization Project Breaks Ground

Takeuchi-US Promotes Utzman to Attachment Specialist

Volvo CE and Mack Trucks Partner with Coastal …

Clayco Awarded Hankook Tire Expansion Project in Clarksville, …

Katala Joins Garver as Drainage Leader in Atlanta
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Burns & McDonnell Promotes Four Leaders in Growing …

Balfour Beatty Announces Leadership Promotions in Georgia

Manhattan Construction Appoints McFadden to Vice President in …

Alabama AGC Announces McCain as Workforce Development Director

Swinerton Elects Haj as New Chief Operations Officer
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U.S. Green Building Council Announces Top 10 U.S. …

Lane Construction Wins $299M Contract for Seminole Expressway/SR …

ARC Board Approves Major Update to Metropolitan Transportation …

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.3B for Locally-Led Projects that …

Lane Construction Opens Traffic on Central Florida’s Final …
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Christman Receives AGC of Tennessee's Build Knoxville Award …

Frederick Earns Iris Award from the Associated General …

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Announces 2024 PCI Design Awards …

Orlando International Airport Terminal C Project Awarded Grand …

NCAT’s Powell Named First Asphalt Pavement Alliance Technical …
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Superior and WSP Begin Work on Florida DOT’s …

First CM/GC Contract Awarded for the US 17/SR …

Tennessee Unveils State’s First-Ever 10-Year Fiscally Constrained Transportation …

Jacobs to Manage Intelligent Transportation System for Florida's …

Florida DOT Releases Construction Timelines for Moving Florida …
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Tampa-Based Crane Company Celebrates 65th Anniversary with Scholarship …

Taylor Interiors Receives Inaugural Economic Inclusion Leadership Award …

Griffin Electric Recognizes Women in Construction, Supports Women …

Turner Construction Company Hosts Eight-Week Program for Local …

Associated Builders and Contractors Announces Georgia as the …
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Mecalac Adds RJV Equipment to Expanding Dealer Network

Linder Expands its Kubota Dealer Network with the …

ProStack Strengthens North American Presence with Powerscreen Crushing …

Vermeer Southeast Announces Promotion of Kintz to COO

CASE Construction Equipment Dealer Lee Tractor Grows CASE …
Economic Dev

Skanska Completes $19.5M Dorothy Thomas Exceptional Center Campus …

Hartsfield-Jackson Concourse D Widening Project Underway

Turner Tops Out Northeast Georgia Medical Center in …

Balfour Beatty Tops Out Broward County Convention Center’s …

Ryan Companies Starts Construction on 56,000-Square-Foot Charter School …
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Modjeski and Masters Expands Footprint to Miami, Florida

Maine Drilling & Blasting and Florex Explosives Merge …

H&E Relocates Branch in Atlanta, Georgia

H&E Opens New Branch in Daytona Beach, Relocates …

Trimble Changes Headquarters to Westminster, Colorado
Events

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Southern Research Opens Biotech Incubator, Built by Brasfield …

JE Dunn, LG Chem Celebrate Groundbreaking of Historic …

The State of Tennessee Breaks Ground on $415M …

Griffin Electric Celebrates 45th Anniversary with Company-Wide Outings …

Arrowhead Engineered Products Opens New Nashville-Area Distribution Center
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Other Top Stories
Crews drill a hole using one of five Epiroc T40 Drill Rigs added to the Precision Blasting fleet in 2023.
Precision Blasting Forges a Path to Success, Promoting Growth and New Opportunities

Aiming to grow his Douglasville, Georgia-based business to the next level, Precision Blasting Founder and Divisional President Shane Martin is …

Orion Marine Group pours the deck on the eastbound NASA Causeway bridge. (Photo courtesy Orion Marine Group)
Orion Marine Group Completes the First Phase of the NASA Causeway 125 Days Early

Working together in a collaborative manner, the team building the $127 million new dual high-level NASA Causeway Bridge, in Titusville, …

Ajax Paving is working with Turtle Infrastructure Partners to repair pavement on the SR 681 Connector Project in Venice, Florida.
Ajax Paving Repairs Critical Florida Evacuation Route with SmoothRide Technology

Unlike Florida’s inland regions, its coastal counties are highly susceptible to storm surge from the hurricanes and tropical storms that …

Tampa International Airport, Blue Express Curbsides
DBIA Announces Projects in Florida and Georgia as National Design-Build Project/Team Merit Award Winners

The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) announces the winners of the 2023 National Design-Build Project/Team Merit Awards. A total of …

A view of the First Coast Expressway bridge over U.S. 17 in Jacksonville, Florida.
The 20-Mile Second Segment of First Coast Expressway Moves Forward

Aiming to reduce congestion on area roads as the population of Jacksonville, Florida, grows and support economic growth, Florida Department …

Workers prepare a new overpass on the I-16/I-75 interchange project in Macon, Georgia.
Complex Construction and Community Mitigation Require Seven Phases for I-16/I-75 Interchange Improvement Project

Faced with tight spaces and complex construction, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) divided roadway work for the Interstate 16/Interstate …

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Alameda CTC, Caltrans Prioritize Safety for $92M Overhaul of I-80/Gilman …
A bicycle and pedestrian bridge was built over I-80 during the first phase of the Interstate 80/Gilman Street Interchange Improvement Project. (Photo courtesy of Alameda County Transportation Commission)
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Ohio DOT’s I-475 Widening and US 20A Interchange Project to …
Crews disassemble forms used to construct the U.S. 20A bridge piers.
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Terratek GPS Modeling Provides Solutions to Help Navigate New Technology
Terratek’s Jake Logan and Tim Arnold prepare for additional topographic survey work to determine the last of the cuts and fills at the Queen’s Landing site.
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Bell & Associates Construction Makes Progress on Major Transformation of …
Foundations are prepared for the I-55 flyover. (Photo courtesy of Tennessee Department of Transportation)
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Skanska Prepares Baltimore Penn Station for the Next Generation of …
Skanska was awarded a contract to improve, update, and increase the number of platforms in Baltimore Penn Station.
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Michigan DOT Utilizes Digital Delivery to Reconstruct Interstate 696 in …
The Michigan Department of Transportation is reconstructing Interstate 696 from I-275 to Lahser Road.
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First Express Lanes Project in Kansas is Transforming the State’s …
A new bridge deck is poured for the future southbound lanes of U.S. 69 over Tomahawk Creek.
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Pulse Flow Reverse Osmosis Offers Higher Water Recovery and Lower …
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O&G Industries Benefits from Innovative Paving Technology on Major Hartford-Area …
Using Topcon’s SmoothRide resurfacing system, O&G Industries scanned 7 miles of road in a fraction of what it would have taken doing traditional cross-sections.
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Idaho Transportation Department to Improve Safety and Capacity with US …
Rock clearing work is performed on a portion of the new U.S. 95 alignment. (Photo courtesy of Idaho Transportation Department)
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Granite Construction Nears Completion on I-515/Charleston Interchange Project East of …
The I-515/Charleston Interchange Project aims to reduce traffic, improve pedestrian and bicycle mobility, and alleviate weaving.
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TxDOT Makes Strides to Ease Congestion, Improve Safety in Houston …
The I-610 West Loop/I-69 Southwest Freeway interchange project includes the construction of multiple on and off ramps.
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Federal, Public, and Private Partners Unite to Protect Fargo-Moorhead Community …
Crews use a Komatsu large hydraulic excavator on Drain 29. Excavation on the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion project averages nearly 2 million cubic yards every month.
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