SRS Acquisition Corp. announced recently that it is opening two new locations. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The first is another Wilson Wholesale location in metro Chicago to better service the North Chicago market. Located in Schaumburg, Ill., it will complement its existing Naperville, Ill., location southwest of Chicago. In addition, SRS is also opening a facility in Oklahoma City under the Southern Shingles banner. Both locations carry a full line of residential and commercial roofing products. The Schaumburg location will service the entire Northern Chicago and Southern Wisconsin corridor and the Oklahoma City location will service central Oklahoma.

Schwing America Inc., a manufacturer of concrete equipment, recently announced that it had successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Schwing employees based at the company’s plant in White Bear, Minn., gathered to hear the announcement of Schwing’s exit from Chapter 11. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The company’s plan of reorganization was approved by the Federal Bankruptcy Court after nine months of protection. Schwing completed the payoff to existing lenders from funds obtained from a pool of European banks. “With new funding in place we will move forward in the reorganization and growth of Schwing America,” CEO Brian Hazelton

The recent groundbreaking for the Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 36 Headquarters in St. Louis marked the beginning of a 10-12 month construction process. The new headquarters for Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 36 in St. Louis will house a training facility, offices and meeting hall. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The $15 million facility is expected to be rated LEED Platinum and the highest rated LEED certified building in Missouri. The facility will house Local 36’s training facility, offices and meeting hall. Attending the groundbreaking were St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, Alderwoman Kacie Starr Triplett, of the 6th Ward of

A commercial paving contractor in metro St. Louis, Byrne & Jones Construction Inc., is expanding to offer soil stabilization, asphalt recycling and reclamation services to its clients. Byrne & Jones Construction of St. Louis has launched Midwest Stabilization and is covering markets in St. Louis, outstate Missouri and Illinois. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The firm has launched Midwest Stabilization to fill a void in the improvement of poor sub soil conditions to support buildings and roads. The new unit, which is targeting markets in St. Louis, outstate Missouri and Illinois, is led by Managing Director Mike Kappel. Kappel

A team of six civil engineering students from North Dakota State University won the 19th annual ASCE/AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition, held May 28-29 at Purdue University. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Second place went to the team from the University of California, Berkeley, while Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada, took third overall. The celebrated event featured 46 teams and about 500 students from universities across the U.S. and Canada. Each team displayed its skills in steel design, steel fabrication and teamwork in building a 21-ft-long scaled model of a proposed bridge that met particular hypothetical requirements given to

The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) has installed a new president and elected a new governing council. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" All terms began on July 1. David A. Fanella with Klein and Hoffman Inc. is the new president; Shane Farr with Hayward Baker Inc. is the new president-elect; John Duntemann with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates is the new treasurer; and Ken Nizamuddin with Halvorson and Partners continues to serve as secretary. The following have been elected to the SEAOI Board of Directors: Salvatore Di Bernardo with Ciorba Group Inc.; John Notch with Branco Notch Engineering Inc.;

Tri-North Builders of Madison, Wis., recently announced the launch of a new division, Nova Retail Group. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The division will provide full service support in all stages of the design and construction process, from building to facility and marketplace branding, as well as contract furniture and marketing solutions for the growing market segment of financial clients. The new division also offers new approaches to sustainable and LEED consulting as well as energy auditing and lifecycle solutions and helping clients understand their ROGI (return on green investment).

Miron Construction Co. Inc. of Neenah, Wis., recently broke ground on three non-profit facilities in Northeast Wisconsin. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The contractor will be donating a variety of construction services and in-kind work on the projects. Each year, Miron donates nearly $750,000 to community organizations and projects. The groundbreaking for the CHAPS (Children with Horses Achieving Productivity and Success) Academy was held May 24. The new facility will house an equine arena and creative counseling center. On May 25, the Fox Valley Warming Shelter broke ground on the new 5,000-sq-ft, $560,000 facility. Miron is completing construction at

Flad Architects of Madison, Wis., has been selected by UW Health to design a new 6,300-sq-ft simulation center in support of the new UW Health Clinical Simulation Program. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Health care simulation is a growing field and more credentialing organizations are requiring simulation training as part of the curriculum. With a new simulation center, UW Health will take advantage of the latest simulation techniques and technologies to promote the sharing of clinical knowledge and skills. The simulation center will be designed and constructed to meet all criteria in order to be successfully certified as an

After a review of corporate policy and practice, MartinRiley architects-engineers of Fort Wayne, Ind., has been certified as a “Green City Business” by the City of Fort Wayne. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" As only the 29th business in Fort Wayne to have been certified, MartinRiley joins a group of businesses that publicly acknowledges and incorporates environmentally responsible practices in its business operations. MartinRiley made use of the city provided mentor who offered suggestions for reducing waste and inefficiencies to prevent pollution, reduce solid waste, and conserve energy and water by implementing and improving on corporate policies and practices.