Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. of Garner, Iowa, an Oshkosh Corp. company, recently announced that Elpers Truck Equipment, an IMT Diamond Authority distributor based in Evansville, Ind., has opened a new facility to serve IMT customers throughout sections of three Midwestern states. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The new facility will serve customers throughout a 150-mi radius spanning from southern Indiana and southern Illinois into western Kentucky. Elpers Truck Equipment celebrated the grand opening of its new facility during an open house on July 15. With the move to the new facility, Elpers Truck Equipment will offer more in-stock

Clark Dietz Inc. of Chicago has been selected to provide professional consulting services and technical assistance in developing a technology plan, business case and request for proposal leading to the evaluation, selection and implementation of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system for the City of Madison Water Utility. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras"

R.A. Smith National – a Brookfield, Wis., civil engineering and surveying firm – is providing sitework engineering, project entitlement, landscape architecture, surveying, highway improvement design and traffic signal design services to Terraco Inc. of Wilmette, Ill., for the Kenosha Gateway project. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The project is a 12-acre commercial/retail site in Kenosha, Wis. The Kenosha Gateway development is located at the northeast corner of STH 31 (Green Bay Road) and CTH S (Washington Road), a highly visible intersection surrounded by existing multi-family housing. In addition to a CVS Pharmacy, the development is planned to include up

A specialized construction team recently completed the new four-story, 84-bed, 89,000-sq-ft Duncan Patient Wing at Alton Memorial Hospital for client BJC HealthCare in Alton, Ill. The $45 million, 89,000-sq-ft Duncan Patient Wing at Alton Memorial Hospital, owned by BJC HealthCare in Alton, Ill., was completed on time and under budget. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The construction team consisted of construction manager S. M. Wilson of St. Louis, architect Pratt Design Studio of Chicago, and Guarantee Electrical of St. Louis. The $45 million project was completed on time and under budget. After winning the assignment by competitive bid based

The Boldt Co. of Appleton, Wis., and the British consulting firm AMEC have been selected as the engineering and construction contractors for the conversion of the coal-fired power plant on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to burn natural gas and biomass. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The Boldt-AMEC team was selected after a competitive selection process that was launched in March for the $250 million project, according to the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Now that the team has been selected, the agency said it will work to negotiate a contract with the firms. Boldt is heavily involved in construction

The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois recently announced the 2010 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award winners during its annual banquet on June 5. The event was held at Murphy Auditorium in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The award winning projects and individuals include: • Most Innovative Structure: Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP • Jurors’ Favorite: The Ledge at Skydeck, located at Willis Tower, Chicago, Halcrow Yolles • Best Large Structure: Aqua, Chicago, Ill., Magnusson Klemencic Associates • Best Medium Structure: United Arab Emirates Pavilion, Shanghai, China, Halvorson and Partners

The latest information from economic forecasting firm IHS Global Insight, prepared for the American Rental Association in Moline, Ill., reports that the equipment rental industry is starting to show signs of recovery from the national recession. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" “The outlook report indicates that the worst may be over for the equipment rental industry,” says Christine Wehrman, CEO, ARA. “The U.S. economy is proving its resilience with growth returning to many sectors. “However, construction spending continues to lag behind the rest of the economy. While construction spending is weak, spending on rentals is beginning to grow and

Two Kwame Building Group projects have received 2010 Regional Excellence Awards from St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Kwame is based in St. Louis. The $17 million Harris-Stowe State University William L. Clay Sr. Early Childhood Development/Parenting Education Center in St. Louis was chosen for the Regional Excellence Innovation Award based on its unique design, use of innovative materials and importance in furthering the understanding of early childhood development and parenting. Kwame Building Group was the construction manager on the project. The architect was KAI Design & Build of St. Louis and Kozeny-Wagner

Faith Technologies of Madison, Wis., a full-service electrical and specialty systems contractor, has raised nearly $6,000 this year for the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The seventh annual Jerry Ahrenholz Memorial Golf Outing was held at The Oaks Golf Course in Cottage Grove, Wis., on May 18. More than $36,000, the equivalent of 254,625 meals, has been raised for Second Harvest of Southern Wisconsin over the seven-year period. Proceeds from the golf outing will cover expenses to provide more than 40,000 meals to southern Wisconsin residents.

Chicago Department of Aviation First Deputy Commissioner Michael Boland was a guest speaker recently for the SMITH’s 2010 Infrastructure Finance Conference at the Standard Club in Chicago. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Boland participated in the Air Transportation panel along with Peter Stettler, director, Ricondo & Associates, and Seth Lehman, senior director, Fitch Ratings. The session focused on new challenges for airports and investors, and the latest trends and outlook for the air transportation industry. Boland provided an update on the O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP), and discussed OMP funding sources, recent O’Hare International Airport bond issuances, OMP future issuances