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Anne M. Ellis Elected President of American Concrete Institute
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2013-2014 president, vice president, and four board members during the ACI Spring 2013 Convention in Minneapolis. last month. With 33 years of experience with the A/E/C industry, Anne M. Ellis was elected to serve as president.
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The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a national certifying body for its certification program for plants producing unbonded single strand tendons. This gives manufacturers using these post-tensioning products an added level...
Hanley Wood LLC, the premier media, event, information and strategic marketing services company serving the construction industry and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today a strategic partnership whereby Hanley Wood has acquired the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo.
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Christopher Tull, owner of CRT Concrete Consulting tells us about roller compacted concrete and the demonstration held at the 2013 World of Concrete.
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Alan Sparkman, the Executive Director of the Tennessee Concrete Association, describes the potential of pervious concrete, a sustainable concrete solution.
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The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association commends two U.S. senators for their leadership in introducing and passing a resilient construction amendment to the Water Resources Development Act (S. 601) in the Senate.
Civil engineers at Kansas State University have used the waste products of biofuels to make a stronger cement that also reduces concrete's carbon footprint. The researchers are using ash made from agricultural waste products, including corn stover, wheat straw, and rice straw.
Our special digital issue provides the latest on roller-compacted concrete, bridge decks, and other pavement strategies. This month's Problem Clinic reviews bonded versus unbonded overlays.
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Command Alkon has purchased the Scout and Compass products from 323 Solutions, Inc., pioneers of mobile sales automation and mobile reporting tools for the construction materials industry.
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Carpenter, most recently president of Hanson Pipe & Precast, succeeds Mike Leathers.
This year Oldcastle Precast – Lebanon, TN won the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) 1st Place-Underground Cup Award for the Bellamy Bat Cave project.
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NRMCA is accepting applications for its popular Excellence in Quality Award.
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Agencies, owners, manufacturers, and contractors seeking guidance for precast concrete pavements can now take advantage of a new comprehensive handbook.
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Donna Reuter, President/COO of Oldcastle Precast Building Systems, will retire from the company as of May 2013 after a 27 year career with Oldcastle Precast.
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Brigadier General Tammy Smith, Director, Human Capital Core Enterprise, Office of the Chief Army Reserve (OCAR), presided over a signing ceremony that initiated a partnership between the Army Reserve (AR) and the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) recently.
After dominating the competition in five canoe races and winning two of three academic categories, the University of Nevada, Reno concrete canoe team took the overall win in the annual Mid-Pac Concrete Canoe Competition held April 19-20 in San Jose, Calif.
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The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2013-2014 president, vice president, and four board members during the ACI Spring 2013 Convention in Minneapolis, Minn. this month.
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Launch of Terex eLit app gives easy access to a wealth of information about Terex machinery.
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The Business Journal recently announced Spancrete as a winner in the inaugural Eureka Awards.
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Central Concrete, a U.S. Concrete, Inc. has announced that it supplied its concrete mix designs for three new San Francisco Bay Area projects – the recently opened Exploratorium in San Francisco, Devil's Slide Tunnel and Bridges, and Stanford's Bing Concert Hall.