U.S. Bank Stadium

Designed to Withstand the Elements

Supporting the 3,000-square-foot video board of the new U.S. Bank Stadium—home of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings—required more of its architects and engineers than calculating...
SlideRail

Spec’d for the Job

The “positive” shoring system also creates a much tighter work area, which was very helpful working in Grant’s historic downtown area. Pitsch Companies was the...

Smart Work-Around

In any construction project, big or small, time is money. Smart executives know how to save both without sacrificing quality. A switch in the...
K-Tec Industries

Taking the “Lag” out of Lagoon Construction

A contracting company sitting atop Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada, named Earth Max Construction is gaining ground in a niche earthmoving market for Rural Municipalities’...
Soil

Chew It Up, Smooth It Out

The soil in central Indiana is fertile farmland. As the U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its Soil Survey Manual, prime farmland "has the...
Olympic museum

Leaving a Legacy

United States Olympic Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado Leaving a legacy often requires a lifelong fortitude of purpose and character that only the best among...
cold storage rebuild

Ohio Cold Storage Facility Rebuilds After Devastating Fire

Contractors need to pay extreme attention to detail in the construction of cold storage facilities. The buildings are unique, and the smallest error or...
hitachi equipment

Be Safe. Work Hard. Have Fun.

If you flip over Mike Hammes’ business card, you’ll see three phrases: BE SAFE. WORK HARD. HAVE FUN. These phrases describe the heart of...
robotic hydrodemolition

Just Add Water

According to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, nearly one out of every three bridges in the nation is rated structurally deficient. Because building new...
cemex concrete

Tailor-made Concrete Mixes

Houston, Texas, is the home of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). A recent completion of the campus overhaul consists of two new buildings,...