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Expansion of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., required a new bridge between the new exhibit hall and the hotels located on opposite sides of the busy Bee Line Expressway. Hayward Baker Inc., headquartered in Odenton, Md., got the assignment.

Kentucky’s Wolf Creek Dam has been leaking, requiring the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  to operate Lake Cumberland at lower levels, and causing long-term financial impacts to surrounding areas. The Corps assessed the situation and cited Wolf Creek among its highest-risk dams. TREVIICOS/Soletanche JV, with North American headquarters in Charlestown, Mass., was awarded the $341.4 million foundation remediation project in July 2008 for the construction of the 4,200-foot-long concrete barrier wall with average depth of 275 feet.

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For drillers, it’s pressure and flow that makes everything go.

Limitations and challenges may be encountered during geotechnical explorations, which are common to all exploratory techniques. They usually are a result of site-specific geologic conditions and/or a function of the improper equipment or techniques being utilized.

The drilling division of Frontier Kemper Constructors Inc. (FKCI) recently completed the largest blind shaft ever drilled in North America. The DHI-240 rig (Big Blue) was built and tested by the company during 2008 at FKCI’s headquarters in Evansville, Ind.

The International Foundation Congress and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE ’09), held at the Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa, Orlando, Fla., March 15-19, was a jointly sponsored geo-engineering and geo-construction technical conference and equipment exposition. 

The company has been in business for 62 years, and has a solid reputation for all facets of drilling and water service, including water well and geothermal drilling, hydrofracturing, excavation, water hauling, geothermal line insertion and fusion, and thermally enhanced grouting.

Renovation Nation Highlights Green Building CollaborationThe Discovery Channel’s nationally televised show Planet Green Renovation Nation will highlight a uniquely green home in Boulder, Colo. The show’s host, Steve Thomas, visits

Last month, we talked about full voltage-start pump control panels. This month, we will cover the other two main components in a standard panel – the contactor or starter, and overload-protection devices -- as well as single-phase and current-unbalance protection offered by panels.