Ground Improvement
Grouting
Earth Retention
Structural Support
CRAIG OLDEN AND HAYWARD BAKER COMBINE TO PROVIDE MORE SOLUTIONS FROM ONE OFFICE… Beginning in January of 2012, Hayward Baker Inc. and Craig Olden, Inc. will combine forces and begin operating as Craig Olden, A Division of Hayward Baker Inc. Vibro Piers™ (Aggregate Piers)
Micropiles
Injection Systems
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mr. Roger Albert (PRESIDENT) Reece Albert, Inc. roger@reecealbertinc.com Mr. Jim Anderson Haas-Anderson Construction, Ltd janderson@haas-anderson.com
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Mr. Tim Creson Webber, LLC tcreson@wwebber.com Mr. Joe Forshage (PRESIDENT-ELECT) Foremost Paving, Inc. jf@foremostpaving.com Mr. Robert Hall RK Hall Construction. Ltd robert@rkhallconstruction.com
MESSAGES President's Message
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Executive Vice President's Report
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Mr. Clint Henson Texas Sterling Construction LP chenson@texassterling.com Mr. Larry Hurley The Lane Construction Group lghurley@laneconstruct.com
COLUMNS Creating Tomorrow Today
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Mr. Kal Kincaid APAC-Texas, Inc., Trotti & Thomson Division kakincaid@apac.com
The Good Roads View
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Mr. Bob Lanham (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT) Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc. blanham@wbctx.com
HMU Report
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National AGC Corner
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Around the State
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Mr. Rick Schleider Zack Burkett Co. rs1454@aol.com Mr. Dan Williams Dan Williams Company dwilliams@danwilliamscompany.com Mr. Dean Word, III Dean Word Company dword@deanword.com
Compaction Grouting
INFRASTRUCTURE is published bi-monthly for AGC of TX, PO Box 2185, Austin, TX 78768 Kristen Ogden Smith Publications Director, AGC of Texas kogden@agctx.org Published by
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES Contractors' Resource
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Index to Advertisers
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FEATURE 2246 NW 40th Terrace, Suite B Gainesville, FL 32605 Toll Free: (877) 234-1863, ext. 6701 Fax: (877) 584-2176 Publisher Michael Brown
Highway Funding Proposals Numerous and Varied, but all Positive as We Head into the 83rd
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Texas Project Awards
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Manager Trevilynn Blakeslee Editor Adam Greulich Advertising Account Executives Walt Daniels, Kati Grote, Jennifer Siorek, Shirley Lawrence, Steven Hazouri
A Division of Hayward Baker
More Solutions… Superior Quality, Value, and Service For a complete list of Hayward Baker offices, visit: www.HaywardBaker.com ©2012 Craig Olden, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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