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Insurance products are offered through non-bank insurance agency affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company and are underwritten by unaffiliated insurance companies, with the exception of crop and flood insurance. Crop and flood insurance may be underwritten by Wells Fargo Insurance Services of West Virginia, Inc.’s affiliate, Rural Community Insurance Company. © 2012 Wells Fargo Insurance Services of West Virginia, Inc. All rights reserved. May / June 2012 Official Publication — CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF WEST VIRGINIA VOL. 75 NO. 3 For 75 years, "The Voice of Construction in the Mountain State"

Officers CONTENTS *President Gene E. Thompson *Senior Vice President Cover Story: B. Lee Snyder *Vice President Phillip L. Weser WV Construction News: For 75 years, “The Voice of Construction Treasurer Daniel B. Flesher in the Mountain State”...... 6 Secretary Dan Cooperrider *Immediate Past President Features: John H. Strickland CAWV goes to Washington: Highway bill passage uncertain...... 22 Directors C. R. Neighborgall IV CAWV members “Hard at Work”...... 28 Scott Pierson Roger W. Thomas Golfers raise funds for scholarships...... 32 AGC National Directors Art King Charles R. Neighborgall III Construction briefs...... 34 Robert O. Orders Robert O. Orders Jr. Advertisers ...... 46 Richard C. Smailes ARTBA National Directors James Ahern Leo A. Vecellio Jr. Chairman, Asphalt Pavement Association Willie Crane Chairman, Building Division Douglas P. Meeks Chairman, Highway/Heavy Division Nathaniel R. Orders On the cover Chairman, Utilities Division Michael Gianni *Chairman, Associate West Virginia Construction News is Division proudly celebrating its 75th Ross Johnson anniversary by highlighting the Vice Chairman, Associate Division association’s members who have been Gregory A. Burton in business for over 75 years. Some Past President Directors remain family held companies, as James Ahern David B. Alvarez many are in their third or fourth R. M. Brewer generation of ownership. Others have James E. Brown John S. Casto remained true to their original business Rodney W. Clay function while most have diversified. J. Steven Cvechko James W. Dailey II The common thread between them all Art King is, that despite some rough times, they Jack B. Lively James Mattingly have grown and prospered while Charles R. Neighborgall III building West Virginia, one day at a Robert O. Orders time. Robert O. Orders Jr. Richard C. Smailes Ronald B. Snyder Ronnie E. Spradling Winfield H. Strock Gary D. Young The Contractors Association of West Virginia is a nonprofit trade organization representing the building, highway, heavy and utility contracting industries in West Virginia. Its services include Staff establishment of a close working liaison with state and federal agencies; worthwhile educational and Executive Director informational programs; the regular dissemination of pertinent information to its members; strong Michael L. Clowser legislative and media relations; as well as all other activities deemed necessary and proper to promote Director of Member Services Patrick E. McDonald the general welfare of the construction industry. The CAWV is a certified chapter of the Associated Director of Administration General Contractors of America and the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. Wendy M. Long Communications Manager West Virginia Construction News, the official publication of the CAWV since 1937, is published Lindsay C. Stephens bimonthly. Advertising and editorial deadlines are on the first of the month preceding the month of Staff Assistant publication. Material may be reprinted only with the permission of the editor. Advertising and editorial Cheryl R. Clark offices are at 2114 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, WV 25311, telephone (304) 342-1166, Fax Executive Director Asphalt Pavement Association (304) 342-1074, Web Site www.cawv.org, Email: [email protected]. Yearly subscription rate to CAWV Patrick M. Parsons members, $7; non-members, $8; single copies, $1.50. Office Manager Asphalt Pavement Association MICHAEL L. CLOWSER LINDSAY C. STEPHENS Alice H. George EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR . *Executive Committee 91 West Virginia Construction News 1937 | 2012 For 75 years, "The Voice of Construction in the Mountain State"

braham Lincoln once said, “The From the Works Progress Admin- people, the contractors and the projects best thing about the future is that istration and the Civilian Conservation that have shaped West Virginia. Ait comes one day at a time.” Corps that built the state’s dams and West Virginia has been built by parks in the 30s and 40s, to President The anniversary of the magazine offers contractors one day at a time. The Dwight Eisenhower’s Interstate Highway a chance to reflect on the CAWV’s Contracotrs Association of West System in the 60s and 70s, and the members, now and then, who have Virginia has watched roads progress, American Recovery and Reinvestment been instrumental in constructing West schools open and water service reach Act of 2009, WVCN has chronicled the Virginia. new communities. One mile, one brick, one section of pipe at a time, the Mountain state has grown at the hands of its contractors.

West Virginia Construction News marks its 75th year in publication in 2012. The magazine, known as the “Voice of Construction in the Mountain State,” has had some elite company in the industry. As the state has weathered the effects of five wars and 13 presidents, contractors have continued to do what they do best: Build West Virginia. WVCN, and the CAWV, have been there every step of the way, working to educate and inform members on the trends and technologies shaping the construction industry in the state of West Virginia. West Virginia American Water began in Huntington in 1886. They have the distinction of being the oldest The magazine and the association have CAWV-member company. Over the past 125 years, West Virginia American Water has since grown into the largest water utility in the state. They now provide service to approximately 600,000 West Virginians witnessed the construction of the in 318 communities in 19 counties. Pictured above, the company builds a pump station in Ada, Mercer infrastructure that supports the state. County, circa 1907. 6 May / June 2012 WV AMERICAN WATER (1886) AWK), is the largest investor-owned of the original founder, and past CAWV West Virginia American Water operates water utility in the state. president, in 1985. Mary Beth Johnson as a subsidiary of American Water – took the reins as company president in formerly the American Water Works WV HEATING AND PLUMBING 2008. and Guarantee Company. West COMPANY (1888) Virginia American Water has supplied West Virginia Heating and Plumbing The Ruffner Hotel was the first high quality reliable water service for Company’s roots reach back to 1887 commercial job done by the company more than 125 years. The first water when John R. Shanklin began in 1888. They also completed system was built in Huntington in plumbing in Huntington. He moved the plumbing and heating on the State 1886, and remains a part of the current business to Charleston to work on the Captiol, Governor’s Mansion and system today. At that time, the Ruffner Hotel in 1888, joining with nearly all the area schools and company operated 8 miles of water Clark Howell and J.H. Dowman. The hospitals. They have also completed main and had the capability of company was originally known as many jails and schools throughout the pumping one million gallons per day. Howell, Shanklin and Dowman, but in state. 1895 changed to Capital City Supply Today, West Virginia American Water Company. In 1901, the company’s L.B. FOSTER (1902) serves approximately 600,000 West mine, mill and supply services were Lee B. Foster was only 20 years old Virginians in 318 communities in 19 separated from the contracting when he founded L.B. Foster, the counties. Their systems treat more business and West Virginia Heating company that bears his name. than 50 million gallons of water each and Plumbing Company was Financed in 1902 with a small $2500 day and send it through 3,500 miles of organized. John R. Shanklin and his loan from his father, Foster began water main (end-to-end that would half-brother, W.G. Barrar, ran the filling a need he recognized while stretch from Miami, Florida, to Juneau, company until Shanklin’s death in growing up around his father’s oil Alaska) 24 hours a day, 365 days a 1933. At that time, John A. Shanklin business in Titusville, Pennsylvania. year. The company works to abide by (John R.’s son and two-term He saw that his father received many regulations, invest in their vast Charleston mayor) and William G. inquiries from mines, logging camps, infrastructure and educate customers Barrar, Jr. began leadership roles with and quarries about the availability of on wise water use. West Virginia the company. Dick Sutherland joined relay (used) train rail. Because no truck American Water, a wholly owned the business in 1946, followed by transportation existed at the time, subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: John Shanklin Casto, great-grandson permanent and temporary rail spurs

Peerless Block and Brick was founded in 1905 by Elias Fellabaum. It has grown over the past 107 years from a one-person concrete block making operation to a one-stop shop for masonry needs. The company was located on Patrick Street in Charleston in the 1940s. They now operate from a 30-acre site in St. Albans with branches in Parkersburg, Barboursville and Beckley.

CONSTRUCTION NEWS 7 geosynthetic, erosion / sediment control and drainage materials used primarily in site development and heavy highway construction. After 110 years, JMD is still headquartered in Pittsburgh and now has seven additional locations. The company has expanded into furnishing products to companies engaged in the extraction and production of natural gas and oil.

HUNTINGTON STEEL (1904) Huntington Steel was founded in 1904 by James A. Diddle as Huntington Boiler Works. The company originally built and repaired the steam boilers that were prevalent in the day. Their initial focus was mostly on the railroad industry. Huntington Steel now provides a variety of structural and miscellaneous steel along with other products and services to the construction, manufacturing and mining industries.

The Marshall University Alumni Center, Bowles Rice office building in Charleston and Cabell County Public Library are all built using the West Virginia Heating and Plumbing Company began in 1888 as Howell, Shanklin and Dowman. In 1895 company’s steel. They have also the name was changed to Capital City Supply Company followed by West Virginia Heating and Plumbing provided the steel for the recently in 1901. The company’s original office building remains in Charleston on Hale Street, although they are now located across town on Smith Street. constructed additions to Cabell Huntington Hospital, Southern Ohio were the only means for transporting addition to transportation products, Medical Center and Kings Daughters heavy materials to and from jobsites. L.B. Foster Company markets its Medical Center, and provided New rail was costly and Foster saw an products to transportation, structural steel for port security barrier opportunity to resell rail that had been construction, energy, utility, recreation units for U.S. Naval bases. Huntington retrieved from abandoned and and agriculture industries. The Steel remains family-owned and replaced railroads and urban transit company’s products are currently headquartered in Huntington, but has systems. To encourage the sale of being used for the construction and expanded its reach with branches in used material, Foster guaranteed that rehabilitation of projects such as the Morgantown, Charleston and Pikeville, if the material was not up to the New Orleans Flood Barrier, Brooklyn Kentucky. standard represented, customers Bridge and Panama Canal. could ship it back and the company would pay the freight both ways. JMD COMPANY (1902) PEERLESS BLOCK AND BRICK (1905) Foster’s brothers joined the company JMD Company originated in Peerless Block and Brick was founded and it was organized into a four-way Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1902. The in 1905 by Elias Fellabaum as a one- partnership in 1918. L.B. Foster company originally supplied person operation making concrete Company soon expanded with the ventilation products to underground blocks. The company continued opening of new offices in New York coal mines. Jute brattice cloth was producing only concrete block until City in 1922 and Chicago four years solely utilized in the early days, the late 1970s, when Steve Doty was later. The company began trading eventually replaced by synthetic named president, succeeding his publicly on the NASDAQ stock brattice cloth in the early 1970s. The father, Everett Doty. Peerless Block exchange (FSTR) in 1981. manufacture of ventilation ducting and Brick was located on Patrick (negative ventilation) was added at Street. They have made their name as Lee B. Foster II, the founder’s approximately the same time. In the a one-stop-shop for masonry needs. grandson, managed the company as early 1980s, JMD diversified their They now operate from a 30-acre site president and chief executive officer product line to include various types of along the Kanawha River in St. Albans. from 1990 until 2002, and today construction products. The company Peerless provides a variety of block serves as chairman of the board. In manufactures or distributes and brick products for residential, 8 May / June 2012

DOUGHERTY COMPANY (1911) Dougherty Company began in 1911 in Freeport, Pennsylvania as Harry Dougherty and Son. The company was brought to West Virginia in 1948 by W.S. Endres. Over the next few years, the company closed their Pennsylvania and Ohio offices, and focused their attention on the West Virginia market. Endres incorporated Dougherty Company in 1958 in the state of West Virginia. Sam Bowling joined the company in 1966 as the firm’s estimator. In 1977, he became the company president, treasurer and general manager. Today, the company is run by Jim Smith, who has nearly 40 years of experience with Dougherty Company. They perform fabrication Founded in 1904 with a focus on serving the railroad industry, Huntington Steel remains a family-owned and installation of plumbing, heating, business. The company has expanded its products and services to cover the construction, manufacturing air conditioning, sheet metal, process and mining industries. and chemical piping, medical gas systems and industrial piping. commercial, industrial and mining bridge, Brock Bridge, Beech Ridge applications. The company also owns wind farm, Greenbrier Resort Casino BURGESS & NIPLE (1912) three patents related to masonry and the The Summit National Boy Burgess & Niple was founded in products used in the coal mining Scout Reserve. Columbus, Ohio in 1912 by Philip industry. These include two related to Burgess and Chester Niple. Burgess Superblock and one for Strap Block. THE NEIGHBORGALL CONSTRUCTION designed one of the first rapid sand The company services the Mid- COMPANY (1910-20) filter water treatment plants ever built, Atlantic region from their main office in The Neighborgall Construction thus beginning the firm’s water St. Albans and satellite offices Company was originally a partnership treatment work, which remains one of Parkersburg, Barboursville and between C.R. Neighborgall and E.P. its specialties. The firm acquired Beckley. Leach. Then called Neighborgall and Robert Wheeler & Associates in Leach Construction Company, the firm Parkersburg in 1972. Burgess & Niple BOXLEY (1910) initially erected homes and apartments has completed engineering services Around 1890-1892, J.C. Carpenter before entering the commercial market for many notable projects in West and W.W. Boxley entered into a in about 1926. Virginia including Corridor D in Wood partnership as railroad contractors. In County and the New Martinsville 1893, they worked on construction of In the company’s early years, it hydroelectric plant. The firm ranks the Little Bend Tunnel for the C&O converted the world-renowned 138th on Engineering News Record’s station in Hinton. Boxley purchased Greenbrier Hotel into Ashford General list of the Top 500 Design Firms in the Carpenter’s shares of the company in Hospital, and transported 120 military United States. 1910, and today his great-grandson, duplex housing units on barges for an Abney S. Boxley III, leads the unprecedented 577-mile trip on the W.Q. WATTERS COMPANY (1913) company. Ohio River. The W.Q. Watters Company was started in 1913 as a painting Boxley expanded into West Virginia in Neighborgall and Leach parted ways contractor. Over the years, the 1983 and now operates three quarries, in the 1940s and formed two separate company has tackled several notable six concrete plants, a trucking companies, The Neighborgall projects, such as the interior and company and a building materials Construction Company and E.P. Leach exterior of the state Capitol dome. supply company. The company has and Sons. The company is run today More recently, W.Q. Watters crushed stone, concrete, asphalt and by Charlie R. Neighborgall III, completed painting on the new I-64 block businesses in Virginia. They chairman, and C.R. Neighborgall IV, concrete bridge from Spring Hill to have been involved with many high president. West Virginia's public Dunbar and The Greenbrier Spa and profile highway projects in the state, school building program along with Sporting Club. The company is along with rail work. Notable projects medical and hospital construction is located in Charleston and now include the McDowell County prison, the cornerstone for the company's focuses entirely on commercial and Glen Jean armory, Beckley Bypass current portfolio. industrial painting and sandblasting. 10 May / June 2012

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grain, feed and basic building supply store. It grew through four generations of George Finlys and is a leading producer of ready-mixed concrete and concrete block in North Central West Virginia. “We have done many large projects throughout the area,” said George Finly, president. “Central has worked on the Longview power plant, United Hospital Center, the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division, and many projects for WVU, Fairmont State, Glenville State, and we do many residential projects as well.” Central Supply employs nearly 200 people and keeps the focus on their customers. “While we sell a host of products…ready-mixed concrete, concrete pumping, ICFs, gray and architectural block, retaining wall block, brick, paving stones, concrete and masonry accessories and aggregates…we remain customer- centered and work hard to offer Central Supply Company boasts four generations of family-ownership. The company was founded in trained personnel, new technologies, 1915 as a grain, feed and basic building supply store. Over the past 97 years they have shifted their focus to provide a variety of block, brick and stone along with ready-mixed concrete, pumping and accessories. and the latest in delivery/placement Pictured, Central Supply pumps concrete into an insulated concrete form foundation on an apartment capabilities to make our customers’ building in Morgantown. work lives easier,” Finly said.

MOUNTAIN STATE INSURANCE (1917) POUNDING MILL QUARRY (1913) CENTRAL SUPPLY (1915) Mountain State Insurance was started In 1913, C.M. Hunter returned to Central Supply Company of West as Montgomery & Coles Insurance Southwest Virginia after working on Virginia was founded in 1915 in Agency on February 15, 1917. On the New York Aqueducts and opened Clarksburg by George Clare Finly as a March 1, 1924 Mountain State a limestone quarry in Pounding Mill, Virginia. The quarry’s original function was to furnish railroad ballast to the Norfolk and Southern Railroad. By 1946, under the direction of C.M. “Budge” Hunter, Pounding Mill acquired the property at St. Clair’s Crossing in Bluefield, Virginia and expanded into the construction arena. The third quarry operation was acquired from Pendleton Construction Company who had operated it during the construction of I-77. This plant in Rocky Gap, Virginia would serve the construction and agriculture market in Bland and Giles counties. In September of 1984, Pounding Mill concluded the negotiations for its fourth quarry with the purchase of Mercer Crushed Stone, a West Virginia Corporation, which is located near Ingleside, West Virginia. Pounding Mill Quarry Corporation serves the construction and mining industries in West Virginia and Virginia and remains W.Q. Watters Company was formed in 1913 as a painting contractor. They remain true to their original calling and have tackled many high-profile painting projects in the area, such as the state Capitol dome family owned and operated. in 2006. CONSTRUCTION NEWS 13 KALKREUTH ROOFING & SHEET METAL COMPANY (1920) Kalkreuth Brothers was established in Wheeling in 1920 with a focus on servicing the industrial roofing market. The company continued on that course until 1984 when John Kalkreuth and Jim Hurley took over the business and the name was changed to Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal. The company expanded their services to include sheet metal and a variety of roofing services. Several large contracts took the company into markets throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, as the company first reached into Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia, eventually opening an office in Maryland. Based in Wheeling, the company also operates Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal Company began in Wheeling in 1920. They shifted their focus from offices in Ohio and Kentucky. industrial roofing in the mid-1980s to include all other types of roofing and sheet metal. Pictured is the Cabela’s distribution center in Wheeling, which they roofed. The company operates several branches in Kalkreuth has completed several different states, but remains headquarted in Wheeling. sports facilities including the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, Insurance Agency was created by the EQUIPMENT CORPORATION OF the Hershey Arena in Hershey, consolidation of Montgomery & Coles AMERICA (1918) Pennsylvania, Washington Nationals Insurance Agency, Norton Insurance Equipment Corporation of America Ballpark in Washington, D.C., FedEx Agency, and Glen Jean Insurance was founded in 1918 in Chicago by Field expansion in Landover, Maryland Agency. Mountain State Insurance three well known firms to enable them and the Great American Ballpark in Agency has been in continuous to expand their marketing of Cincinnati, Ohio. They are also operation in the Kanawha Valley for 95 construction, industrial and material focused on the health care and years with uninterrupted local handling equipment. The three automotive industries. ownership. The company focuses on Chicago firms included two already business insurance and works mainly established equipment dealers and a Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal in heavy construction, oil and gas, third firm that manufactured concrete Brothers is currently ranked as the medical malpractice and general mixers. They believed that there was a third largest roofing contractor in the commercial. The company is currently large demand in the Eastern part of nation by Engineering News Record. run by Ross Johnson, CAWV the country for a capable firm to Associate Division chairman, and handle used industrial and FRIEDLANDER COMPANY (1921) Patrick Kee. contractors' equipment. Office, Friedlander Company was founded in warehouse and complete repair 1921 as a provider of surety and GREER INDUSTRIES (1917) facilities were quickly established in insurance services by U.S. Army Greer Industries was founded in 1917 Chicago, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. (Retired) Major C. R. Morgan, a by Herbert C. Greer and Agnes Jane The facilities at each plant included a Charleston native who had returned Reeves Greer. Greer Industries began machine shop and a blacksmith shop home after World War I. After the its rise to success amidst trying times, to manufacturer special parts and death of Major Morgan in the late as the country had just entered World make emergency repairs. 1950s, several Charleston natives War I. Despite the turmoil of the day, bought the agency from Morgan's Herbert and Agnes set out to create a ECA was one of the first companies to heirs. A Cincinnati-based coal business that would be built on hard promote the rental of construction company owner, who was an agency work, vision and innovation. The equipment. ECA purchased individual client, bought the company in 1962 company remains privately held, and equipment items as well as entire job and hired George Friedlander, an is in its third-generation of family spreads, as was done at The insurance company employee living ownership. Today, Greer Industries Conowingo Dam when it was and working in Cincinnati, to come to Inc. oversees numerous other completed in 1928. The company has Charleston to run the operation. In successful divisions spanning a wide facilities in Pennsylvania, July 1970, Friedlander and Tony range of industries including mining, Massachusetts, New York, New Stanchina, along with two other steel, tourism, recreation and Jersey, North Carolina, Washington, employees, bought the agency and broadcasting. DC and Toronto, Canada. changed the name from C.R. Morgan 14 May / June 2012 Company to Friedlander Company. One of those employee/owners retired, another resigned, and in the 1980s, David Thomas and Rick Higginbotham became officers and part owners.

ROLLINS, CLEAVENGER AND ROLLINS (1921) Rollins, Cleavenger and Rollins was founded in Charleston 1921 by Roy B. Rollins as Roy B. Rollins and Company. The company provided accounting services to the area. The name changed in 1959 to Rollins, Cleavenger and Rollins. It is mananged by Roy Rollins' youngest son, David H. Rollins, and is the oldest existing CPA firm in the Charleston area.

TRI-STATE/SERVICE ROOFING Harry and Clarence Esbenshade began Tri-State Roofing in Wheeling in 1923. A major contract brought AND SHEET METAL GROUP (1923) the group to Charleston during the Great Depression. Still under Esbenshade direction, the company Tri-State/Service Roofing & Sheet has diversified into sheet metal and HVAC/mechanical, with a full bevy of roofing services. Pictured is the Kanawha County Courthouse and the Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse (background) both of which Tri- Metal Group originated in Wheeling in State re-roofed recently. 1923 as a commercial and industrial roofing contractor by brothers Harry located there. Tri-State is now in its Today, Tri-State is a full-service and Clarence Esbenshade. The third generation of leadership by the commercial roofing, sheet metal company opened its Charleston office Esbenshade family and has grown to fabricator and HVAC/mechanical during the Great Depression when it thirteen locations throughout West contractor. The company specializes was awarded a major contract for Virginia, Florida, Kentucky, North in energy-efficient roof systems and work on the Naval Ordnance Plant Carolina, and Virginia. difficult-to-diagnose leak detection

CONSTRUCTION NEWS 15 and repair. In addition to architectural metal pieces, Tri-State designs, fabricates, and installs custom metal pieces for safety/access, material handling, manufacturing processes and HVAC applications. The company’s full-service mechanical division provides energy management services and temperature, humidity, pollution and dust-control solutions. Tri-State is a LEED-accredited contractor.

The company recently installed a new modified bitumen roofing system increasing the R-value and reflectivity of the low-slope roof on the Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse in Charleston. Tri-State installed composite aluminum panels, columns, Columbus Testing Laboratory was formed in 1926 in Columbus, Ohio to provide testing services of flashing and soffits at the U.S. Bureau materials and chemicals. The company grew to 70 employees and in 1966 opened their first branch of Public Debt in Parkersburg, and office. The company became CTL Engineering, Inc. in 1974 as engineering services were incorporated into designed (in-part), fabricated and their services. Pictured is one of the company’s original drills. installed the the HVAC system, contributing to the facility’s LEED experience with traditional materials in 1924 as the result of the purchase certification. The restoration of the and historic preservation. of Amies Road Company and five Kanawha County Courthouse roof in General Crushed Stone Company Charleston and the Spring House roof IA CONSTRUCTION CORP (1924) plants. The company supplied at The Greenbrier exhibit Tri-State’s Interstate Amiesite was incorporated Amiesite, a cold mixed and cold laid

16 May / June 2012 paving invented by Joseph Amies. The company sold their products throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Washington, DC, parts of New York and New Jersey, and was flourishing until the Depression struck.

The company held on until the 1950s, when the Interstate Highway System construction began. At that time, Interstate Amiesite was converted into the Interstate Amiesite Corporation. The 1960s saw the addition of road construction and hot mix asphalt production. Plant facilities were upgraded and the company became a major paving contractor. The corporation acquired several companies and opened additional asphalt plants in the 1970s. They have continued the pattern of expanding services and growth through acquisitions. Today, the company provides road construction and rehabilitation, Hot Mix Asphalt and aggregate production and sales, resurfacing and paving and site preparation. They are a subsidiary of Barrett Industries.

CTL ENGINEERING, INC. (1927) Columbus Testing Laboratory was formed in 1926 in Columbus, Ohio to provide testing services of materials and chemicals. The company grew to 70 employees and in 1966 opened their first branch office. The company Now known as Wells Fargo, the company began in 1936 as McDonough Caperton Smith and Goldsmith. became CTL Engineering, Inc. in 1974 The company was purchased in 1993 by American Business Insurance, followed by Acordia in 1994. They became Wells Fargo in 2007. as engineering services were incorporated into their services.

During its early years, the company focused mainly on soils, foundation engineering, construction testing and inspection services, leading to expansion into the metallurgical, non- destructive testing, mechanical, mining, roofing, and environmental service industries. In 1982, CTL Engineering opened their first West Virginia office in Morgantown. The group specialized in Abandoned Mine Lands projects and mining engineering. Their South Charleston office opened in 2000. CTL Engineering has gone through several leadership changes and is now an In late 1933, Charleston Tractor and Equipment Company was formed by Lon M. Rish as a distributor for employee-owned company with over Caterpillar tractors and motor graders in Southern West Virginia. The company grew throughout the 200 staff members. The company is 1940s, building a $100,000 building on Charleston’s Kanawha Boulevard to showcase their products. CONSTRUCTION NEWS 17 line in 1936. Over the next few decades, the company experienced rapid growth, opening 25 locations in five states and employing nearly 900 people. The company reorganized its five individual corporations into one company: Rish Equipment Company. Lon M. Rish retired in 1967. Today, the company has 12 locations and provides a variety of equipment for the construction, mining, utility and forestry industries.

MEADOWS STONE AND PAVING (1935) Kenton Meadows started working in 1934-1935 when he purchased a team of horses and skidded pipe for gas drillers and wood for timber cutters. He purchased his first truck in 1937. Kenton Meadows Construction Company Inc. was Meadows’ first “incorporated” company. He then formed Kenton Meadows Company Inc. in 1954 and merged Kenton Meadows Construction Company into it. Meadows Stone & Paving, Inc. was incorporated the first time in the 1960s and the second time in the 1980s. The company produces aggregates and asphalt, and performs heavy/highway construction.

WELLS FARGO (1936) Gene McDonough and Gaston Caperton Jr. formed an insurance agency in 1936 to handle insurance for West Virginia Tractor Company evolved from Basham Equipment Company in 1936. Pictured are Donald Basham, Gary Grady, Calvin Basham and Burke Basham in 1976 at a product introduction. The company commercial and personal accounts. has grown from providing equipment for construction only, to including municipal needs in the offerings. Banks Shepherd joined the firm, shortly followed by Ike Goldsmith who entered the agency after the death of listed as one of the Top 500 Design A. Kantlehner Jr. In the 1980s, Fred McDonough in 1951. Caperton kept Firms in the United States by Garrett, Jr.'s son, Steve, and William working until his son Gaston, the Engineering News Record. Kantlehner's son, Bill, joined the former governor of West Virginia, agency. Through several acquisitions, came into the business in 1963. The GARRETT-STOTZ COMPANY (1931) the company now has offices in elder Caperton remained in the Fred M. Garrett Sr. in 1931 established multiple states and provides business until his death in 1989 and the Garrett Insurance Agency. He insurance, bonds and employee Shepherd remained active until his continued to operate under this name benefits throughout the region. death in 2001. When Gaston became through the addition to the agency of governor in 1988, there were 17 his son, Fred M. Garrett Jr., in 1956 RISH EQUIPMENT COMPANY (1933) offices in eight states, and the agency and his son-in-law, William F. Stotz, in In late 1933, Charleston Tractor and was listed as one of the top ten 1958. The company began, and Equipment Company was formed by insurance agencies the country, and in continues to operate, with a focus on Lon M. Rish as a distributor for the top five privately-owned the bonding and insurance needs of Caterpillar tractors and motor graders nationwide. contractors. The agency was in Southern West Virginia. At the time, incorporated under the name of Rish was president of Bluefield Supply American Business Insurance bought Garrett-Stotz Company in 1966. With in Roanoke, Virginia. The new the agency in 1993 and the next year the loss of William Stotz to retirement endeavor quickly grew and added sold that interest to Acordia. It was in 1968 came the addition of William International Harvester to its product operated as Acordia for 14 years, and 18 May / June 2012 THE CONTRACTOR’S LAWYER Experienced, Aggressive, Successful Legal Representation

304.343.7100 phone 304.343.7107 fax We know construction. 1125 Virginia Street, East Charleston, WV 25301 wvlaw.net the name changed to Wells Fargo Originally, the company’s primary the full backing of Enrico, and the day- Insurance Services in 2007. The focus was on selling and servicing today business partnership of Gene. company evolved from a small family mining and construction equipment. In During the 1960s, V&G was involved business to 60 employees in 1975 to the late 1970s, in response to a as much in coal-mining as it was in 1200 by 1981, when the Third Party downturn in the heavy/earthmoving earth-moving. Administration (TPA) business market, the company expanded, flourished. Now Wells Fargo has over adding municipal equipment and In the 1970s, third-generation 5000 employees in their insurance accounts. Today, West Virginia Tractor contractor Leo Vecellio, Jr., earned his business throughout the country and Company offers a variety of civil engineering degree and joined the is listed in the top five insurance construction and mining equipment family business. With his assistance, brokerages in the world. along with government equipment V&G began branching out into more such as street sweepers, refuse diverse economic and geographic WEST VIRGINIA TRACTOR packers and sewer cleaners. regions. Today, the Vecellio Group COMPANY (1936) includes Vecellio & Grogan, Sharpe In 1936, West Virginia Tractor and VECELLIO & GROGAN (1938) Brothers, Ranger Construction Equipment Company evolved from The Vecellio Group’s began in 1900, Industries, White Rock Quarries, and Basham Equipment Company. The when Enrico Vecellio began a masonry Vecenergy, the Group's energy founder and president was L.C. contracting business in West Virginia. division. The Group is in its fourth Basham, who ran the business until He soon entered the road-building generation as a family-owned and his death in 1968. His four sons, industry. His son, Leo, grew up around operated business, with Christopher Calvin, Donald, Burke and Harry, road construction, earned a civil and Michael Vecellio fully involved in operated the business until 1982, engineering degree and, in the 1930s, daily executive leadership. when the third generation took over, joined his father's road construction renaming the company West Virginia business. Gene Grogan also joined the By Lindsay Stephens company and married Leo's sister, Tractor Company. The company’s is Erma, who handled much of the currently run by Gary Grady and Steve company's administrative work. Leo Basham. formed Vecellio & Grogan in 1938 with

Leo Vecellio, Sr., far left, supervises a Vecellio & Grogan street paving project in 1950. The company began in 1938 with Enrico Vecellio and Gene Grogan in Beckley. They have expanded into mining and construction in multiple states, and also into the quarry and energy industries. The Vecellio Group remains a family- owned and operated business.

20 May / June 2012 CONSTRUCTION NEWS 21 CAWV GOES TO WASHINGTON; HIGHWAY BILL PASSAGE UNCERTAIN

CAWV members met with West Virginia’s Congressional delegation, including Representative Shelley Moore Capito, on May 31. The group conveyed the importance of passing a highway bill, fully funding clean and drinking water programs, removing the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for water and wastewater infrastructure, and stopping the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from expanding wetlands jurisdiction. Pictured with Rep. Capito are; Willie Crane, John Boyle, Phil Weser, Gene Thompson, Bill Medcalf, Gary Young, Lee Snyder and Dan Cooperrider.

Transportation is Job #1.” This IRS code to remove the volume cap on not it’s for investment in our was the message members Private Activity Bonds (PAB) for water infrastructure,” said Rep. Nick Rahall, “presented to West Virginia’s and wastewater infrastructure and D-WV. “The House Speaker says he congressional representatives at the stopping U.S. EPA from expanding wants a highway bill by June 30, the 24th annual CAWV Congressional Fly- wetlands jurisdictional overreach. end date of the current continuing In, held May 31 in conjunction with the resolution, but he’s got to get with his Transportation Construction Coalition “We want to thank you for something people to say that a new highway bill (TCC) conference May 30 - 31 in that is not on our agenda this year,” must pass. The fact that we have no Washington, D.C. CAWV President President Thompson stated in his highway bill provides uncertainty for Gene Thompson led the delegation to opening comments. “We want to thank state transportation agencies and talk about issues that are vitally you for voting to repeal the three contractors. Some Republicans have important to the construction industry. percent withholding on government said infrastructure is different than contracts. Had the three percent other federal spending and should be On the CAWV’s agenda at this year’s withholding been allowed to stand, it treated as such but there must be a meeting were issues that have would have had a devastating effect on compromise between the House- and dominated the past few fly-ins: West Virginia construction companies.” Senate-passed highway bill.” Reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU highway bill which expired September All of West Virginia’s delegation voted Rep. Rahall, the ranking member of the 30, 2009, support of legislation to to repeal the requirement which was to House Transportation and restore and increase funding for West go into effect January 1, 2013. Infrastructure Committee, said that Virginia’s Clean Water State Revolving some of the new members in Congress Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State “The new Congress does not want to “don’t include the word compromise in Revolving Fund (DWSRF), amending the spend money, regardless of whether or their vocabulary.”

22 May / June 2012 As CAWV members were discussing the need for an agreement of the conference committee on the highway “Thank you for voting to repeal the three reauthorization bill, Rep. Rahall got percent withholding on government contracts,” notice that Rep. Paul Broun, R-GA, CAWV President Gene Thompson intended to bring a motion to the floor. Rep. Broun wanted to insist to House told West Virginia’s Congressional conferees that the transportation bill representatives. “Had the three percent limit total “funding out of the Highway Trust Fund” in FY 2012 and 2013 to the withholding been allowed to stand, revenue from gas tax receipts that the it would have had a devastating effect Congressional Budget Office currently on West Virginia construction companies.” projects will be deposited in the Trust Fund. If this amendment was accepted, it would result in about a 60 percent reduction in funding for the “I’m committed to the sections of the To put this in perspective, Rep. remainder of the fiscal year. Rep. House bill dealing with fly ash and the McKinley said a stack of $1,000 bills Rahall, along with Rep. Shelley Moore Keystone pipeline and I’m committed totalling $1 million measures four Capito, R-WV, and Sen. Jay to trying to get passage of the bill, by inches high. A stack of $1,000 bills Rockefeller, D-WV, are three of the 47- June 30 or later,” she said. totalling $1 trillion is 64 miles high. member highway bill conference committee. The fly ash amendment is a product of “People don’t grasp the severity of our West Virginia’s newest congressional spending issues. This is why I want to Rep. Capito, also a member of the member, Rep. David McKinley, R-WV. prevent EPA declaring fly ash a toxic House T&I Committee, said she was substance. It will only add to the cost more optimistic about a compromise “I have been articulating construction of construction if we eliminate its use in being reached on a highway bill, issues since I started in the business in concrete, as fill material and in other although probably not by the June 30 1965,” the first term Republican told applications,” he said. date. CAWV members. “I am only one of two registered Professional Engineers in Sen. Rockefeller, in previous news “Sen. Barbara Boxer seems to be Congress and the only practicing PE. I articles, said he believes the fly ash making an effort to reach across the want to spend our money wisely, such amendment should be eliminated from aisle to get parties to agree to a as on highways, water and sewer and the highway bill and voted on as a compromise. I had a meeting with her schools. The nation is spending $1.3 stand-alone bill instead. and I know others will be meeting as trillion a year more than what we bring in.” well. I think Chairman (John) Mica (House T&I Committee) is on board with most of it.”

Sen. Boxer, D-CA, is the chair of the conference committee. She also noted that the House and Senate recesses scheduled between now and June 30 leave little time for conferees to meet.

“You will be happy to know there is streamlining of projects in both versions of the bill,” Rep. Capito told members. “Everyone believes the process to get projects approved, designed and constructed has gotten too lengthy and cumbersome. There will be some relief in this regard, I predict.”

The Second District Congresswoman said she doesn’t think legislators are AGC OF AMERICA PHOTO “just going through the motions” and Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.V.) and CAWV Executive Director Mike Clowser talk briefly before Rahall addresses that everyone wants to see a highway 400 transportation construction industry leading executives during the 2012 Transportation Construction bill passed. Coalition (TCC) Fly-In. AGC and ARTBA are co-chairs of the TCC. CONSTRUCTION NEWS 23 These bills would provide billions for water and wastewater projects nationwide. CAWV members noted the President’s budget for water and wastewater programs is less than last year and less than what the Senate approved.

“It’s hard for rural areas to raise dollars when they don’t have a return on their investment like big cities have,” Rep. Rahall noted.

Rep. McKinley shared with members the problem he is having getting water service to 70 families in Grant County. “City water is seven miles from their houses and they have to get water from the creek,” Rep. McKinley said. “I don’t find this acceptable.”

He noted he is also a sponsor of H.R. 1802, the Private Activity Bond bill, but there is opposition because the loss in revenue would have to be offset against some other spending measure.

“All of the issues we took to Washington are important to our members,” said President Thompson. “We said ‘Transportation was Job #1’ Representative David McKinley, who is serving his freshman term in Congress, explained to CAWV members the importance of preventing fly ash from being designated as a hazardous material. One of the because there is an immediate need to differences between the House and Senate-passed highway funding bills is the inclusion of a bill get a highway bill passed before June addressing fly ash use. Pictured are Lee Snyder, Dan Cooperrider, Gene Thompson, Rep. McKinley, Gary 30. It is important to jobs, to the quality Young, John Boyle, Willie Crane and Bill Medcalf. of our highways and to future economic development.” In a related environmental issue, CAWV necessary permits of 15,000 to 20,000, members called upon West Virginia’s and, on average, an individual permit The president noted that the CAWV is delegation to support H.R. 4965, “An takes 2-3 years to receive.” “preaching to the choir” because West Act to Preserve Existing Rights and Virginia’s delegation understands the Responsibilities with Respect to Waters Rep. Rahall is a cosponsor of H.B. 4965 importance of investing in of the United States.” The bill would and Rep. Capito agreed to sign on as a infrastructure. The CAWV delegation prevent EPA and the U.S. Army Corps cosponsor after meeting with the CAWV. did not meet this time with Senator of Engineers from issuing their “Final Rockefeller and Senator Manchin since Guidance on Identifying Waters “This rule is usurping the role of the Senate was in recess during the Protected by the Clean Water Act.” Congress and EPA is doing this all over TCC conference. The CAWV will The final guidance, in effect, eliminates the place,” Rep. Capito commented. schedule meetings with them soon. the term “navigable” from the Clean Water Act and improperly increases the The CAWV sent a letter to Senator Jay The CAWV Fly-In was held in scope of the federal jurisdiction under Rockefeller and Senator Joe Manchin conjunction with the Transportation the Act. asking them to cosponsor S. 2245, the Coalition Conference (TCC). The event Senate’s version of the legislation. joins over 29 national associations and “Expanding federal authority over water labor unions, including both the and land use would delay or stop “I am a cosponsor of H.R. 3145, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) construction projects nationwide and in Water Quality Protection and Job of America and the American Road and West Virginia,” said President Thompson. Creation Act of 2011. I am also a Transportation Builders Association “The federal permitting process would cosponsor of H.R. 1802 which provides (ARTBA), to focus on transportation increase the cost of and delay necessary that the volume cap for Private Activity issues. Over 400 people attended this improvements to our highways and other Bonds not apply to bonds for waste year’s TCC conference, which included infrastructure. Currently, there is a and sewer facilities,” Rep. Rahall told comments by House T&I Chairman backlog of pending requests for members. John Mica and Rep. Nick Rahall. 24 May / June 2012

Chairman Mica indicated that members of the T&I Committee are actively participating in the staff deliberations in an effort to keep discussions on the highway bill moving forward. Rep. Rahall said he was cautiously optimistic that the negotiations will be successful. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s staff director told the group that Committee Chair Sen. Boxer is committed to working with the House conferees to develop a bill that will receive enough support to be enacted.

The speakers indicated that some of the issues will not easily be negotiated, such as the approval of construction of the Keystone pipeline and whether to prohibit EPA from designating fly ash as a hazardous waste. They indicated these issues will most likely be set aside for now and dealt with when other issues have been resolved.

TCC members called for at least maintaining the FY 2011 funding levels in a deficit neutral fashion and called for the inclusion of long-overdue policy reforms, particularly related to improving the timeline on environmental review and approval.

Joining President Thompson at this year’s fly-in were: John Boyle, Mountaineer Contractors, Inc.; Dan Cooperrider and Willie Crane, Appalachian Materials Group / WV Paving, Inc.; Bill Medcalf, Vecellio & Grogan, Inc.; Lee Snyder, Snyder Environmental Services, Inc.; Phil Weser, March-Westin Company, Inc.; and Gary Young, G & G Builders, Inc.

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28 May / June 2012 New CAWV-member firm, Drug Testing Center of America, displays a “Hard at Work” sign in their Charleston storefront.

Boggs Roofing hangs a “Hard at Work” sign on their project site at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Huntington.

Pipe Plus, Inc. displays a “Hard at Work” sign on their Kanawha Two-Mile project job trailer on Sissonville Drive in Charleston.

Walker Machinery has the “Hard at Work” and Friends of Coal logos embroidered onto hats.

West Virginia Paving heads out with a load of asphalt onto Corridor G. The company has “Hard at Work” logos on all their trucks.

The “Hard at Work” logo is available to all association members in electronic format. Members are encouraged to use the logo to show their support of the association and industry. The CAWV makes stickers in various sizes available along with license plates bearing the logo. Signs and banners are available to any member wishing to use the logo.

CONSTRUCTION NEWS 29 The “Hard at Work” logo is available to all association Shafer Equipment, a new CAWV member, places the “Hard members in electronic format to use as they see fit. Miss at Work” logo on their office building in Clendenin. The sign Utility of West Virginia incorporated the logo into their 811 shows existing and potential customers that the company campaign promotional materials. supports the construction industry.

Maynard C. Smith Construction Company has the Jarrett Construction places the “Hard at Work” logo on their job site “Hard at Work” sign on their job trailer in Charleston. located at 29th Street in Huntington. They are preparing to begin work on the new CAMC Cancer Center.

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CAWV GOLFERS RAISE FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

ver 200 CAWV members or pursuing a construction-related Golf Chairman Bob Brookover, WV teed off at Sandy Brae Golf degree. Members were divided into Paving, Inc. "We could not have OClub on Friday, June 1, to a morning flight and afternoon flight. done this without the volunteers benefit the CAWV Scholarship Prizes were given for longest drive, which generously donated their time Foundation. The golf outing, which closest to the pin and the first place to make this a success. I would like was a sell-out, raised over $10,000 team in each flight. to extend a special thank you to the for the annual scholarship award volunteers, sponsors and members which helps college sophomores "The weather wasn’t perfect, but who contribute to the scholarship and juniors studying civil engineering everyone had a great time," said program."

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32 May / June 2012 Steve Diehl, Gene Thompson, Dustin Trey Cooper, Matt Conner, Steve Mike Vest, Ron Jacobs, Edsel Wayne Taylor, Doug Meeks, Alan Fisher, Ryan Jones, Greg Rinehart McGrew, Walter Clark, Eric Ramey Preece, Rob Newsome and Vic Settle, Keith Bowen and Ralph and Dan Cooper and Ernie George Green Caudill

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n TransGas has announced that The project will improve the old Brewster, director of the McDowell they expect to begin major two-lane roadways that have many County Public Service District, said. construction on the Adams Fork deficiencies for today's transportation “We needed additional money to get Energy coal-to-liquids plant in Mingo needs, including a high percentage of the design together to get it ready for County in the first quarter of 2013. The "No Passing" zones, many steep construction. This money we are project is moving from the grades and areas of reduced speeds receiving from the Corps will help us development phase into the financing through many communities and to get this project off the ground” … phase. TransGas began site work a school zones. Improvements will year ago on the plant, which was increase safety along this corridor and n Road closures, parking changes announced in 2008. Originally thought expand economic activity in the and new construction were to cost $3 billion, and later estimated region… highlighted during a public update in at $4 billion, the project will be the May about WVU’s Evansdale largest private investment ever in West n Hino Motors announced in June Revitalization Construction plan. Virginia. The Adams Fork project is the investment of $2.9 million in their Director of Facilities Planning & designed to convert 7,500 tons of West Virginia facilities. The company Scheduling Rob Moyer said the local coal per day to 18,000 barrels of plans to spend a total of $6 million university is undertaking a $160 gasoline and 300 barrels of liquefied including $2.9 million for machinery, million construction plan which will petroleum, or propane. The plant will equipment and plant improvements at include utility and infrastructure convert coal to synthetic gas, or their Williamstown location. The other upgrades to support the new facilities. syngas, and convert that to liquid $3 million will be used indirectly to Projects will begin in June with a fuels. Plant construction will employ purchase “tooling” at suppliers parking lot expansion and utility and 5,000 union workers and should take outside of West Virginia. The facility infrastructure upgrades on the about 48 months to complete … currently employs approximately 140 Evansdale Campus. In July the permanent full-time employees and Greenhouse will be completed and n West Virginia has received $10 expects to create an additional 20 phase one of the Law Center Addition million for highways through the U.S. permanent full-time positions by will begin, as will construction on the Department of Transportation’s January 1, 2013. Hino Motors, a major Student Health Building and College Transportation Investment Generating worldwide truck manufacturer, of Physical Activities and Sports Economic Recovery, or TIGER established its assembly plant in Sciences. (March Westin Company, Discretionary Grant program. The Williamstown in 2007. This Wood Inc., Morgantown, is the general Town of Ranson received $5 million to County plant, which assembles Class contractor on the Greenhouse expand the north-south Fairfax 6 and 7 medium duty trucks, project.) In October, construction of an Boulevard by 1,000 feet. The produced between two and ten trucks Art Museum will start. The University expansion is expected to help per day in its first year. Since then, also plans an Advanced Engineering connect Ranson to Charles Town. production has grown exponentially. Research Building, Agricultural “This is huge news for West The plant is currently producing up to Sciences Building and phase two of Virginia,” said U.S. Rep. Shelley 37 trucks each day ... the Law Center Addition at a later Moore Capito. “I am thrilled to see date … such a large grant come to the n U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall Mountain State.” announced in May that McDowell n A favorable bond market has U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall reiterated County is receiving $620,000 in grant allowed the Higher Education Policy her sentiment, as the Coalfields funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Commission to refinance their 2004 Expressway received the remaining $5 Engineers to extend water service to bonds, generating an additional $5 million for right-of-way acquisitions for the Big Sandy, Hampton Roads and million for school improvement the Mullens to West Helen section of Roderfield sections of the county. The projects. The commission will have to the road. grant will also fund upgrades to the decide which colleges or universities “In a funding desert...this funding Coalwood Water Treatment plant to will get the extra funds before the is a sweet oasis," said Rep. Rahall. help bring water to an estimated 542 refinancing can be completed. Every "Mark my word, this federal residents in the area. year the commission submits a list of commitment recognizes the long-term “We have funding committed to needs to the West Virginia Legislature. investment benefits of the Coalfields that project from Rural Utility Services This year the commission asked for Expressway." and Abandoned Mine Lands,” Mavis $10 million to complete safety and

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maintenance projects for its member and replace infrastructure. Planned Calhoun County. Capitol Valley schools. While the legislature decided projects include pump station Contracting, Inc., Elkview, submitted not to fund the projects this year, the replacement at 58th Street and on the low bid of $959,481 followed by estimated $5 million savings from the Coal Hollow Road, and main line J.F. Allen Company, Inc., refinancing will go to these replacement along Bigley Avenue … Buckhannon, at $1,360,480 and Bear improvements. Projects on the list are Contracting, LLC, Bridgeport, at generally relatively small investments, n The Wayne County Board of $1,378,558 … such as ADA compliance measures, Education is seeking between $30 roofing and sprinkler systems … million and $35 million through a n Airports in Marion, Mason and publically-supported bond that would Mercer counties are set to receive n The City of Charleston received go up for vote December 15, 2012. nearly $1 million in federal grants to an $11.5 million loan from the WV The funds, coupled with $20 million make facility upgrades and improve Infrastructure Council to fund sewage committed to the county by the travel and safety. Sens. Jay upgrades in the South Ruffner Road School Building Authority of West Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, both D- area off MacCorkle Avenue. The city is Virginia, would pay for two new WV, announced May 7 the Fairmont beginning to work on property schools, turf fields at all three high Municipal-Frankman Field will receive acquisition for the project, which will schools and a host of other $600,000 to assist in meeting design replace eight miles of main sewage high-priority projects throughout the standards, the Mason County Airport transmission line. The line is currently county … will receive $189,210 to advance safe in a stream and will be relocated to a airfield operations and rehabilitate public right-of-way along the road. n Bids were accepted on June 6th runway lighting and the Mercer The city is also planning to spend $6 for site preparation at the new County Airport will receive $150,000 million of its own money to upgrade Arnoldsburg Elementary School in to purchase snow removal equipment.

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Both senators said the money will go a City of Charles Town received Bear Contracting, LLC, Bridgeport, long way to ensuring the safety of $650,000 for a Brownfields revolving at $1,078,589 … passengers who travel in and out of loan fund grant. The grant will be used the facilities. The funding was made to capitalize a revolving loan fund from n After several years of available through the U.S. Department which the City of Charles Town will addressing overflow problems at of Transportation's Federal Aviation provide between two and six loans the 5th Street lift station, plans are Administration … and subgrants to support cleanup gaining momentum on a sewer project activities for sites contaminated with in the north end of Weirton. The n The EPA announced in May hazardous substances. The target preliminary engineer's report was $69.3 million in grants for 245 new area for RLF activities is the submitted to the West Virginia investments to provide communities Commerce Corridor … Department of Environmental with funding necessary to clean and Protection. The Sanitary Board is in redevelop contaminated properties, n Work on the new I-79 the process of getting a categorical boost local economies and create Technology Park in Fairmont is exclusion which will allow plans on the jobs while protecting public health. progressing, as the early site work first phase gravity system portion of Two projects in West Virginia received package bid in May. The low bid was the project to move forward. Thrasher funding. The Business Development submitted by A.L.L. Construction, Engineering, Inc., Clarksburg, has Corporation of the Northern Inc., Mount Storm, at $651,767; said the Sanitary Board should be Panhandle received $200,000 for followed by Laurita, Inc., able to put the first phase of the hazardous substance removal at the Morgantown, at $833,336; Capitol project out to bid as early as July. former Taylor, Smith, and Taylor Valley Contracting, Inc., Charleston, The waiver of the certificate of Pottery site located at 8th and Plutus at $835,538; Green River Group, convenience and necessity on an Streets near downtown Chester. The LLC, Morgantown, at $989,731; and emergency basis is expected to be

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granted, saving the project 270 days for the West Virginia Central Railroad provide the opportunity for many to of processing. The waiver will cover that could bring many economic merge their train rides with other the first phase, but the second phase opportunities to the eastern part of the recreational activities such as rafting, - which will establish a 5-mile force state. The project would add 60 miles camping, hiking and more. The main down Main Street that will divert of new rail trail, creating the Highland project could create the ability for a overflow from the Ohio River to the 5th Adventure of Mountain & Rail, a 90- partnership between buses, hotels, Street lift station and back to the mile loop connecting Canaan Valley in theaters, Snowshoe Resort, Canaan treatment plant - will still have to go Tucker County with The Greenbrier Valley, Slatyfork and more. The 90- through the regular process. Design Resort, and Belington with Cass mile excursion could be used by eight plans still need approval from the Scenic Railroad in Pocohantas local trains departing from eight West Virginia Public Service County, Bergoo in Webster County different cities and towns. The Commission. and Snowshoe Resort. The Highland Highland Adventure loop would run on Once the project goes to bid, it Adventure of Mountain & Rail could existing West Virginia Central Railroad will be close to January before a result in the expansion of existing tracks, owned by the state. John notice to proceed can be issued. The recreational opportunities in the area Smith, president of the Durbin and construction company would have as well as provide an opportunity for Greenbrier Valley Railroad is looking at approximately one year to complete others. The project would cost about several ways to fund the project, with the project by the December 2013 $20 million and is expected to attract hopes to finish it by the end of 2015... deadline ... 150,000 tourists in its first year, bringing a $50 million economic n The City of Parsons will soon n The Barbour County Chamber impact. have an improved streetscape as of Commerce in June heard Many of the trains will travel contractors work to replace sidewalk, proposed railroad expansion plans through scenic areas of the state and curbs and streetlights throughout the

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city. Bids for the project, which was wastewater solids with a membrane Engineering Complex. The all-new designed by Thrasher Engineering, filter. Public service district officials academic facility will have more than Inc., Clarksburg, were accepted from say the technology reliably produces 141,000 square feet of classroom, G.A. Brown and Son, Inc., Fairmont, high-quality treated water and laboratory, office and special at $396,405; Huffman Corporation, protects Canaan Valley's water applications spaces for the College of Bridgeport, at $396,551; Veritas resources. Wastewater discharges Information Technology and Contracting, LLC, Morgantown, at previously have been blamed in part Engineering and science-related $$399,585; and Triton Construction, for contributing to low dissolved disciplines. The new building will be Inc., Nitro, at $425,700 … oxygen levels on the Blackwater River. located on 3rd Avenue in Huntington J.F. Allen Company, Buckhannon, between the Arthur Weisberg Family n Two wastewater treatment completed the $8 millon collection Engineering Laboratories and the plants have replaced five aging system contract for the plants ... Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology systems in Tucker County. A Science Center. Construction is ceremony was held in June to mark n The engineering programs at expected to begin in October. The the completion of the first phase of Marshall University got another Applied Engineering Complex will construction on the Canaan Valley boost in June when school officials house six different academic Public Service District project. The announced a private gift to help build components and programs ... public service district was formed in another academic building. A 2007 and construction on the new Huntington-based company made a n The West Virginia Division of plants began in 2010. The $11 million large gift pledge to the Marshall Highways on June 19th accepted treatment system combines University Foundation to help build the bids for replacement of the Hartland microorganisms that digest university's new, advanced Applied Bridge in Clay County. The low bid of

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$6,113,850 was submitted by Vecellio town’s 71-year-old water lines. The n Elkins was approved for $15.5 & Grogan, Inc., Beckley, followed by West Virginia Bureau for Public Health million from the West Virginia Triton Construction, Inc., Nitro, at Office of Environmental Health Infrastructure and Job Development $6,390,360; Kokosing Construction Services stated the town’s current Council for the new water treatment Company, Inc., South Charleston, at water plant “is in a poor state of repair plant and distribution system $6,898,523; Orders Construction and needed maintenance has been upgrades in June. The city decided to Company, Inc., St. Albans, at neglected for years” and “presents a seek new funding for the plant in an $7,128,744; Trumbull Corporation, significant threat to public health due effort to save money on interest. In Pittsburgh, PA, at $7,247,801; to any number of unknown problems.” 2008, the city was awarded $28 Kanawha Stone Company, Inc., The new Elkhorn Water Project will million from the USDA Rural Utility Nitro, at $7,439,077; Bilco include a 600-gallon-per-minute water Service to fund the project, but at an Construction Company, Inc., South treatment plant, a new 400,000 gallon interest rate of 3.75 percent. Charleston, at $7,844,922; and tank located at the top of Elkhorn The money from the Infrastructure Brayman Construction Corporation, Mountain, and will serve multiple Council will be combined with $15.5 Saxonburg, PA, at $8,390,377 … McDowell County communities million from RUS at an interest rate of through 10-inch pipe. A generator will 2.75 percent. The new funding is n The Town of Northfork voted be on site to provide uninterrupted expected to save in excess of $14 Tuesday to accept a proposal that water service in the case of power million in interest rates. The city will will provided clean drinking water to outages. The project will run water have 40 years to pay back the money the community as part of the $8 lines for residents along the Elkhorn with the first two years being a grace million Elkhorn Water Replacement Creek watershed from Maybeury to period. Project. The project will replace the Kimball …

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