human interest

New Staff Announced For Underground Construction, Sister Publications
May 2013, Vol. 68 No. 5

Oliver C. Klinger III, publisher of Underground Construction and Pipeline & Gas Journal, has announced the addition of two new editors. and the promotion of a third.

In Memoriam: Joseph A. Cunningham
August 2011, Vol. 66 No. 8

Joseph A. Cunningham, 91, died on May 3, following complications from a fall in Oct. 2010.

Model Geothermal Installation Supports Habitat For Humanity Development
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
June 2010 Vol. 65 No. 6

Hope Crossing, a suburban housing development in northeast Oklahoma City, may not look much different than other housing additions of attractive, moderately-priced homes, but it is unique. Hope Crossing is the largest “green” Habitat for Humanity housing development in the United States.

Operation Santa Claus Gets Boost from Godwin Pumps
August 2009 Vol. 64 No. 8

Bridgeport, N.J.-based Godwin Pumps teamed up once again in 2009 with Sunoco Philadelphia to participate in Operation Santa Claus, a gift drive organized by the Office for Youth and Young Adults of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Rain for Rent emergency flood response in Ft. Wayne
May 2009 Vol. 64 No. 5

On March 10, the Fort Wayne, IN, Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) faced shut-down due to cresting floodwaters. Under normal circumstances, the WWTP would pump its treated water into a 40-acre retention pond from where it would then be gravity fed into the St. Mary’s River.

Bobcat Co. helps fight North Dakota floods
May 2009 Vol. 64 No. 5

In response to the flood threat in the Fargo-Moorhead, ND, area, home to Bobcat Company’s world headquarters, more than 100 Bobcat employees and equipment helped prepare for major flooding in the eastern part of the state and battled flood conditions in the west and central areas.

What The Stimulus Brings
Robert Carpenter, Editor
March 2009 Vol. 64 No. 3

The stimulus posturing, debating and finagling is now over, a done deal. The dye is cast as to how the money is being allocated; now states/agencies begin the mad dash to grab their fair share of the money. About the only thing undecided at the Federal level is who is going to pay for all this . . .

Workforce: Immigrants Play Key Role In Utility Construction
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
March 2009 Vol. 64 No. 3

Over the past several years, foreign-born workers have played an increasingly important role on most types of construction projects, including utility construction.

Trends Of The Illegal Alien Workforce
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
March 2009 Vol. 64 No. 3

Immigration attorney Elise Healy cites a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report that as of January 2007, there were estimated to be 7 million illegal Mexican aliens in the United States, up from 4.7 million from 2000.

Workforce Crisis: GTI Program Aims To Pre-empt Worker Shortage
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
February 2009 Vol. 64 No.2

The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) has developed a Certified Operators Technician Training Program to introduce students to the natural gas industry and combat future labor shortages.

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