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After MoDaCo's recent report that HTC's Bootloader Unlock tool didn't work for AT&T's One X variant, The Verge reached out to the Taiwanese manufacturer, and received a reply which suggested that the device has "restrictions" which prevent its bootloader from being unlockable:
HTC is committed to listening to users and delivering customer satisfaction. Since announcing our commitment to unlockable bootloaders, HTC has worked to enable our customers to unlock the bootloader on more than 45 devices over the past six months. In some cases, however, restrictions prevent certain devices from participating in our bootloader unlocking program. Rest assured, HTC is committed to assisting developers in unlocking bootloaders for HTC devices and we'll continue to unlock additional devices in the future."
Evidently, HTC has no current plans to unlock the bootloader of AT&T's One X, despite their persistent claims in the past that all future bootloaders would be unlockable.
An important point to consider, as MoDaCo points out, is that it may in fact be AT&T behind the device's "restrictions." The Verge points out that HTC may not have much say in that case, but it is still possible that a bootloader solution will emerge, official or otherwise.
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The Bollywood director Anurag Basu is gearing up to release his new film Barfii, which features the actor Ranbir Kapoor as a deaf and mute character, and Priyanka Chopra as an autistic girl. "It's a happy film. When everyone told me I was making a grim film about disabled people, I kept quiet because I know it's a light, joyful film. When it comes out, it will answer everyone's questions." Explaining his character, Kapoor said: "He's happy-go-lucky. We are normal characters. You won't focus on the disabilities. I did have to work a lot for this, learn sign language and all. But it didn't matter because you would like to believe that with every film, you grow. If there is no growth, you reach a saturation point." Barfii, which marks the Bollywood debut of the Telugu actress Ileana D'Cruz, is set to hit Indian cinemas on September 14. * IANS
The Amazing Spider-Man opened in 1,000 cinemas in India last week, a new high for any Hollywood film in the country. Rolled out in four languages - English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu - the movie has an India connection in the shape of the actor Irrfan Khan. By comparison, the 2007 film Spider-Man 3 opened in India with 588 prints. "It is our biggest release ever in the country," Sony Pictures India's managing director Kercy Daruwala told The Hollywood Reporter. In India, as well as in Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore, the series reboot has already beaten the opening weekend figures set by The Avengers, currently the year's most profitable film.
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In preparation for her acting debut in the forthcoming comedy Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi, the film director and choreographer Farah Khan told her Twitter followers she's been trying to get back in shape. "Big day for me today! Hitting the gym after almost six months. The treadmill will get tired today," she tweeted on Monday. Immediately after her workout, she posted: "My treadmill survived but my trainer lost his hair!" Khan, best known for having choreographed dance routines in more than 80 Hindi films, has also worked on international projects such as Monsoon Wedding and Perhaps Love. In her debut acting role, she will star opposite the actor Boman Irani. * IANS
Kaushik shoots film in less than two hours
The Kannada director Arvind Kaushik set a record by finishing an entire movie's shoot in 105 minutes. Produced by Anaji Nagaraj, all the scenes, including two song numbers, for the movie Nam Areiali Innondhina were filmed in Mumbai in one continuous shot. "I thought it would be practical, as long as each shot and frame could be worked out and planned beforehand," said Kaushik. The film stars the Kannada actors Patre Ajith, Ravi Shankar and Chethan Chandra. Kaushik previously produced Shivaraj Kumar's film Sugreeva, which was shot in just 18 hours.

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On the 10th of June the European Commission presented its proposal for an EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.
Five years on from enlargement, the region is facing pressing challenges including the deteriorating state of the Baltic Sea, poor transport links, barriers to trade and energy supply concerns.
The state of the sea is deteriorating due to excessive discharges of nitrates and phosphates and biodiversity is under threat. Baltic region economies need to be better inter-connected. Statistics indicate an over-reliance on trade with immediate neighbours. The Baltic region is hampered by long distances, internally and with the rest of Europe: it takes 36 hours by train to reach Tallinn from Warsaw. Another concern is the isolation of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in terms of energy supplies. Finally, with the increasing number of oil tankers using the sea as a highway, the threat of accidents is ever present.
The Strategy, presented by Danuta Hübner, Commissioner for Regional Policy, above all aims to maximise the development potential of the Member States and regions in the Baltic Sea area, which is home to nearly 100 million people. The strategy takes the form of a communication and an action plan with a list of 80 flagship projects, some of which have already been launched.
The four pillars of the strategy are to make this part of Europe:
Environmentally sustainable (e.g. process waste water);
Prosperous (e.g. promoting innovation in small and medium enterprises);
Accessible and attractive (e.g. improving transport links);
Safe and secure (e.g. better accident response).
This is the first time that the EU has developed such a comprehensive strategy at the level of a macro-region. It could inspire similar approaches in areas such as the Mediterranean or Danube basin. It constitutes a first step towards the regional implementation of the EU integrated Maritime Policy.
Between 2007 and 2013, the Baltic Sea Region will benefit from more than €50 billion of investment support under the Cohesion Policy and other EU funding, including €27 billion for improved accessibility, nearly €10 billion for the environment, €6.7 billion for competitiveness and €697 million for security and risk prevention.


The post-pandemic consumer landscape has been transformed by major behavioural shifts on the part of consumers, in terms of how they live, work, play and shop. Key shifts in consumer behaviour – including the adoption of digitalised, home-centric lifestyles, increased concern about social and environmental responsibility, and a greater focus on value – have given rise to new consumer needs and priorities and necessitated the need for companies to rethink their strategies in order to stay relevant in the long term.
Rising inflation has placed the global economy in limbo. With 57% of the global population projected to live in cities in 2022, the rising cost of living is anticipated to put urban consumers in a precarious position, especially in low-income cities where a high share of consumer budgets is devoted to essentials such as food and non-alcoholic beverages and housing.
Inflation is now top of mind for economies, businesses and consumers alike. Rising prices affect consumer purchasing power, while resulting in changes in their spending and shopping behaviour. Growing production costs due to higher raw materials and transportation prices, being coupled with shifting consumer behaviour, mean companies now need to adjust their strategies in order to retain customers, profit margins and growth momentum.
Global middle class consumers are increasingly shifting away from conspicuous and wasteful consumption towards more selective and conscious spending, in a megatrend we at Euromonitor International called the Middle Class Reset. This shift in the middle class mindset and their consumption choices will be long-term and will contribute to shaping the global consumer market of the future.
Emerging Asia – which includes the economies of China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam – will continue to be one of the most exciting regions among emerging markets in the next two decades, driven by a favourable demography, strong consumer class expansion, urbanisation, rapid technological adoption and digital transformation.
Latin American economies shrunk by more than 8% on average in 2020. This reality fosters the concept of frugal innovation, given the inadequate fiscal and monetary stimulus in the region. Consumers will continue to be price sensitive and receptive to affordable products that answer their needs. Innovation, social networks, business models and flexible payments methods will be key actions that must be taken to engage with this targeted consumer.


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MOORESVILLE, Ind – Franciscan Health Mooresville has been rated among the Top 10% of hospitals in the nation for medical excellence for Overall Hospital Care for 2024 by CareChex® Awards, an information service of Quantros, Inc.
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CareChex Awards by Quantros utilizes a peer-reviewed risk-adjustment methodology to more reliably measure rates of mortality, complications, and readmissions — appropriately weighting and accounting for all of the risk factors relating to a patient’s principal and secondary diagnosis, as well as other patient characteristics that may increase the probability for adverse clinical outcomes. These rankings do not include any self-reported data.
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WMA is a widespread licensed audio stream compression format. Created in 1999 by Signal Processing Group, a member of the IT giant Microsoft. Initially, this company created WMA as a competitor to the popular MP3 format. The name WMA is an abbreviation for Windows Media Audio. Among the advantages of this format is the support of almost all Windows systems and devices, as well as the similarity in characteristics and quality with MP3 files. It is believed that a compressed WMA audio file with a bit rate of 160 kbit / s is fully consistent with the quality of an MP3 file with a bit rate of 256 kbit / s. Today, even Apple devices support the WMA format.
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The Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes design-build best practices, has announced Crowder’s McAlpine Creek WWMF Design-Build (D-B) Effluent Filters Upgrades and Expansion project has won a 2015 Award of Merit in the Water/Wastewater Category and is a nominee for a National Award of Excellence in that category.
The McAlpine Creek WWMF (McAlpine) is located just outside Charlotte, NC. It is the largest of all Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities Department (CMUD) Wastewater Management Facilities (WWMF) with a daily treatment capacity of 64 Million Gallons Daily (MGD). This project was a result of the need to expand effluent filter capacity at a site with significant existing infrastructure and unknown subsurface conditions. Power lines further complicated the already tight site conditions and continuous operations of the wastewater facility were critical to the owner. Conditions and circumstances created a demand for an alternative procurement process to provide best value to the local community, to minimize risk to cost and schedule, and to deliver a project that would allow for analysis of best materials, means and methods for the needed improvements.
Crowder’s expertise allowed the project to be completed below budget without sacrifice to quality. The D-B process allowed the client to manage the scope. Crowder assisted the client with extensive testing of the new system to ensure a comfort level with operations. High quality intention and team oriented partnering established a project that exceeded expectations above what was specified in the contract.
In addition to earning this DBIA award, the McAlpine project has also earned the National AGC of America Alliant Build America Award for Utility Infrastructure Renovation.
ATLANTA, GA – Recipients of ABC’s 2015 National STEP and Georgia Awards of Safety Excellence were recognized on June 8, 2015, at Maggiano’s Little Italy, Cumberland Mall.
“Jobsite safety isn’t just about the numbers,” Ryan Little (ABC of Georgia Safety Forum chair) remarked as he opened the awards ceremony. “It’s about every one of us staying safe on our jobs so that we can go home to our families every night.”
The association’s safety awards are presented annually to ABC of Georgia general- and specialty-contractor members that have low rates of on-the-job injuries and who have demonstrated the highest commitment to safety and safety training.
ABC's Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) awards recognize member companies who employ effective safety practices on their jobsites, based on 20 key elements of contractor safety programs such as management commitment, pre-planning for safety on jobsites, safety training and resources committed to safety. The STEP process, a national ABC program, is a tool designed to objectively evaluate safety programs, policies, procedures and training.
This year the Georgia chapter presented 36 Safety Excellence Awards as well as 60 STEP awards: 15 Diamond, 22 Platinum, 13 Gold and 10 Silver. Crowder was honored with a Platinum level award – our second Platinum in the last three years. (Crowder was the recipient of a Diamond level STEP award in 2013.)
See the press release and complete list of winners at www.abcga.org.
Crowder Construction Company has been selected as the Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) contractor for the Charleston Water System’s (CWS) Plum Island Water Pollution Control Program (WPCP)–Phase 3 Capital Improvements project.
As part of CWS’s Capital Improvements Program, the project will provide major modifications to the existing 36 MGD Plum Island WPCP. Structures, piping, valves, and process equipment will be rehabilitated or replaced. The project scope includes a new preliminary treatment facility, primary clarifiers, a final settling tank, and electrical facilities. All structures are to be pile supported and must be constructed without affecting ongoing plant operations.
The CMAR process allowed CWS to select a contractor early in the design process, providing input to the project design, optimizing constructability and value engineering, minimizing disruption and risk to plant operations, and maximizing the project scope within CWS’s available funding.
Crowder’s history of completing the highest quality projects on time and under budget made them the perfect fit for the project. We look forward to partnering with CWS and their design engineer, Hazen & Sawyer, to provide the necessary improvements in the most efficient and safest way possible.
Construction is scheduled to begin early 2016 following CWS’s approval of a Guaranteed Maximum Price.
The design-build team of Crowder Construction Company, URS, and Constantine Engineering was once again recognized as the driving force behind one of 2014’s most successful construction projects during the ABC National 25th Annual Excellence in Construction Awards March 5, 2015 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The R.B. Simms Water Treatment Plant / Lake Blalock Water Treatment Plant Improvements Project added to its long list of awards with an Excellence in Construction Pyramid Award in the Public Works/ Environmental category.
The Crowder Team worked together to provide Spartanburg Water with their first ever design-build project. The team completed the project despite the challenges of a limited budget and the need to provide a continuous, safe, high quality water supply to their customers throughout construction.
ABC’s National Excellence in Construction program has become the premiere competition within the construction industry that recognizes outstanding construction projects across the nation. Crowder is proud to be part of the team to build one of them in 2014.
Crowder Construction Company received two 2015 Alliant Build America Awards March 19, 2015 at AGC’s 96th Annual Alliant Build America Awards luncheon in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Crowder’s Simon Solar Farm Photovoltaic Facility project was selected as a winner of the 2015 Alliant Build America Award in the “Utility Infrastructure New” category. This project is a 38.6 MW solar farm in central GA. The state-of-the-art facility included 40 inverter stations and over 126,000 solar panels on a 170 acre site. Simon Solar Farm is one of the largest solar installations in the Southeast and the largest in Georgia.
The McAlpine Creek WWMF Design-Build Effluent Filter Upgrade and Expansion was selected as a winner in the “Utility Infrastructure Renovation” category. McAlpine WWTP is the largest of all of Charlotte NC’s water treatment plants. Crowder was selected to design and build nine new effluent filters with pumped backwash capability increasing the rated capacity from 64MGD to 80MGD.
The Alliant Build America Awards honor AGC members who build the nation's most impressive construction projects. Crowder’s excellent project management, outstanding client service and positive impact on the community were just some of the winning factors in both projects. Crowder hopes the successful completion of these innovative and groundbreaking projects provide a blueprint for successful projects in the future.
Aerial of Simon Solar Interior at McAlpine WWTP
The design-build team of Crowder Construction Company and HDR is once again joining Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department (CMUD) to give a presentation on design-build at the 2015 Design-Build Water/Wastewater Conference on Friday, March 13, 2015.
Over 750 key players and decision-makers from industry take part in the conference educational programs and networking events, which are all geared towards teaching them how to save time, save money, and increase the quality of the nation’s construction projects.
Stop by and hear how:
• the procurement process was evaluated and selected
• internal and public support was created
• the design-build process was implemented
• results included savings to the owner, an outstanding finished product, and recognition as a national project award winner.
Crowder’s presentation, which begins at 8 a.m., will describe the process utilized by CMUD, from the initial stage of choosing an integrated delivery process through construction of the first large, municipal progressive design-build project in North Carolina. Included will be CMUD’s evaluation of procurement process options, reasons for selecting integrated project delivery, and steps to select a design-build team. Further discussion will include how the Team worked with regulators to issue an “Authorization to Construct” permit prior to having final design documents, assignment of risk, and lessons learned through design and construction.
The entire conference will take place March 11-13, 2015 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. For more information on the event, please visit www.dbia.org/Conferences/water.
Christa Davenport, Crowder People Development Manager, was presented with the 2014 Carolinas AGC (CAGC) Outstanding Committee Chair of the Year Award February 7th at the CAGC Annual Convention for her work on the Project SuperVISION Committee.
Christa has served on the Project SuperVISION Committee since 2008, being Vice Chair for two years prior to accepting the position of Committee Chair in 2012. Through Christa’s vision, leadership and commitment, Project SuperVISION is returning to a place of prominence as the industry standard for foreman and supervisor professional development.
Christa committed countless hours to this effort, spurring immediate and profound positive impacts at the local and national level for the future certification of construction supervisors. Congratulations, Christa!!
On February 7, 2015, Carolinas AGC (CAGC) bestowed the prestigious 2014 Pinnacle Award for Best Highway Project to Crowder Construction Company for work on the historic seawall in Charleston SC known as “The Battery.” Read more: http://goo.gl/DYdWN5
Crowder Construction Company will serve as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for local NC solar project. "A partnership between Duke Energy, the Department of the Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps will lead to a 13-megawatt (AC) solar facility being built at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Onslow County, N.C. Covering 80 acres, the 13-MW solar facility (or 17 MW DC) will connect to the electric grid at a DEP-owned substation on military property." Read the full press release here: goo.gl/yyLXFj
Crowder received several awards from the DBIA – Southeast Region for outstanding design-build project for the RB Simms/Lake Blalock WTP Improvements project at an awards ceremony November 13, 2014 The annual award ceremony showcases the best design-build projects in the Southeast.
The R.B. Simms Water Treatment Plant / Lake Blalock Water Treatment Plant Design-Build Improvements Project received Best Project in the Industrial/Process Sector as well as Best Project in the Infrastructure Sector.
The awards ceremony culminated with the Simms/Blalock Improvements project being awarded the highest honors of the evening as recipient of the President’s Award for Best of the Best Project in the Southeast. The project now has received a total of six awards since completion.
ABC of the Carolinas held their 5th Annual Safety Conference on October 2, 2014 in Charlotte NC. This annual event promotes living the safety culture to ensure everyone gets home safely. The conference included sharing best practices with breakout sessions throughout the day. Guest keynote luncheon speaker, DOL Commissioner Cherie Berry addressed the attendees and honored various companies with STEP (Safety Training Evaluation Program) Awards. Crowder Construction Company received the North and South Carolina Platinum Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) Award in recognition of excellent safety practices on jobsites. Our commitment to safety is continually demonstrated through the hard work of our fantastic project teams!
We are excited to share that Jaimee Brooks has been promoted to Payroll Manager! Jaimee has been with Crowder nearly two years and during that time she has worked hard to enhance payroll procedures and make the weekly payroll process more efficient and accurate. Jaimee has demonstrated leadership and stability in the Payroll Department and we certainly appreciate her hard work and dedication! Please join us in congratulating Jaimee on this promotion!
Heavy Civil Safety Coordinator, Mike Basham, also earned his Manager of Safety and Health (MESH) certification in June. Congratulations, Mike!!
Jessie Aguilera, Crowder Civil & Environmental Division's SC Regional Safety Coordinator, received his Manager of Environmental Safety and Health (MESH) certification in June, Congratulations, Jessie!
Congratulations to Employee Service's Jenn Williams on recently achieving her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification!
Crowder Construction Company was presented a 2014 Excellence in Construction (EIC) Award given by the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) of Georgia, Inc. for their work on the Simon Solar project – a 175-acre solar farm in Social Circle, Georgia.
The EIC program highlights the innovation, quality and vision of a project’s entire construction team and evaluates projects for their complexity, level of challenge, safety, and completion time, among other qualities.
Crowder was also presented the 2014 Platinum Level Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) Award at the same ceremony. The STEP awards recognize effective safety practices on jobsites and Crowder’s receipt of this award highlights our commitment to safety throughout the company.
Crowder Construction Company received the CAGC 2013 Pinnacle Award for Best Utility Project February 1, 2014 for the R.B. Simms Water Treatment Plant and Lake Blalock WTP Improvements project for Spartanburg Water System (SWS). Crowder’s Partners in Excellence were URS and Constantine Engineering.
SWS was looking to ensure an adequate water supply for at least two generations, and identified nearly $44 million in technological and electrical improvements. However, their budget was only 2/3 of that figure. They proceeded with an “alternate delivery method” — a first for this owner, letting it as a qualifications-based progressive design-build project. Not only was the project successfully completed safely with no interruption in service and on schedule, it was completed under budget.
The project was completed with zero lost workdays and zero restricted days. Crowder’s site-specific safety plan resulted in 129,501 man-hours worked and only one recordable accident.
Crowder Construction Company is securing a part of history as the selected contractor to repair significant deterioration at the Historic Battery Park Seawall in Charleston, S.C. The original palmetto log seawall was destroyed during an 1804 storm and rebuilt in stone in 1820. In 1893, a hurricane again brought about measures to strengthen the wall.
Plans partially include: installation of a temporary cofferdam and dewatering systems, removal and disposal of the existing concrete seawall, installation of new composite (concrete and steel) piles and construction of a new reinforced concrete foundation and seawall structure.
The first phase of the project involves the reconstruction of “The Turn,” the portion of the High Battery that connects the stone High Battery along the East Battery with Low Battery along Murray Boulevard.
For more detailed information please see City of Charleston website at http://www.charleston-sc.gov.
Crowder Construction Company, Apex, NC, is in the process of successfully completing a project at the Simon Solar Farm Photo Voltaic Plant in Social Circle, GA, which was awarded May 6, 2013.
The 170-acre site has 3 phases. Crowder is currently installing support piles and solar panels in phase 1, as grading continues in phases 2 and 3. Despite higher than normal rainfall challenging the team to maintain the schedule, Crowder still estimates the project to be completed on time in December 2013.
The Simon Solar Farm Project is already creating a positive impact in the local community by employing local residents to install the new solar equipment. Completion of this project will provide a blueprint for future local solar projects.
Crowder was presented the Diamond STEP award as well as the Award of Safety Excellence by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Georgia, Inc. at the chapter’s annual luncheon held May 20. The awards are given yearly to Georgia contractors who have achieved low rates of on-the-job accidents and demonstrated the highest commitment to safety.
ABC's Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) Awards recognize members who employ effective safety practices on their jobsites, and are based on 20 key elements of contractor safety programs such as management commitment, pre-planning for safety on jobsites, safety training and resources committed to safety.
This Diamond award is the highest STEP level achievable. Diamond-level winners must have an incidence rate at least 50% below the national Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) average in their particular NAICS code for at least three consecutive years and have an EMR (or “mod factor”) at or below 0.700 (0.800 for companies with fewer than 100 employees).
Winners of the Georgia Safety Awards of Excellence are determined by calculating a company’s total incident rate and the amount of time lost due to job-related injuries. To achieve this award, companies must have had no employee fatalities, and their total recordable and lost time rates must both be lower than the national average.
Crowder Construction Company was awarded the contract for the Roanoke Waste Water Treatment Facility project in Roanoke, AL on August 2, 2012. The project consists of the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility. This project is currently under construction with a scheduled completion date of October 1, 2013. Crowder received Notice to Proceed from the Utilities Board of the City of Roanoke, AL on October 1, 2012.
Crowder Construction Company was awarded the contract for the R.L. Sutton Water Reclamation Facility Biosolids Receiving Station project in Cobb County, Georgia. This project consists of the construction of improvements to the solids handling system at the R.L. Sutton Water Reclamation Facility. The Biosolids Receiving Station will provide the means to introduce dewatered sewage biosolids, received via truck delivery from off-site sources, to the fluidized bed incineration system at the Sutton WRF.
Crowder Construction received Notice to Proceed on January 14, 2013.
Crowder Construction Company was given contract approval for the McAlpine Creek Wastewater Management Facility (MCWWMF) project. Crowder is teamed with HDR Engineering to deliver the first design-build project for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities (CMU).
The effluent filter upgrade and expansion project at the MCWWMF involves using a progressive design-build (DB) approach to achieve CMU’s goal of overcoming the technical, financial and regulatory challenges this project presented. The team has worked closely with NC DENR to achieve permitting requirements, and to ensure the approved contract meets the budget and schedule needs for CMU.
The MCWWMF is located near Pineville, NC, adjacent to McAlpine Creek, and is the largest of the CMU treatment plants with a maximum month treatment capacity of 64 mgd.
Crowder was named one of Charlotte’s Healthiest Employers in the large company category by the Charlotte Business Journal during their third annual Healthiest Employers of Greater Charlotte awards event. Click here to read more: www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2013/03/15/19-charlotte-area-companies-honored-as.html
Crowder Construction Company was selected as the winner of the National 2013 AGC Build America Award in the Municipal and Utilities Renovation category for their performance on improvements made to the TZ Osborne Water Reclamation Facility in Greensboro, NC.
The prestigious award honors the nation’s outstanding construction projects which epitomize excellence in the commercial construction industry. These projects reflect the crucial combination of excellent client service, talented project management, and the positive impact it has to the community.
The TZ Osborne Water Reclamation Facility, which was commissioned in 1984, was built as part of a continuous program by the City of Greensboro to improve the quality of the environment within the city, as well as its streams and waterways. However, a failing incineration unit caused sludge disposal costs to rise, directly impacting the community.
Crowder replaced the outdated equipment with a state-of-the-art fluidized bed incinerator which assures the City of Greensboro a more cost effective and efficient method for managing their sludge disposal and for controlling associated costs to the City.
The Crowder Stompers once again participated in the Greater Charlotte Walk for the American Heart Association (AHA) in uptown Charlotte, NC on Saturday, September 22nd. The AHA works to raise awareness and funds to promote physical activity to build healthier lives while freeing people of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Their mission directly relates to and impacts Crowder's Change 4 Health Wellness Program and Crowder Stompers drove from both the Apex, NC and Spartanburg, SC divisions to walk alongside our Corporate Services and Heavy Civil team in a great show of support. Together, we raised just under $12K. Thank you to all of those who donated and a special thanks goes out to ALL the Crowder Stompers who participated!
Crowder Civil & Environmental's RM Clayton Cogeneration Project was presented with the Small Project of the Year Award by the
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Georgia Section. Crowder Construction and Hazen & Sawyer accepted the award as the design-build team along with the project owner, the City of Atlanta. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the ASCE Georgia Section.
Crowder is pleased to announce that the Zemel Road Landfill Gas-to-Energy project has been named the 2011 Project of the Year by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP). This award recognizes superior innovation, realization of environmental and economic benefits, and achievement in advancing landfill gas energy projects.
Crowder’s project team worked with the developer, Lime Energy, to design and build a facility which will maximize usage of the available gas at the Zemel Road Landfill, located in Charlotte County, FL. As the EPC Contractor for this project, Crowder was responsible for the installation of two 1.4MW generators and more than five miles of distribution cable to connect to the electrical grid. The team overcame the challenge of high landfill gas hydrogen sulfide levels by implementing an innovative, cost-efficient BioGasclean system, the first application of this landfill gas technology in the United States.
In October 2011, the project began generating 2.8 MW through the use of two GE-Jenbacher engines. Crowder provided its partner, Lime Energy, with a state-of-the-art generation facility with the capability to be remotely monitored and controlled.
Crowder Construction Company recently completed the $1.7 million landfill gas-to-energy project for the City of Martinsville, VA. Crowder teamed with an engineering partner, Richardson Smith & Gardner (RSG), to design and build this project.
This project is estimated to save the city an average of $300,000 annually by reducing the amount the city pays to buy electricity. Other benefits to the city include carbon credits that are earned by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide release and renewable credits.
This project, which uses the landfill gas to make electricity, was built in two phases. It was funded by the city and a $1 million grant of pass-through funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy.
July 26, 2012 -- Crowder Construction Company was recently recognized by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) with the prestigious Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Special Recognition Award for their work on the Anniston Army Depot Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant in Anniston, AL. Presented at the AGC’s Annual Convention in Hawaii, the award recognizes the nation’s most impressive construction projects of 2012.
“Crowder is honored to receive this prestigious award,” said Carlos Norris, Executive Vice President of Crowder Construction Company, “The relationships we built with the Owner, our partners and the local community helped us drive this important projects’ success.”
The wastewater treatment plant project included construction of pretreatment facilities, lift stations, reinforced concrete tanks, chemical feed building and control/lab building. The Anniston Army Depot is a mission critical Department of Defense maintenance facility operating 24 hours per day with strict security requirements. The O’Brien & Gere and Crowder Construction team coordinated activities with the Depot, sometimes working around the clock to ensure daily activities were not interrupted. The project was completed ahead of schedule with minimal disruption to facility operations.
The S.C. Department of Transportation awarded a $12,134,209 million contract to Crowder Construction Company for the Bridge Replacement over CSX Railroad on US 15 in Sumter County, SC.
Construction of this two-phase, design-bid-build project will be completed in late 2014.
The S.C. Department of Transportation awarded a $2,268,067 million contract to Crowder Construction Company for the Laurens Street Emergency Bridge Replacement over Norfolk Southern Railroad in Aiken, SC.
The existing bridge experienced settlement of up to 12 inches due to heavy rains over a three-day period. The project involved the removal of the existing bridge and the construction of a new bridge along with the associated roadway and drainage work necessary to tie the new approaches to the existing roadways.
Construction of this project is expected to be complete by September 28, 2012.
The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded a $12,585,775 million contract to Crowder Construction Company to replace nine bridges in Division 9 in North Carolina – four bridges in Davidson County, one bridge in Forsyth County, three bridges in Rowan County and one bridge in Stokes County. Design work is underway and construction will begin in early 2013.
These bridge replacements will be completed as part of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Express Design-Build Bridge Replacement Program which, upon completion, will be used to replace 175 low-impact bridges statewide.
The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded a $9,599,850 million contract to Crowder Construction Company to replace 15 bridges in Division 11 in North Carolina – two bridges in Ashe County, four bridges in Avery County, two bridges in Watauga County, six bridges in Wilkes County and one bridge in Caldwell County.
These bridge replacements will be completed as part of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Express Design-Build Bridge Replacement Program which, upon completion, will be used to replace 175 low-impact bridges statewide.
Crowder recently began work on the new Piedmont Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant in Greenville County, SC for Renewable Water Resources (ReWA), a South Carolina-based water utility. As a subcontractor to MWH Constructors Inc., Construction Manager-at-Risk, Crowder will construct the NBR facilities, chemical facilities and the UV facilities for this $30-45 million project, which is scheduled for a December 2012 start-up.
Located on the west side of the Saluda River near Piedmont, SC, the new plant will replace the existing Grove Creek and Piedmont treatment plants. According to ReWa, the new plant will regionalize treatment of wastewater by treating flows from several existing wastewater treatment plants and areas that are not currently served. The plant is expected to have an initial capacity of 4 million gallons per day (MGD).
Crowder has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Eagle Award for Excellence in Construction given by the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas, Inc. for projects ranging from $5 to $10 million for their work on the Sugar Creek Primary Clarifier Improvement project in Charlotte, NC.
Constructed in 1927, the Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is one of the largest and oldest treatment facilities in the Southeast. In recent years, operation costs and manpower rose significantly, largely due to corrosion. Odor control was becoming more of an issue as the infrastructure aged as well. The work completed by Crowder not only resolved these issues but also increased the amount of wastewater the Sugar Creek Treatment Plant is able to process from 20 million gallons per day (MGD) to 28 MGD. The improvements to the facility will help keep the City of Charlotte ahead of the exceptional growth expected in the area throughout the next 30 years.
Crowder began work on this project for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities in January 2010 and completed the 15-month project on time and under budget, self-performing more than 90 percent of the work.
Crowder participated in the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Heart Walk on Saturday, September 17th in uptown Charlotte. The annual Heart Walk is the AHA’s largest fundraising event in the metro Charlotte area; more than 10,000 walkers participated in this year’s walk raising more than $1.5 million dollars to fight heart disease and stroke. Otis Crowder served on the Executive Leadership Team and Crowder was the finish line sponsor for the 3-mile walk this year. Our team raised over $26,000 for cardiovascular research and education!
Huge thanks to everyone who raised money for this great cause and special thanks to Matt Brooks, Tara Brooks, Makenzie Brooks, Anne Counihan, Mark Counihan, Brad Lewis, Stephanie Lewis, Ken Tysinger, Beverly Tysinger, Andy Mayfield, Pickle Mayfield, Brooke Netta, and Courtney Mayfield for their walk-day show of support!
Crowder Heart Walk 2011 Mascot – Pickle Mayfield
The AHA is the largest voluntary health organization working to prevent, treat and defeat heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases, the No.1 and No.3 killers in the nation which claim more than 865,000 American lives a year
Crowder Construction Company was awarded a $36.5 million project at the Big Buffalo Wastewater Treatment Plant in Sanford, NC. This project will expand the 6.8 MGD facility to a 12 MGD plant and is expected to be completed in February 2014.
This expansion project includes new construction of a UV facility, denitrification filter, RAS pump station, flow equalization tank, two chemical buildings, two clarifiers, blower building, vacuum truck dump station, generator and a LEED-certified administration building.
Crowder Construction Company was awarded a $1.7 million landfill gas-to-energy project for the City of Martinsville, VA in March 2011. Crowder teamed with an engineering partner, Richardson Smith & Gardner (RSG), for this design-build project.
The City of Martinsville received a Biomass Grant through the Virginia Division of Energy in the amount of $1 million for the development of a landfill gas-to-energy project. Crowder will develop a facility at the closed Martinsville Sanitary Landfill to generate electricity from landfill gas. The City extended their power lines out to this site for the purpose of capturing energy from the new facility. This project is expected to be complete in December 2011.
Crowder Construction Company was recently awarded the new $75 million Western Wake Regional Water Reclamation Facility in New Hill, NC.
The 18 MGD facility will provide additional wastewater treatment capacity for new or expanding businesses in the Research Triangle Park, Apex, Cary and Morrisville. This facility allows more reclaimed water to be returned to the Cape Fear River. Once operational, the facility will help the local authorities meet compliance with new state mandates that require Apex, Cary, Morrisville and the Wake County portion of the Research Triangle Park to return reclaimed water to the Cape Fear River basin by 2011.
Crowder will be responsible for the preliminary treatment for the facility including biological reactor basins, clarifiers, disc filters, UV disinfection and post aeration. In addition, the site will include electrical buildings, chemical/plan water building, odor control facility and equipment storage building.
Crowder Construction Company was awarded a $4.9 million contract to construct two new 9 MGD raw water intake facilities for the Woodruff-Roebuck Water District. One facility will be located on South Tyger River and the other on North Tyger River.
Construction of this project includes installation of static screens complete with an airburst cleaning system in the river, cast-in-place wetwell pump stations with depths to 30 feet, and complete electrical and controls systems. Crowder expects to begin work on this project early this fall.
Crowder Construction Company was awarded a $2.8 million construction contract from the Hampton Road Sanitation District for improvements to the Chesapeake Elizabeth Treatment Plant in Virginia Beach, VA.
The project, which will be completed in September 2011, involves replacing the effluent outfall pipe approximately 150 feet into the Chesapeake Bay. The project also involved the replacement of the underground effluent pump station discharge center and the electrical feed for the pump station. The new outfall was operational in June and the bypass system for the effluent pump station was placed into service at that time.
Crowder Construction Company was recently recognized on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) list of the Top 400 Contractors for 2011. Published annually, the ENR Top 400 recognizes the top revenue-grossing general contractors in the U.S. construction industry.
Crowder placed 288th on the “Top 400 Contractors” list. The ranking is based on 2010 gross revenues earned. Crowder improved their ranking by 13 positions despite the difficult economic conditions that continue to affect large contractors. The ability to be diversified and secure work in different market sectors has not only shown Crowder’s strength as a company but versatility in a vulnerable market as well.
The team of Crowder Construction Company and Hazen and Sawyer has been chosen as the Design-Builder for Gwinnett County, Georgia, Department of Water Resources for a project that provides waste disposal for fats, oil and grease and other high strength industrial wastes being collected throughout the county.
The team is designing and building a Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) and High Strength Waste (HSW) Receiving Facility at the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center located in Buford, GA. In addition to the receiving and disposal service, this project will have the added benefit of maximizing the biogas production of the plant’s existing anaerobic digesters. This additional production of biogas will allow the plant’s newly installed biogas cogeneration system to produce a greater amount of electricity and heat that will fuel the facility’s needs for both. This project also provides a place for industries in the area to dispose of FOG waste.
The project is being integrated with the ongoing Gas-to-Energy project for the county that the Crowder and Hazen and Sawyer team is also completing. The Gas-to-Energy project utilizes biogas to operate an engine generator for power generation and to recover the heat from the engine generator for heating the anaerobic digesters.
Crowder is excited to announce that our team of Richard Brady & Associates, CDA Architects and Crowder Construction Company has won a $45 million Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) for General Construction Projects at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
This will give Crowder an opportunity to perform various projects at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
Congratulations to our team for a successful pursuit! We look forward to performing successful and high-quality projects through this contract.
Crowder is happy to announce that our team of Richard Brady & Associates, Brantley Construction Company and Crowder Construction Company has won a $100 million Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) for General Construction Projects in North Carolina, issued by OICC Marine Corps Installations East, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
This will give Crowder an opportunity to perform various projects at military installations in North Carolina.
Congratulations to our team for a successful pursuit! We look forward to performing successful and high-quality projects through this contract.


Donald Trump's new Afghanistan strategy reflects America's intellectual bankruptcy and is bound to fail
US president Donald Trump on Monday announced an extension of his country’s military presence in Afghanistan. So what else is new?
Basirhat: Media's overblown reports belie deep Hindu-Muslim amity in violence-torn West Bengal region
Copy-paste reportage and the commentary on social media has built a narrative of a sharp, bitter and perhaps unbridgeable divide between the Hindus and the Muslims in Basirhat. But the emotions on the ground, barring a few, don't reflect any singular form of hatred towards any particular community.
A week after violence broke out in West Bengal's Basirhat, the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP are blaming each other for the communal riots and the unrest. Firstpost's Ajit Sahi spoke to TMC MLA from Basirhat Deependu Biswas and former BJP MLA Samik Bhattacharya to get their side of the story.
Maoists attack and why it's an impossible war to win: Recycled response of every govt betrays bankruptcy of creative solutions
Rajnath Singh called a "high-level" meeting on 8 May in New Delhi to discuss "strategy" following last week's killing of 25 men of the CRPF by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.


Australian supplier of door furniture, Gainsborough Hardware Industries , has launched a new Decorator lever and deadbolt entrance set to make homes safer.
The new Decorator lever and deadbolt entrance set is part of the Decorator 900 Series and is presented in one handy pack to make door hardware selection easier for homeowners.
The new lever and deadbolt entrance set includes an Angular lever, Innovator deadbolt and dual sprung tubular latch.
The range of locks features impressive technology, security and efficient operation, making it the ideal choice for residential properties.
The Angular leverset is perfect for retrofit applications as it features concealed fixing and suits a range of door sizes. The Innovator deadbolt features a double cylinder lock to give homeowners peace of mind when it comes to security in the home. The dual sprung tubular latch has a secondary latchbolt, which has the benefit of easy door closure.
The Decorator Series of door locks also features a range of individual leverset designs that offer seven unique lever designs, all styled to add class and appeal to doors throughout the home. The series includes the Angular and Precise designs, which coordinate with the Trilock Contemporary Series leversets.
The Gainsborough Decorator lever and deadbolt entrance locks are manufactured from quality materials to provide superior mechanical performance and durability. The Decorator lever and Deadbolt entrance lock sets are assembled in Australia from Australian and imported components to high quality standards.
Available in a selection of durable tarnish resistant finishes, the new Decorator Lever and Deadbolt Entrance set creates a welcome and secure enhancement to the front door.


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raised some concerns over a
slowing pace of grain deliveries to
the North Coast
The Western Producer, a trade publication for the agricultural economy has taken note of a slowing of shipments through Canada's west coast, with the CN Rail infrastructure making for much of the focus of the report.
In the article, CN officials have acknwoledged some of the issues that are affecting shipments and observe that they had been "blindsided by the growth of intermodal traffic in Western Canada, which has reduced its ability to properly service the grain sector"
The most recent Update from CN on Grain shipments for customers is from the week of November 19 to 25 and offers up a few notes on the latest levels of shipments and performance levels.
It places Prince Rupert at third spot when it comes to volume of Grain shipments at the three main ports that CN transports grain to. With Vancouver receiving the largest volume, with Thunder Bay next just edging out Prince Rupert's numbers.
How CN approaches is delivery of grain products to export terminals can be reviewed here.
The increased growth in other commodities and the need for CN to respond to that growth has also provided for contributing factors to the slowing movement of grain from prairie terminals to port facilities.
CN has launched an aggressive recruitment campaign of late to try and fill the number of positions that they have recently advertised for, hoping to provide for new crews and add to the railway's requirements as soon as possible.
In addition to the CN Rail woes, the news publication notes that some of the shipping issues out of Prince Rupert are related to some sort of labour dispute at port facilities here. Though no details are provided as to the nature of the dispute, or if it continues to provide for delays to getting product to export markets.
You can review the full article fro the Western Producer here.
As we noted earlier today, container shipments have also been the focus of the shipping community of late, with dwell times at Fairview Terminal resulting in delays of movements through the North Coast gateway.
For more items related to CN rail service to Prince Rupert see our archive page here.
Notes on Prince Rupert Grain can be found here.


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Ross County's Greg Tansey undergoes third operation of season
Greg Tansey, the Aberdeen midfielder on loan with Ross County, has undergone a third operation this season for a persistent groin problem.
The injury has dogged the 29-year-old throughout the campaign and he has only played 13 times following treatment in September, in December and again in recent days.
Tansey said on Instagram: "Operation done and looking forward to putting the last six months behind me.
"Can't wait to get back playing again."
Englishman Tansey joined Aberdeen last summer after leaving Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
He made 11 appearances for the Dons before being loaned out to Premiership rivals County in January.
However, he has only made one start and one substitute appearance for the Dingwall outfit and aggravated the injury in a 2-0 defeat by St Johnstone on 24 February.


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Last year, Dejah Powell founded Get Them to the Green (G2G), an organization that aims to foster love for the environment among Chicago youth, particularly youth of color. Powell’s first project with G2G was to organize a summer camp, through which she engaged 14 young people from across the city on issues like environmental justice, sustainability, and food and agriculture. G2G has since partnered with the non-profit Gardenneers to build a school garden at Powell’s elementary school to provide hands-on, outdoor environmental education opportunities for students, and has organized environmental education workshops throughout the city.
Powell believes people can not solve a problem that they do not know exists. Now a senior at Cornell University, she hopes that environmental education in cities like Chicago will improve eco-literacy and help under-resourced communities access both local and global conversations.

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4th Street/Norfolk and Western Railway Bridge
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2015
BH Photo #329950
Dimensions are estimates. Likely a deck girder span.
- Lost Deck plate girder bridge over 4th Street
- Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
- Removed but not replaced
- Built 1928
- Deck plate girder
Total length: 68.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.09905, -80.23947 (decimal degrees)
36°05'57" N, 80°14'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/568459/3995202 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Winston-Salem East
- Inventory number
- BH 68074 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- June 21, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley
- Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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Irene Felices, Alberto Castro y Cathaysa Martin are three youth from Spain who are doing a European Voluntary Service in Romania, with the organisation Youth Community Association (ACT). They are collaborating with other volunteers from all over Europe in the ACT Together project, which promotes the dissemination of European volunteer programs at the local level.
The third month of the project, after the Easter holidays, began with the European Week, from May 6 to 9. Volunteers were suggested to address this issue in a broader spectrum in the institutions. During this week, Irene Felices, Alberto Castro and Cathaysa Martin, together with the rest of the volunteer team, interviewed some beneficiaries, as well as other volunteers. These interviews had to do with issues such as the European Union and the perception and personal perspective on democracy in Europe. These interviews were published on Europe Day, on May 9, on the social platforms with which they used to work, such as Facebook or Instagram.
After conducting workshops on the European Solidarity Corps and its role within European associations, the ACT Together volunteer group began their collaboration in schools such as the Liceul Voltaire, the Technical School of Energy, the Tudor Arghezi High School, the School Gimnaziala Traian and Tudor Arghezi High School in Segarcea. In all these institutions, the volunteers began to present the association, after the presentation of themselves and the project with which they are working, and started the activities related to the project's objectives. During the last weeks of the month, all these institutions had the opportunity to receive the ACT Together team in person.
Depending on your specifications, the method for establishing meetings and activities have been adapted and constructed to achieve the maximum potential of the project objectives. Interviews, debates and interactive games are examples of some of the methods used. As proactivity and ambition do not stop, the volunteers also made an approach to the University of Craiova, which can also become a community of interest in which they can collaborate.
The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein
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I have a secret… Even though it’s a secret, it’s more like a secret weapon. I suspect a lot of people have secrets, things they don’t share with everyone in their life. There are good secrets and not so good secrets. My secret is a good secret, it makes me better, and when I’m finished with this post, it will no longer be a secret.
People come along in our lives that we connect with. We get to use the free will of God to choose the people in our lives, at least the majority of the time. The people we connect with will either make us better or make us worse. While that’s not a big secret, many still use the gift of free will to make the wrong decisions.
All of us in this life will and have made wrong decisions, some of us just a little more often than others. The good choices of the right people in our lives have a way of making our lives better, they can make us stronger, more like to the people God designed us to be.
After the connection is made to others in our lives, it’s a give and take relationship. We support, encourage and inspire others, which fulfills the part of us God intended. The things we give, often before we ever give them, we receive from the people God’s placed in our lives. The gifts that gratify both the receiver and the giver.
Those are the secret weapons supplied by God in our lives. Even though the world can’t see them, God uses them to impact others in our world. I believe the secret weapons start at home, without a home where God blesses our heart to rest, the give and take is less likely.
I’m thankful for the many people in my life that help me be more and more the person God’s calling me to be, starting with my wife. She is my secret weapon… But, that’s not my secret. I have other secrets; family, friends, even friends I’ve never met face to face. To all of you I say thank you and God bless.
There is one more secret, secret weapon I have to reveal. She makes me look better and smarter than I really am. I haven’t hid her on purpose, I just thought I needed to give a public “Thank you,” for all she does.
You may have noticed my grammar and punctuation is close to flawless. Of all the hundreds of posts I’ve published, except for some in the very beginning, only two were mistake free, thanks to my secret weapon.
My secret is; I have a person who edits my posts, even when she’s out of town, sick, or on vacation. Many of us have secrets, hopefully they’re good ones like mine is – or now was!
Thank you, Lainey, for all your time and diligence… You’re the best! And thank you to the other secret weapons out there that continually support and encourage me, may I do the same for you… May God bless you.
I never could keep a secret…

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