Virginia Business Magazine Fort Eustis Article (1)
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.:. Regiona/View Eastern 'Uirginia k./ 6' ~ .- For the Record JASE Group LLC, a Norfok-based interactive advertising and marketing agency, is the agency of record for Dragas Management Corp., a Virginia Beach mortgage company. JASE will develop advertising campaigns in a variety of media across the Hampton Roads region. (News release) Kingsmill Resort, a business conference and recreation destination in James City County, announced plans to hire 200 workersThe positions will include full-time, part-time and seasonal employees. (Daily Press) Muller Martini Manufacturing Corp., a Newport News-based manufacturer of book binding machinery closed its two production plants, resulting in the loss of 160 jobs. The company said it was unable to recover from the recent recession. (Daily Press) Norfolk gave the green light to the Midtown Office Tower project after the developer. Tivest Development, agreed to proceed without $490,000 in city tax incentivesThe city took the action after public criticism of plans for placing the 165,OOO-square-foot, $32.7 million office building in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods. (The Virginian-Pilot) Norfolk Southern Corp. has been named to Corporate Responsibility magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 20 I I. Norfolk Southern ranked 79th on the magazine's 12th annual listThis is the third time the Norfolk- based railroad company has been on the list. (News release) Northrop Grumman Corp. plans to spin off its shipbuilding subsidiary Newport News- based Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. The company will include a massive shipbuilding facility in Newport News, the only builder of Us. nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of two builders ofVirginia- class, nuclear-powered submarines. It also includes Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., and a shipyard in Alabama scheduled to close in 20 I3.The spinoff must be approved by the Us. Securities and Exchange Commission. (VirginiaBusiness.com) Smithfield Foods closed a facility in Smithfield used in producing barbecued ribs, stews and soups, eliminating 53 jobs.The workers will be eligible to apply for other positions in the company. (The Associated Press) Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC, a Norfolk-based investment advisory firm, acquired a minority stake in Jolley Asset Management LLC of Rocky Mount, N.C., an advisory firm with $140 million under management The move allows Wilbanks, which has $2 billion in assets under management, to increase its presence in North Carolina. (News release) Recycled plastic used in Fort Eustis bridges by Heather B. Hayes R ecycled plastic can be used for an amaz- ingly wide variety of purposes - but the support structure of a railroad bridge? Sounds incredible, but that's exactly what Fort Eustis relied on in replacing two GO-year- old wooden bridges. The trusses, piles, pile caps and railroad ties are all made from a recycled structural com- posite of milk jugs, detergent bottles, old tires and plastic car bumpers. The patented product, known as Recycled Structural Composite, was created by Axion International in New Providence, N,J., and is dis- tributed by Innovative Green Solutions, based in Great Falls. Mike Halvorson is regional operations manager for Reston-based Centennial Contractors Enterprises Ine., which built the new bridges. He was surprised when Army Transportation Corps offi- cials at Fort Eustis suggested recycled materials for the bridge projects. "We were looking at a structure that needed to be able to support a 130-ton locomotive going 35 to 40 miles per hour, so, yes, I was absolutely skeptical," he recalls. That appeared, Centennial skepticism dis- however, when engineers closely examined the materials. They realized that a bridge built using the hardened plastic could not only be as strong as a conventional structure, but also offered a number of other price and sustainability benefits. "When we cost-compared it to treated wood, the recycled structural composite material actually came in at 10 percent less cost than our conven- tional methods," Halvorson notes. "It made the decision a no-brainer." What's more, unlike treated lumber, the recycled material requires little to no maintenance to avoid dete- rioration caused by weather or wood-boring beetles. Photo courtesy Centennial Contractors Enterprises Maintenance is a major factor in bridges over saltwater and coastal marshes. "We don't have to use creosote or anything else to treat the structural elements, and wood bores don't like the taste of plastic," Halvor- son explains. "So it's cheaper upfront and on an ongoing basis." Centennial officials note that using recycled material for the Fort Eustis bridges kept 334,000 pounds of material out of landfills and 496 metric tons of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. The company now is building a plastic pedestrian bridge at Fort Lee outside Petersburg. \B People Gerald Baliles, awarded the Economic Impact Award by the Economics Club of Hampton Roads. Baliles is director of the Miller Center at the University of Virginia and a fonmer Virginia governor. (News release) William B. Downey, named president of Riverside Health System, Newport News. Downey. who has been COO since 2003, will become CEO at year's end. (News release) Jeanne Evans-Cox, named executive director of the Central Business District Association,Virginia Beach. She was regional representative in Hampton Roads for Sen. Jim Webb. (The Virginian-Pilot) Margaret Edds, former political reporter and columnist for The Virginian-Pilot: Gary T. McCollum, senior vice president for Cox Communications; and Bill O'Donovan, publisher ofThe Virginia Gazette in Williamsburg, named to the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame. (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Scott Tilley, named to the board of directors for the Virginia Manufacturers Association.Tilley is general counsel and a member of the executive council of Stihllnc.,Virginia Beach. (News release) 16 APRIL 2011 ON THE WEB: Complete list of For the Record and People at www.VirginiaBusiness.com ~
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.:. Regiona/View
Eastern'Uirginia k./
6' ~.-For the RecordJASE Group LLC, a Norfok-based
interactive advertising and marketing agency, isthe agency of record for Dragas Management
Corp., aVirginia Beach mortgage company.JASE will develop advertising campaigns in avariety of media across the Hampton Roads
region. (News release)
Kingsmill Resort, a business conference andrecreation destination in James City County,announced plans to hire 200 workersThe
positions will include full-time, part-time andseasonal employees. (Daily Press)
Muller Martini Manufacturing Corp., aNewport News-based manufacturer of bookbinding machinery closed its two production
plants, resulting in the loss of 160 jobs. Thecompany said it was unable to recover from
the recent recession. (Daily Press)
Norfolk gave the green light to the MidtownOffice Tower project after the developer.
Tivest Development, agreed to proceedwithout $490,000 in city tax incentivesThecity took the action after public criticism ofplans for placing the 165,OOO-square-foot,
$32.7 million office building in one of the city'spoorest neighborhoods. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Norfolk Southern Corp. has been namedto Corporate Responsibility magazine's 100
Best Corporate Citizens list for 20 I I. NorfolkSouthern ranked 79th on the magazine's 12thannual list This is the third time the Norfolk-
based railroad company has been on the list.(News release)
Northrop Grumman Corp. plans to spinoff its shipbuilding subsidiary Newport News-
based Huntington Ingalls IndustriesInc. The company will include a massive
shipbuilding facility in Newport News, theonly builder of Us. nuclear-powered aircraftcarriers and one of two builders ofVirginia-
class, nuclear-powered submarines. It alsoincludes Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss.,
and a shipyard in Alabama scheduled to closein 20 I3.The spinoff must be approved by theUs. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(VirginiaBusiness.com)
Smithfield Foods closed a facility inSmithfield used in producing barbecued ribs,
stews and soups, eliminating 53 jobs.Theworkers will be eligible to apply for other
positions in the company. (The Associated Press)
Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas AssetManagement LLC, a Norfolk-based
investment advisory firm, acquired a minoritystake in Jolley Asset Management LLC ofRocky Mount, N.C., an advisory firm with
$140 million under management The moveallows Wilbanks, which has $2 billion in assets
under management, to increase its presence inNorth Carolina. (News release)
Recycled plastic used in Fort Eustis bridgesby Heather B. Hayes
Recycled plastic canbe used for an amaz-ingly wide variety of
purposes - but the supportstructure of a railroad bridge?Sounds incredible, but that'sexactly what Fort Eustis reliedon in replacing two GO-year-old wooden bridges. Thetrusses, piles, pile caps andrailroad ties are all made froma recycled structural com-posite of milk jugs, detergentbottles, old tires and plastic carbumpers.
The patented product,known as Recycled StructuralComposite, was created byAxion International in NewProvidence, N,J., and is dis-tributed by Innovative GreenSolutions, based in Great Falls.
Mike Halvorson isregional operations managerfor Reston-based CentennialContractors Enterprises Ine.,which built the new bridges.He was surprised when ArmyTransportation Corps offi-cials at Fort Eustis suggestedrecycled materials for thebridge projects. "We werelooking at a structure thatneeded to be able to support a130-ton locomotive going 35to 40 miles per hour, so, yes,I was absolutely skeptical," herecalls.
Thatappeared,Centennial
skepticism dis-however, whenengineers closely
examined the materials. Theyrealized that a bridge builtusing the hardened plasticcould not only be as strongas a conventional structure,but also offered a number ofother price and sustainabilitybenefits.
"When we cost-comparedit to treated wood, the recycledstructural composite materialactually came in at 10 percentless cost than our conven-tional methods," Halvorsonnotes. "It made the decision ano-brainer."
What's more, unliketreated lumber, the recycledmaterial requires little to nomaintenance to avoid dete-rioration caused by weatheror wood-boring beetles.
Photo courtesy Centennial Contractors Enterprises
Maintenance is a major factorin bridges over saltwater andcoastal marshes.
"We don't have to usecreosote or anything else totreat the structural elements,and wood bores don't likethe taste of plastic," Halvor-son explains. "So it's cheaperupfront and on an ongoingbasis."
Centennial officials notethat using recycled materialfor the Fort Eustis bridges kept334,000 pounds of materialout of landfills and 496 metrictons of greenhouse gases out ofthe atmosphere.
The company now isbuilding a plastic pedestrianbridge at Fort Lee outsidePetersburg. \B
PeopleGerald Baliles, awarded theEconomic Impact Award by theEconomics Club of Hampton Roads.Baliles is director of the Miller Center atthe University of Virginia and a fonmerVirginia governor. (News release)
William B. Downey, namedpresident of Riverside HealthSystem, Newport News.Downey. who has been COOsince 2003, will become CEO
at year's end. (News release)
Jeanne Evans-Cox, named executivedirector of the Central Business DistrictAssociation,Virginia Beach. She wasregional representative in HamptonRoads for Sen. Jim Webb. (TheVirginian-Pilot)
Margaret Edds, former politicalreporter and columnist forThe Virginian-Pilot: Gary T.
McCollum, senior vice presidentfor Cox Communications; and BillO'Donovan, publisher ofThe VirginiaGazette in Williamsburg, named to theVirginia Communications Hall of Fame.(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Scott Tilley, named to the board ofdirectors for the Virginia ManufacturersAssociation.Tilley is general counsel anda member of the executive council ofStihllnc.,Virginia Beach. (News release)
16 APRIL 2011ON THEWEB: Complete list of For the Recordand People at www.VirginiaBusiness.com ~
