Granite Construction awarded pumping station project near De Valls Bluff

Granite Construction Co. has been awarded a $34.8 million project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct a pumping station for agricultural irrigation near De Valls Bluff, Ark., about 45 miles east of Little Rock.

The Grand Prairie Pumping Station is the first phase of a $300 million project to protect and preserve groundwater resources in eastern Arkansas. Studies indicate those resources, which currently provide drinking water and irrigation for agriculture, are in serious decline.

This phase of the project includes construction of a six-unit pumping station to draw irrigation water from the White River at the rate of 1,640 cu. ft. per second. The project is scheduled to begin this spring with an estimated completion date of July 2007.

Granite Construction is a member of the S&P 400 Index, the Domini 400 Social Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Co., one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers.

Clark Machinery receives Link-Belt parts distributor award

LBX Company LLC, maker of the Link-Belt Earthmoving, Forestry and Material Handling Equipment, recently announced that Clark Machinery of Mabelvale, Ark., was the recipient of its 2005 Parts Distributor of Excellence Award.

Parts managers Wayne Polk and Mike Wheeler accepted the award.

The awards are LBX's highest honor recognizing sales and program participation within its distributors' parts departments.

"LBX holds quality and performance in the highest regard and this year's winners exemplify these characteristics," said Kevin Roberts, national parts business manager for LBX.

The Parts Distributor of Excellence Awards are given based on a series of quantitative data gathered during the year, which includes parts sales, parts order type percentages and parts program participation. Plaques recognizing the honor will be presented at the winner's location.