Alabama

David Laney, project manager at Brice Building Co. of Birmingham, was installed as a member of Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama's Board of Directors at its annual installation of officers banquet.

The ABC Board of Directors is voted on by its membership. The selection criteria consist of members that exemplify leadership qualities within their company and their commitment to ABC and the construction industry.

Laney has been involved with ABC's Project Management Committee, Future Leaders In Construction (FLIC) and several task forces that have dealt with legislative issues and general contractor/subcontractor relationships.

Robert Layne Odom has been promoted at Superior Mechanical Inc. of Birmingham, Ala., to project manager. His responsibilities include the coordination and administration of Superior's plumbing contract at St. Vincent's Hospital's South Tower and UAB's Spark Building renovation.

Odom has been associated with Superior for 23 years and most recently served as foreman on the firm's most challenging construction projects such as Medical Center East's patient tower, HealthSouth Conference Center and Jefferson County Courthouse's additions and renovations.

He is a master plumber, journeyman gas fitter and certified as a medical gas installer.

"Layne will add significant depth to Superior's growing leadership staff," said President Richard H. Drennen.

Gallet & Associates Inc. of Birmingham recently announced that T. W. Oden, Howard Hornsby, Josh Green and Eric Dikes have received Level One Concrete Certification from the Alabama Department of Transportation.

They are all engineering technicians for the company's Construction Materials Testing Department.

Michael Parks has been promoted to senior project manager at Hoar Construction of Birmingham and will relocate to the company's Florida Division office in Orlando, Fla.

Parks will work with the Florida office and concentrate on growing the company's healthcare work in the Florida market.

Hoar Construction has offices in Orlando, Houston, Nashville and Birmingham.

The late Houston A. Brice Sr., founder of Brice Building Co., the late R. Hugh Daniel, co-founder of Daniel Construction, and the late John M. Harbert III, founder of Harbert Construction Co., were inducted into the Alabama Construction Hall of Fame at a ceremony at The Club in Birmingham on Jan. 13.

The Alabama AGC established the Alabama Construction Hall of Fame to honor and recognize outstanding individuals in the construction industry. These individuals are held in esteem by their peers and have demonstrated their professionalism through active support of the industry through their civic and community involvement.

Brice founded Brice Building Co. in 1931. The company continued to grow and after the war it experienced a remarkable surge in annual volume, from $2 million to $10 million. The company opened offices around the Southeast and grew into one of the largest construction firms in the country.

Daniel, a native of Anderson, S.C., adopted Birmingham as his home, then built and led Daniel Construction Co. to become one of the largest publicly traded construction companies in the world, with offices on four continents. In 1964, he also helped found Central Bank and Trust, now Compass Bank, and served as chairman of the board until his retirement in 1979.

Harbert was a native of Greenville, Miss., but it was in Birmingham that he spent most of his life and created a company that brought him fame. He was five hours short of finishing an engineering degree at Auburn University when he was called to duty in World War II. After service with the U.S. Army in the Pacific, he returned to complete his degree.

His business grew into an international giant, building projects in Europe, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and South America. In the Birmingham area, Harbert built the SouthTrust Tower, Amsouth/Harbert Plaza and the Galleria. The Harbert Corp.'s tradition continues today as B.L. Harbert International LLC.

M. J. Harris Inc. of Birmingham recently completed the Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho. The new 40-bed, 43,000-sq.-ft., long-term acute care hospital is owned by Ernest Health Inc. The hospital features a 6,000-sq.-ft. therapy gym, outdoor therapy courtyard, eight intensive care beds and a therapy pool.

The project started in May 2005 and has recently begun accepting patients on a full-time basis. Architecture firm Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Ltd. of Albuquerque, N.M., performed the design of the project.

M. J. Harris is a construction services company licensed to work in all 50 states.

Louisiana

United Scaffolding Inc. of Baton Rouge recently announced the appointment of Glen Tyler to branch manager of its Baton Rouge office. He has been in the scaffolding industry since 1969. Prior to joining USI, he was employed by Aluma Systems.

Tyler will manage business operations and development within the greater Baton Rouge area, most of Louisiana and Mississippi. He will coordinate these efforts with the USI/XServ management team.

The Newtron Group Inc., a Baton Rouge-based electrical and instrumentation services company, recently announced two promotions.

John Schempf, currently general manager of the Baton Rouge office of Triad Electric & Controls, has been promoted to general manager of the national operations of The Newtron Group Inc., the parent company of Triad.

Glen Redd, an industry executive with more than 40 years experience in the E & I industry, will now assume the role of general manager of Triad's efforts in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans industrial markets.

"We are pleased to welcome Glen to Triad and John to the national operations. These additions will position us to increase our market share and leadership positions in both the local and national industrial construction markets," said Bruce Beard, president of The Newtron Group.

The Newtron Group is one of the largest privately owned industrial E & I contractors in the nation.

Newpark Resources Inc. of Metairie recently announced that Gary Warren has joined its board of directors. Warren has spent the past 33 years in various management and executive positions in the oilfield services industry and recently retired from Weatherford International Ltd., where he served as senior vice president and president of the Drilling and Well Services Division for the past six years.

Newpark Resources is a provider of drilling fluids, environmental waste treatment solutions and temporary work sites and access roads for oilfield and other commercial markets.

Tennessee

T.W. Frierson Contractor Inc. of Nashville recently added two experienced managers to its team, enabling the company to continue to meet the demands brought on by an expanding client base.

Barry "Duane" West, most recently with D.F. Chase Construction Inc., has been added to Frierson's staff as a senior project manager and will manage commercial building projects for the company. West will focus primarily on scheduling, contract administration and management, purchasing and coordination with design professionals predominantly in the Southeast.

A graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, West is originally from Manchester, Tenn. He resides in Murfreesboro.

Douglas Reader has joined Frierson as a senior estimator. Reader, a pre-construction manager for 16 years with BaCar Constructors, is also an instructor for project management classes offered by the Associated Builders and Contractor's Middle Tennessee Chapter.

Reader received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from West Virginia University.

"Over the last several years, Frierson has seen a significant growth in local and regional business," said Del Hickman, co-owner of the general contractor. "These additions fall within our business plan and more importantly fall in line with our corporate culture."

Linkous Construction Co. Inc. of Memphis recently announced the addition of Brandon Speakman as project manager. Brandon has 10 years of commercial construction experience and will be working out of the company's main headquarters in Memphis, Tenn.

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association recently announced that Jenna Burnworth has joined the association staff as government relations coordinator. Burnworth is a recent graduate of Middle Tennessee State University's Concrete Industry Management Program.

The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native graduated cum laude in December with a bachelor's degree in concrete industry management and a minor in business administration. Burnworth was also a student member of the American Concrete Institute and served as an intern at NRMCA in 2003.

She joins NRMCA's government affairs directors Kevin Voelte and Robert Sullivan in the department.

"We're very pleased to have Jenna with us," said NRMCA President Robert Garbini. "The quality of the MTSU graduates who've been placed throughout the ready mixed industry has been outstanding and her academic background and stellar credentials will enable her to be an asset to our association and the industry."

NRMCA, based in Silver Spring, Md., represents the producers of ready mixed concrete and the companies that provide materials, equipment and support to the industry.

J.E. Crain & Son Inc. of Nashville recently announced that Mike Gribble has been promoted to senior project manager and Kenny Mixon has been promoted to project superintendent.