Masonry Magazine September 1978 Page. 25
Chicago to Host Annual Construction Conference
More than 300 displays of new construction products, materials and systems will highlight the 3rd annual Building & Construction Exposition & Conference in Chicago's McCormick Place, October 16-18.
More than 10,000 members of the building and construction industry, including architects, engineers, contractors, owners, builders and developers, from throughout the United States and a score of foreign countries are expected to attend.
The Hon. Jay Janis, Under Secretary of HUD, is scheduled to make the keynote address.
National Gypsum, General Portland Set Records
National Gypsum Co. and General Portland, Inc., both based in Dallas, Texas, have announced the highest quarterly sales and earnings in their corporate histories.
For the second quarter ended June 30, 1978, National Gypsum's earnings rose 52% to $17,666,000 and sales climbed 26% to $240,704,000. General Portland's sales of $69,400,000 were 33% higher than the similar period a year ago, and net income was $7,000,000, up 79%.
Bill Introduced to Aid Small Businesses
The Small Business Administration says 400,000 small businesses fail each year because they cannot afford the management and technical assistance they need. But Congressman Paul Trible of Virginia has introduced a bill to help alleviate the problem.
The Small Business Extension Agent Act would make extension agents available to give businessmen advice and to help them cope with the mountain of red tape and government regulations they must deal with.
"I believe that the small business community is on the verge of being taxed, inflated and regulated out of existence by the federal government," said Trible. "It's time to do something for, instead of to, small business."
New ACI Publication
The American Concrete Institute will begin publishing a new national monthly magazine on concrete design and construction beginning with the January, 1979 issue. Concrete International: Design & Construction is the name selected for the new publication.
29th AED "Green Book"
The 29th edition of the Compilation of Nationally Averaged Rental Rates for Construction Equipment has been released by Associated Equipment Distributors.
Known in the construction industry as the "Green Book," the publication lists more than 45,000 daily, weekly and monthly nationally averaged rental rates reported by distributors last year on some 125,000 sizes and types of construction equipment.
Price for the new edition is $18 each. Copies are available from Associated Equipment Distributors, Department R, 615 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, III. 60521.
NABD Issues Directory
The National Association of Brick Distributors has begun circulating the 1978 edition of its NABD Directory. The reference contains listings of all members of the association, the products they sell, and the official representatives.
Copies are available by contacting: NABD, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, Va. 22101.
Freidheim Observes 25th
Chas. M. Freidheim Co., manufacturer of autoclave blocks and ready-mix concrete, is celebrating its 25th year as an independent business. The firm originally was started in 1923 as Hedberg-Freidheim Co., supplier of sand and gravel. It became a separate entity in 1953 at its present location in St. Louis Park, Minn.
Refractory Seminar Held
More than 120 members of the refractory industry attended the recent Concrete Institute Refractory Concrete Seminar at the Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute in Chicago.
Refractory installers, contractors, material suppliers, steel industry representatives, material and equipment manufacturers, and material testing personnel from all sections of the country participated in the two-day program.
Resource Center
The International Masonry Institute serves as a resource center for design professionals considering the use of masonry. It is the chief research and promotion arm of the masonry industry. If you have a design problem, write: IMI, 823-15th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.
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