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Features - June 2004
A new kind of mix

Concrete design innovations seek to reduce job costs
A reduction in job costs - often achieved through reductions in placement times or materials - is the ultimate goal of most new innovations in the concrete industry.Full Story >>

A hybrid solution

Concrete garage to accommodate Bossier's developing Riverwalk
As rising fuel costs pushed the envelope this winter and spring, 20 trucks lumbered down the interstate each day to deliver structural and architectural precast concrete for a new parking garage in Bossier City. Full Story >>

Ninth Annual Top Louisiana Construction Projects

Ranking finds big projects still plentiful
Louisiana Contractor is pleased to present its ninth annual "Top Projects" listing, which ranks by contract cost those projects that broke ground in 2003. Full Story >>

A hare's pace

Tunnel form system propels apartments to August completion
A four-building apartment complex at the south gates of Louisiana State University is flashing forward with the help of a unique concrete form system. Full Story >>

An historic proposition

Mid-1800 warehouses preserved at New Orleans Marriott site
An appreciation of history has been essential during construction of a concrete parking basement at the new Marriott Convention Center Hotel in New Orleans.
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