The some 250 NUCA members and guests who attended the annual Engineers’ Night checked their doom and gloom about the economy at the door. The social hour was friendly and relaxed as members caught up with friends, customers and competitors. The program featured staff members from several local agencies who described upcoming bid projects. Helping to raise the collective spirit of the group was the message that money for new infrastructure projects will start flowing soon. For example, the State of Oregon Department of Transportation hopes to release two to three times more projects this year than it would in a typical year.
Chapter President John Kalkhoven concluded the evening by recognizing the 2008 board members: Chapter President - John Kalkhoven – Rio Underground, LLC; Chapter Vice President - John “JT”
Tenneson – Excel Excavation; Chapter Secretary-Treasurer - Steve Dukart – Duke Construction & Excavation; Immediate Past President – Bill Martinak – Emery and Sons Construction; Contractor
Board Member – Hank Lane – Coffman Excavation; Contractor Board Member – Kendall Moore – Moore Underground, Inc.; Contractor Board Member – Greg Parsons – Parsons Excavating, Inc.; Contractor Board Member – Dave Short – S-2 Contractors, Inc.; Contractor Board Member – Billy Stimpson – MEI Group; Associate Board Member – Rick Day – Advantage Precast, Inc.; Associate Board Member - Matt Gebarowski – DirtLogic, LLC; Associate Board Member - Geoff Brown – KG Specialties; Associate Board Member – Joe Yazbeck – Yazbeck, Cloran & Hanson, LLC; Past Chapter President – Roy Moore – MEI Group; Past Chapter President – Jim Gonzales – Gonzales Boring & Tunneling; Past Chapter President – NUCA National President – Lyle Schellenberg – Armadillo Underground, Inc.
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