Patti Cahill accepts the Community Service Award from Theran Welsh (left), the AGC of Wisconsin’s associate board president, and Bo Ryan, University of Wisconsin-Madison basketball coach. Photo courtesy of the AGC of Wisconsin

Your Honor

Great Lakes Roofing Corp., Germantown, won a 2006 Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award from the Wisconsin Council of Safety and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development for the company’s safety and health record. … Patti Cahill, director of marketing for Stevens Point-based Ellis Stone Construction Co., won the Community Service Award from the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin for her work in the community beyond the normal course of business. Cahill helped establish a drug- and alcohol-free home for men in recovery in Portage County, and she’s involved in a variety of organizations, from the United Way of Portage County to Big Brothers/Big Sisters.

Dotted Line

Lunda Construction Co., Black River Falls, won a $35.68 million contract for road construction work in several Minnesota communities. Lunda also won a $1.03 million contract for a marine manhole and interceptor sewer projects in Kaukauna. … The Selmer Co. Inc., Green Bay, landed a $7.74 million contract to expand and renovate two schools in Seymour. … Miron Construction Co. Inc., Neenah, won a $7.39 million contract to construct a Middleton EMS facility and fire station. … Fischl Construction Corp., Verona, will build the new Verona City Hall after winning a $6.35 million contract for the job. … Rawson Contractors Inc., Sussex, won a $3.23 million contract for intercepting structures construction in Milwaukee. … SPRINGLAKE Contracting Inc., Elk Mound, took home a $2.66 million contract for construction of a water-treatment facility in Sparta. … Reesman’s Excavating & Grading, Burlington, won a $2.53 million contract for sewer, road and water-main work in Pleasant Prairie. … Stark Asphalt Service Inc., Milwaukee, secured a $2.33 million contract for street construction work in Milwaukee and West Allis. … Advance Construction Inc., Green Bay, landed a $2.11 million contract for sewer and street work in Pewaukee. … River View Construction Inc., Wausau, won a $2.10 million contract to construct improvements at Taylor County Airport in Medford. … Hoffman Construction Co., Black River Falls, landed a $1.94 million contract for street and utility work in Mauston. … LaLonde Contractors Inc., Milwaukee, secured a $1.83 million contract to construct streetscape improvements in Shorewood. … Cicchini Asphalt Paving Inc., Kenosha, landed a $1.70 million contract to reconstruct Seventh Avenue in Kenosha. … McCabe Construction Inc., Eau Claire, won a $1.67 million contract to construct a water-distribution system in New Richmond. … Staab Construction Corp., Marshfield, took home a $1.60 million contract to construct improvements to a wastewater-treatment plant in Salem. … Dresel Construction Ltd., Chippewa Falls, landed a $1.59 million contract to expand an airport in Mora, Minn. … Haas Sons Inc., Thorp, won a $1.51 million contract for street and utility reconstruction work in Eau Claire. … TRS Metal & Roofing LLC, Waukesha, will replace the roof at James Madison High School in Milwaukee after winning a $1.42 million contract for the job. … James Peterson Sons Inc., Medford, took home a $1.30 million contract for road and utility work in Weston. … Hogen Electric Inc., Hartford, will modify several wells in Fond du Lac after winning a $1.25 million contract for the job. … American Sewer Services Inc., Hartford, won a $1.19 million contract for sewer and water-main work in Wauwatosa. … Mann Bros. Inc., Elkhorn, will reconstruct two streets in Fontana after winning a $1.10 million contract for the job. … Capitol Underground Inc., Middleton, landed a $1.08 million contract to reconstruct several streets in Madison. … Speedway Sand & Gravel Inc., Middleton, won a $1.06 million contract to reconstruct Park Street and build a relief storm sewer in Madison. … McHugh Excavating & Plumbing Inc., Onalaska, secured a $1.05 million contract for street and utility work in Baraboo. … Creative Constructors LLC, Menomonee Falls, won the contracts to build two Aldi grocery stores in Oconomowoc and Greenfield. … The Jansen Group Inc., Milwaukee, won a contract to expand and renovate the Stark Investments facility in St. Francis. … MSI General Corp., Oconomowoc, was selected to design/build a 55,000-square-foot facility for Taylor Dynamometer in Milwaukee.

On the Horizon

The city of Delafield and St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy, Delafield, are considering construction of a joint-use, 20,000-square-foot library in Delafield. … The Evansville Community Fire District is moving forward with plans to construct a new fire station in Evansville. … Zilber Ltd., Milwaukee, and K.M. Development Corp., Milwaukee, are developing plans for the Milwaukee International Trade Center at the Pabst Brewery site in Milwaukee. … Earth Tech Inc., Stevens Point, is designing an estimated $1.79 million waste-management center for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus. … Becher-Hoppe Associates Inc., Wausau, is working with the city of Wisconsin Rapids on plans to repair the community’s City Hall. … The Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation & Culture is opting to demolish a former Coast Guard station on Milwaukee’s Lincoln Memorial Drive and construct a picnic pavilion at the site. … Strand Associates Inc., Madison, has town approval to proceed with the estimated $4.50 million construction of a new fire station in Grand Chute. … Marshall Erdman & Associates Inc., Madison, is designing a new medical clinic for Meriter Health Service in Madison. … Rusk County Memorial Hospital & Nursing Home, Ladysmith, is seeking federal money to help pay for an estimated $20 million hospital in Ladysmith. … The city of La Crosse and the Hixon Forest Nature Center are teaming up on an estimated $4.80 million project to turn the La Crosse center into an ecopark. … The Eau Claire YMCA is trying to find an Eau Claire site to build a new facility. … The Marshfield Public Library is looking for money and property to fuel an expansion of the facility.

In Memoriam

Edward Hayden, Merton, died July 6 of undisclosed causes. Hayden, 58, was the executive director of the Allied Construction Employers Association and had worked for the group for the past 10 years. Before that, Hayden worked as the safety director for the Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee for 20 years. … Robert D. Castleman, Lake Geneva, died July 9 in a car accident. Castleman, 65, was the owner of B&J Tree & Landscape Service Inc., Lake Geneva. … Thomas “Mac” Slater, Milwaukee, died July 14 of complications from a lung infection. Slater, 76, joined the firm that would later be called Kahler Slater Architects Inc., Milwaukee, in 1956. Slater, a partner with David Kahler in the firm, retired in 1996.

Best of the Web

The Friends of the High Line Web site explains a plan to renovate a 1.5-mile section of unused, elevated train tracks in New York City that has been out of service since 1980. The area is to be transformed into a promenade and public green space, and the Web site outlines the plan with a slide show and in-depth analysis. — Rick Benedict