http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines.html APi Group, Inc. is a family of companies whose members provide services in two areas: Life Safety Services, and Industrial and Specialty Construction. en-us Copyright 2007 APi Group, Inc. Fri, 30 Nov 2004 08:00:00 GMT Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT Weblog Editor 2.0 webmaster@apigroupinc.us webmaster@apigroupinc.us http://www.apigroupinc.com/images/api_group_logo/api_logo.gif http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines.html APi Group, Inc. Headlines http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/inergen_system.php Davis-Ulmer Sprinkler Company recently installed an Inergen® system for a local financial institution. The total system size was approximately 44,000 cu. ft. and requires 50 tanks plus 50 reserve tanks. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/usps-retrofit.php APi Systems Group was chosen to retrofit the entire USPS (United States Postal Service) Processing and Distribution Center in Dallas Texas with a Gamewell-FCI E3 Series® Fire System. This facility is part of a national network of mechanized bulk mail centers that process first class letters and parcels. This 439,959 square foot facility sorts and routes an average of 4.3 million pieces of mail each day from Dallas out to the entire world. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/jamar-safety.php The Jamar Company recently completed one year and is currently at approximately 1.1 million man hours without a lost-time injury. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/rich-fire-protection.php Rich Fire Protection Company, Inc., the newest member of the APi family, has been offering fire protection design, project management, fabrication, installation, inspection, repair and maintenance for over thirty years. Headquartered in Pleasantville, New Jersey, Rich Fire Protection has worked on several high profile projects such as Harrah's Boardwalk Hotel Casino at Trump Plaza and Resorts International Hotel Casino in Atlantic City. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/notifier-award.php Vipond Systems Group Mississauga and Vipond Systems Group Winnipeg both were presented with the Diamond Distributor Award of Excellence - in recognition of Outstanding Service and Sales Achieved During the Year. The award was presented during Notifiers annual Distributor Conference in Tucson Arizona on October 16, 2007. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/iatan-station.php APi Construction Company was recently awarded a large contract from Alstom to perform work at Kansas City Power & Lights Iatan Station near Kansas City, Missouri. The work includes installing the Insulation and Lagging over the advanced emission control equipment that cleans the flue gas emitted by the 750-MW coal fired boilers.  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/international-fire-protection.php International Fire Protection, Inc., IFP, the newest member of the APi family, is one of the largest fire protection companies in the southeast because of it's emphasis on customer service. Started in June of 1990, IFP has grown from 2 employees to over 300. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/uic-catwalk.php LeJeune Steel and Grunau Metals, a division of Grunau Company, teamed up to work on the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) South Campus Development project. LeJeune detailed and fabricated the catwalk, Grunau detailed and fabricated the handrail for the catwalk. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/greenguard.php ANCO Products, Inc. has received its certification in GREENGUARD as well as the more comprehensive GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM certification for low-emitting interior products and building materials. These certifications ensure that the use of Anco’s Textrafine™ Building Insulation and their Flexible Air Duct products will help building projects meet green building standards as set by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/mike-shands.php Mike Shands, his wife Lisa and daughter Hannah recently arrived to APi Group from West Point, NY where he served as the Policy and Regulations Advisor to the Corps Commandant and Brigade Commander. Mike retired from the Army after 23-years of active service. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/setting-the-standard.php The Duluth office of Viking Automatic Sprinkler won the 2006 Jeff Jensen Memorial Construction Safety Excellence Award. The award is given out on an annual basis for safety performance and is sponsored by the Associated General Contractors of Minnesota and the Duluth Builders Exchange.  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/wind-tunnel.php Jacobs Technology announced they received a contract from Wind Shear Inc., to design and construct the first motorsports 180 mph wind tunnel, consisting of a rolling road to test full-scale NASCAR race cars. The $40 million wind tunnel will be constructed in Concord, N.C. Grunau Metals has been selected to be on Jacobs technical team to build the wind tunnel by detailing, fabricating and installing internal steel components. Having had several successful projects with Jacobs in the past, we will continue to build on this ongoing relationship for future successes.  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/tessiers.php Tessiers, Inc., the newest member of the APi family, has been dedicated to building long-term customer relationships for nearly 90 years. Headquartered in Mitchell, South Dakota, Tessiers employs over 200 people and has additional locations in Omaha Nebraska, Rochester, Minnesota, Rapid City and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/trillium-award.php Twin City Garage Door won the Trillium Award from the Builder's Association of the Twin Cities for excellence in building. Trillium awards recognize the partnership between the builder and associate members for design and construction quality of new homes on display in the Parade of Homes Spring Preview. The awards were presented to 31 builders and 63 of their vendors and suppliers at an awards banquet held on May 17th at The Depot in downtown Minneapolis. Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/ft-myers.php On June 1, 2007 Grunau Company opened a new fire protection branch office in Ft. Myers, FL. George Nicola, who has been part of the Grunau team since February 12, 2007, will run this office. George has 20+ years of experience in the fire protection business, many of them at Davis-Ulmer Sprinkler Company in Buffalo, NY. Davis-Ulmer is part of the APi family. Fri, 11 Jun 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/comanche-award.php Grunau recently became part of a team that will be building a new 800,000 sf. hospital campus for Aurora Health Care Medical Center in Summit, Wisconsin. Their work includes plumbing and HVAC, and is done under a design/assist arrangement with Aurora Health Care, Mortenson, and Hammes Company. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/comanche-award.php APi Construction Company was recently awarded two large contracts from The Babcock & Wilcox Construction Company for work to be performed on the Comanche Generating Station Units #1-3 in Pueblo, Colorado. The work includes installing the insulation, lagging, and architectural siding over the advanced emission control equipment that cleans the air from the coal fired boilers to the stacks. Wed, 23 May 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/andy-mccleery.php Andy McCleery and his family recently came to APi from Washington D.C. where he served at Arlington National Cemetery. Andy was responsible for planning numerous high-level ceremonies and special events while assigned at The Old Guard to include security for the State of the Union Address. Andy started at APi Group in the Leader Development Program in October of 2006. In March of this year he was selected to take over as the General Manager of Anco Products, Inc in Elkhart, IN. Tue, 08 May 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/shane-shipman.php APi Group employed Shane Shipman in June 2006 after he served five years in the United States Army. He was hired into the APi Leadership Development Program, a comprehensive training program developed to prepare leaders for future critical roles within APi. His new role is Vice President of Operations for Larson Electric. His immediate responsibilities include the planning, productivity and day to day operations of the company. Tue, 01 May 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/beloit-college.php LeJeune Steel is delighted to once again partner with J.H. Findorff and Sons Construction for a new 106,000 square foot addition to Beloit College located in Beloit, Wisconsin. The Center for the Sciences project, will house interdisciplinary studies such as neuroscience and behavior, microbiology and molecular genetics, and environmental studies at Beloit College. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/x-cup_award.php Industrial Fabricators and Jamar Company recently picked up the 1st Annual X-Cup awards from the APi Group, Inc. Risk Management Department. The awards were given to recognize Excellence in Loss Prevention and Risk Management efforts in 2006. The criteria utilized for the selection of these awards included performance with respect to risk management goals and objectives established by APi Group. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/lloyd-bushong.php Lloyd Bushong and his wife Diana are new arrivals to the Bismarck, ND area, moving there from Michigans’ Upper Peninsula. Lloyd has accepted the position of President/CEO of Industrial Contractors, Inc. taking over the reins from Bob Nelson. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/winspear.php Western States Fire Protection's Dallas team will design and install the fire protection systems for the Winspear Opera House located in Dallas, Texas. Systems include standpipes, wet, dry, and preaction fire sprinkler systems with 2,543 sprinkler heads along with special noise and vibration requirements for the installation of piping. Western States Fire Protection staff worked two years to obtain this contract. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/ft-drum.php Davis-Ulmer Sprinkler Company installed 12 AFFF (low expansion foam) fire protection sprinkler systems for the new 152,000 sq. ft Blackhawk & Chinook helicopter maintenance hangar at Fort Drum, New York. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/elk-valley-coal.php Vipond Fire Protection installed Kidde Vehicle Suppression systems for the Elk Valley Coal Corporation located near Sparwood and Elkford in southeastern British Columbia. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/data-storage.php Western States Fire Protection received notice May 1, 2006 to install a fire sprinkler system in Microsoft's data storage facility in Quincy, Washington. Microsoft is constructing several large data storage facilities around the country with Quincy as their first stop. Quincy is a farming town in Central Washington, located hundreds of miles from Microsoft’s home office in Redmond. Originally a potato producing community, and town with only two stop lights, Quincy is quickly becoming a silicon community with the new Yahoo facility a mile away from the Microsoft site. The 55 acre site is slated for three buildings, each one approximately 500,000 sq. ft., for a total of 1,500,000 sq. ft. of data storage. Upon completion 30 to 50 people will be employed at the facility. The site was selected for it's inexpensive land, cheap power and location in a non seismic zone. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/cristo-rey.php APi Group Companies; LeJeune Steel, Twin City Garage Door Company, Doody Mechanical and Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company are all proud to be associated with the Twin Cities Cristo Rey model Jesuit High School / Colin Powell Center. The $30 million dollar project is a unique collaboration in the Minneapolis Phillips neighborhood between Urban Ventures, the Twin Cities Jesuit High School Project, Ryan Companies and APi Group, Inc. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/anco_business_award.php The Business Recognition Council has given the Business of the Month Award for December to Anco Products, Inc. Anco has been operating since 1972 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the APi Group, Inc. in Roseville, MN. In the past 10 years Anco has grown from 35 employees to over 80 while revenues have increased more than 467% in the same period. More importantly, profits have improved to as much as three times the amount that the company was losing in previous years representing a complete turn-around of the company. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/bepc-preferred-supplier.php Industrial Contractors, Inc. won the Basic Electric Power Cooperative Preferred Supplier Award for their outstanding performance in 2005. The Preferred Supplier Award is great news for ICI as Basin Electric represents more than 50% of their annual business volume. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/united-tool-rental.php API Supply, Inc. acquired United Tool Rental, Inc. on October 20, 2006. Prior to the acquisition United Tool Rental had offices in Bigfork, Kalispell and Polson Montana. United Tool Rental, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of API Supply, Inc. The name of the API Supply Columbia Falls location will change to United Tool Rental. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/allianz-expansion.php Doody Mechanical, Inc. completed work on the Allianz Life Insurance Company phase II project in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Due to an increase in business Allianz has tripled it's production and doubled it's employees in the last five years. Because of this rapid growth Allianz has decided to expand their campus in order to increase efficiency and support the company's growth. The project was completed in November 2006. Tue, 7 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/experience-rating-rebate.php Vipond Fire Protection in Alberta received a $32,814.75 special dividend rebate from the Workers Compensation Board - Alberta for their overall excellent health and safety performance for the calendar year 2005. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/westin-galleria-hotel.php Doody Mechanical, Inc. was successful in the bid for the full mechanical scope of work for the upcoming 366,000 s.f. Westin Galleria Hotel and Residences project in Edina, Minnesota. This project consists of 225 hotel rooms on floors 1-7 for the Westin Hotel portion and will feature 83 condo units that range from upper $300,000 range to about $1,800,000 on floors 8-18. In addition to the hotel and condo space, there will be a 70,000 s.f. parking structure for tenet and guest vehicles. Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/biomedical-research-facility.php Grunau is working on the Medical College of Wisconsin/Children’s Research Institute Biomedical Research Facility, located in Wauwatosa, WI. The sleek $94 million dollar building provides shared research space as well as two wings of laboratories, one for the health system’s new Children’s Research Institute and the other for the Medical College’s Biomedical Research Building. The 310,000-square-foot facility includes wet bench space, office space and research support, a secure loading dock, conference rooms, cafeteria and telecommunications equipment space. Completion is scheduled for December 2006. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/wsfp-nebraska-furniture-mart.php Western States Fire Protection Company has just finished installing a wet pipe sprinkler system in Nebraska Furniture Mart's Kansas City, Kansas store. The 357,505 square foot warehouse addition from 262,000 square feet to 622,000 square feet provides an additional 3 million cubic feet of storage capacity. Western States Fire Protection Company installed four wet pipe systems with 1630 heads at the roof and four wet pipe in-rack systems with 6897 sprinklers into the high bay building. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/rock-marcone.php Rock Marcone and his family recently arrived to APi from the Mohave Desert, CA where the Army's premier National Training Center is located. Rock served at the NTC as the Senior Brigade Trainer responsible for preparing senior level Colonels for command in combat. Rock will serve as APi Group's Vice President of Operations. His initial area of involvement and emphasis will include APi's National Procurement Programs, Low Voltage Electrical Businesses, and the Leadership Development Program. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/tca-yorkdale.php Vipond Fire Protection is pleased to have successfully completed the Yorkdale Mall Phase II renovation and three story addition on time and on budget and is the proud recipient of Toronto Construction Associationss Best of the Best Award. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/industrial-contractors.php On August 16, 2006, Mr. Lee R. Anderson, Russ Becker, Scott Hatfield, Rob Link, Greg Keup, and Rock Marcone traveled to Bismarck, ND to visit the Industrial Contractors, Inc. home office to meet and greet ICI personnel and share a barbecue luncheon. Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/great-river.php Doody Mechanical was recently awarded the contract for the 185,000 square foot Great River Energy Corporate Headquarters in Maple Grove, MN. Great River Energy’s headquarters’ will be constructed on a 12.5 acre parcel located near Maple Grove’s new business/retail shopping district. This campus will include corporate and executive offices, open office spaces, conference centers, a cafeteria, fitness center, central dock, underground parking, and a high-tech operating center. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/medtronic.php LeJeune Steel teamed up with Opus to work on the Medtronic CRM South Building. LeJeune’s ability to commit to an aggressive 16 week schedule was key to securing the job. This office building stands 8 stories tall in the new, Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management facility expansion in Mounds View, Minnesota. The Mounds View facility marks the second major expansion project in the past five years for Medtronic. The LeJeune fabricated and built 460,000 square foot Corporate World Headquarters opened in Fridley in 2001. Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/million-hours.php APi Construction Company has achieved the safety benchmark of performing one million hours of work without a lost time accident. There are several factors that contribute to attaining this goal. Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/garage-door-store.php Garage Door Store, the newest member of the APi family, offers fast, reliable service and top quality residential and commercial garage doors and openers to St. Cloud, Minnesota and the surrounding areas. Located in Waite Park, a suburb of St. Cloud, Minnesota, Garage Door Store is dedicated to doing what it takes to satisfy their customers by doing it better than anybody else. The customer is the most important person in their business. Tue, 1 Aug 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/ifi-safety.php Industrial Fabricators is located in Thorp, Wisconsin and specializes in industrial silencers used for both safety and environmental reasons. These silencers, or large mufflers, can range in size from 8 to 144 inches in diameter, weigh up to 42,000 pounds, and are used primarily in industrial and heavy equipment applications. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/green-project.php APi Group Companies; Jamar, APi Electric, Viking Sprinkler, APi Supply and Lejeune Steel; worked on St. Mary's Duluth Clinic new 250,000 square foot cancer center. This expansion project is a registered LEED project and is in pursuit of SILVER or GOLD certification, making this the first LEED certified health care facility in Minnesota. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/monstrous-garage-door.php Twin City Garage Door Company recently won the Monstrous Garage Door Contest competition at the 2006 International Door Association convention in Las Vegas for their work on the Champion Air hanger at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/moran-iron-works.php APi Construction Company entered into a contract with Moran Iron Works to shop insulate the Monroe Unit #3 Cold-side ductwork at Moran's home office / shop in Onaway, MI. Mon, 1 May 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/occupational-safety-award.php The Minnesota Safety Council has awarded a Meritorious Achievement Award to API Supply, Inc. and Twin City Garage Door Company for excellence in workplace safety and health. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/grunau.php Grunau Company, the newest member of the APi family, has been dedicated to building long-term customer relationships for nearly 90 years. Headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin Grunau employs 500 people and has additional locations in Wisconsin, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Wed, 5 Apr 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/uic-south-campus.php LeJeune Steel Company was successful in its bid for the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) South Campus Development project. The project consists of two distinct components; residence halls and convention center complex. Mon, 6 Mar 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/sears-centre.php LeJeune Steel Company was selected as the structural steel fabricator and steel erector for the new Sears Centre arena, an 11,000-seat multi-purpose family entertainment, cultural and sports center. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/copper-garage-door.php Twin City Garage Door Company recently installed copper garage doors on a house in Golden Valley, MN. Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/cabelas.php One of the world's largest outfitters of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear opened its newest retail outlet in Rogers, Minnesota in October 2005 after breaking ground only eight months earlier. Behind the merchandise and impressive displays at Cabela's is the work of Larson Electric Systems, Inc., LeJeune Steel, Doody Mechanical, Inc., API Supply, Inc. and Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/larson-electric.php APi Group, Inc. has acquired certain assets of Larson Electric Services Company. The move strengthens APi Group's commitment to the Twin Cities construction marketplace. Fri, 6 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/environmental_retrofit.php APi Construction Company has begun work on an environmental retrofit at Xcel Energy Allen S. King Plant. The King Plant is a coal burning power plant located 30 miles east of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro area in Bayport, Minnesota. Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/diesel-fire-pump.php Vipond Fire Protection, VFP Fire Systems and Security Fire Protection; worked together to install a diesel fire pump assembly for a temporary morgue in New Orleans. Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/columbia-falls.php API Supply, Inc. recently opened a branch office in Columbia Falls, Montana with an incredible view of Glacier National Park. Mon, 10 Oct 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/springerville.php Davis-Ulmer Sprinkler Company, the newest member of the APi family, has nearly 60 years of experience and a proven track record for quality performance. Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, with additional locations in Syracuse, Rochester and Corning, the company offers turnkey solutions for fire sprinklers, suppression, and alarm and detection. Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/springerville.php APi Construction Company is currently working on Unit 3 at Tucson Electric Power's 400 Mega Watt Coal Power Generating Station in Springerville, Arizona. Overall project construction is more than 50 percent complete and proceeding ahead of schedule toward an anticipated start-up date in the third quarter of 2006. Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/presque-isle.php Western States Fire Protection Company installed an automatic fire sprinkler system for the Colorado Convention Center Phase II Expansion. This 285 million dollar project doubled the size of the Convention Center, adding approximately 1,400,000 square feet of new space and transformed the building into a landmark that represents a gateway to downtown Denver. The project was completed in January 2005. Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/presque-isle.php The Jamar Company is currently working under a 7.3 million dollar contract involving the installation of the latest experimental technology addressing mercury and multi-pollutant environmental control equipment. This contract is associated with the Toxecon Project being installed at WE Energies coal fire 500 megawatt Presque Isle Power Plant generating facility in Marquette, Michigan. Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/st-marys-expansion.php The Jamar Company is currently working on St. Mary's Duluth Clinic new 250,000 square foot cancer center. This expansion project is a registered LEED project and is considering pursuit of SILVER certification. Fri, 5 Aug 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/wynn-mountain.php What happens when you build a $2 billion hotel on the Las Vegas strip and you do not like the view across the street? Well, if you are Steve Wynn, you build a $130 million mountain, plant 50 year old trees all over it (instant forest) add a million gallon lake with waterfalls and you have a fantastic showpiece, blocking all you do not wish to see. Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/great-river-energy.php The Jamar Company recently completed the annual outage at Great River Energy's Elk River, MN facility as part of an ongoing one year maintenance contract negotiated with Great River Energy in the last quarter of 2004. Every day, the Elk River Station converts 2.5 million pounds of garbage into enough electricity for about 30,000 homes, making it a leader in using waste-to-energy technology. Fri, 15 Jul 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/ikea.php LeJeune Steel Company was selected to do the steel fabrication and erection for the new Ikea store in Bloomington, Minnesota. Ikea is located next to the Mall of America (another LeJeune treasure). Tue, 5 Jul 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/uss-lexington.php Western States Fire Protection installed a wet pipe fire sprinkler system and stand pipes in the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi, Texas. The project took 120 days to complete and over 400 fire sprinkler heads were installed. Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/midtown-exchange.php Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company is currently working on the Midtown Exchange project - on the corner of Lake Street and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis. Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/thermal-insulation.php APi Construction Company has been awarded the thermal insulation and lagging work on Boiler #9, by Boldt Construction Company, for the Manitowoc Public Utilities plant in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Tue, 7 Jun 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/garage-door-screens.php Twin City Garage Door Company now offers motorized and non-motorized retractable garage door screens. These screens can transform your garage into an extra living space free from bugs, dust and the sun's powerful rays. Wed, 1 Jun 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/embassy-suites.php Western States Fire Protection installed fire sprinkler systems in the Embassy Suites Hotel, a 12 story building with a penthouse, in downtown Kansas City. Tue, 24 May 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/allianz-expansion.php Doody Mechanical, Inc. is currently working on the Allianz Life Insurance Company phase II project in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Allianz has decided to expand their campus in order to increase efficiency and support the company's growth. The estimated completion date of the project is November 2006. Tue, 10 May 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/aerial-lift-rental.php APi Supply, Inc. rented a 126-foot Snorkel boom lift and a Bil-Jax Odyssey 34 manlift to The Museum of Russian Art for use in the conversion of a church into their new museum. Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/fire-protection-products.php APi Distribution is pleased to announce the addition of the 3M line of fire protection products to their already extensive line of insulation products by well known manufacturers serving the construction industry. Their sales staff received extensive hands-on and classroom training at the 3M test facility in order to provide their customers with the best products and service in the fire protection industry. Tue, 08 Mar 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/alliant-energy-retrofit.php Jamar Company has been awarded a major retrofit and maintenance contract at Alliant Energy's Columbia and Edgewater coal powered generating stations in Wisconsin. Alliant Energy Corporation is an energy holding company involved in delivering electric and natural gas related products and services to customers in the Midwest. Wed, 09 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/antarctic-insulation.php Textrafine insulation, manufactured by Anco Products, Inc., was selected by the United States Antarctica Program (USAP) to be used as gasket seals between research station pods. Fri, 03 Dec 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/yellowstone.php Communication Systems, Inc. installed a fire alarm system to protect the Lake Hotel in Yellowstone National Park. They were selected to provide design, engineering, project management, equipment, programming, checkout and certification. Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/national-library.php Vipond Fire Protection - Ottawa Branch was the contractor selected for the design and installation of both the temporary and new sprinkler systems in the Library of Parliament. The building dates back to 1859. It is considered Canada's most highly recognized heritage building and is a national treasure. Tue, 02 Nov 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/wild-fire.php Everyday millions of people are living, building, and relocating to remote areas there by creating more potential for destruction by wildfires. A wildfire can spread quickly and cause devastation; destroying homes, property, environment and lives. Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/shemya-island.php VFP Fire Systems installed fire sprinklers and two diesel fire pumps to protect the building that houses the only power generating engines on Shemya Island, Alaska. Shemya Island is the home of Eareckson Air Force Base. Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/insulation-allocation.php Anco Products, Inc. has an abundance of insulation while other fiberglass insulation manufacturers do not have enough to sell to their customers. Due to an industry-wide insulation shortage, the leading fiberglass insulation manufacturers have had to resort to planned availability. Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/custom-garage-doors.php Twin City Garage Door is proud to announce custom built garage doors created especially for your home. Thu, 22 Jul 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/lakeview-building.php APi Group companies worked together to complete the Lakeview Building, a four-story, 73,000 square foot medical facility located at 1001 East Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota. Mon, 7 Jun 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/safety-milestone.php APi Construction surpassed 1,000,000 total hours worked without a Lost Time Incident. Wed, 26 May 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/feedwater-heaters.php ICI has started work on a project at Antelope Valley Station for Basin Electric Power Cooperative to replace two Feedwater Heaters in Unit Two during their Spring Outage starting April 15. Fri, 16 Apr 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.apigroupinc.com/headlines/asbestos-study.php ABATECO, Inc. is please to announce that it has been awarded a contract to perform the asbestos study at the Xcel Energy King Plant in Bayport, MN. Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:00:00 GMT