CPAM held its 51st Annual Concrete Paving Workshop on March 8-9,
2012, at the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato, Minnesota More than
200 people involved with the concrete paving industry attended the workshop and/or the concrete paving awards banquet.
The 2011 Merit Awards for Concrete Paving Excellence were presented by CPAM and MnDOT at the awards banquet held the evening of March 8. These awards honor those who contributed to outstanding concrete projects around the State of Minnesota. CPAM would like to congratulate all the Merit Award winners as well as this year's Arnie Laingen Award Recipient -- Don Hass of Doyle Conner Co. Well done!!
Mark your calendars now for next year's workshop scheduled for March 14-15, 2013, in St. Cloud, MN. We hope you'll be able to join us!
Workshop Photos Awards Banquet Photos
Award Recipients 40.16 KBAn additional 1-day training workshop was added this year prior to the CPAM workshop above.
The National Concrete Pavement Technology
Center (CP Tech Center), in cooperation with FHWA with funding through the National
Concrete Consortium, presented a one-day training program on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. This training
covered the benefits of quality assurance for concrete pavement construction and
how it can be used to increase the longevity of concrete pavements. The
training emphasized that everyone, regardless of their role, affects the
overall quality of pavement.
One hundred attendees gathered to hear the informative presentations of Gary Fick (Trinity Construction Management) and Jim Grove (CP Tech Center). Due to the overwhelming response, CPAM is considering offering another program in the future. Stay tuned!
CPAM held its annual membership meeting and luncheon on Friday, December 9, 2011, at Jimmy's Conference and Catering Center in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota.
The meeting was well attended, with more than 90 registered guests. Margaret Donahoe, Executive Director of The Minnesota Transportation Alliance, was the guest speaker and delivered a very informative presentation on "The Future of Transportation - 2040 Roadmap."
The business portion of the meeting included the election of new board members and the passing of the gavel from CPAM 2011 President Sarah Bazey (Simplex Construction Supplies) to 2012 President Mark Bintzler (Aggregate Industries).
The event concluded with door prizes provided by CPAM material supplier members.