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Stamp of approval: Michael Baker Jr. Corp. makes its mark on buildings, roads and even coins.(BUILDING ALASKA)(Company overview)
Alaska Business Monthly
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August 1, 2007|
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How many engineering companies can you name that have their work stamped on a U.S. coin?
Give up? The answer is two.
In 2005, the corporation of Michael Baker Jr. Inc. was selected to have its design of a bridge minted on a commemorative quarter of West Virginia. The other structure to be depicted on a coin is the famous Gateway Arch portrayed on the Missouri quarter.
"Not many businesses can say that they have their work displayed on any money," said Executive Vice President and CEO David Greenwood, from its Michael Baker headquarters in the ...
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L.A.'s new iron age: ornamental ironwork springs into a bold era of artistic invention.
Magazine article from: Sunset
; ...tremendous tradition of that here - Spanish, Italian, Moorish. Ironwork fits perfectly with all the tile, beamed ceilings, and arched...quality is there, we'll rep it.'" Two good sources for ornamental metalwork are in Santa Monica. At Leonardo's, on the Third...
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Developers and historians hope to draw attention to the artistry of wrought ironwork in Mobile, Ala.
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze
; ...Ala. -- Some of the lacy ironwork decorating Mobile's homes...history of the port city's ornamental ironwork from its 19th-century...accessible by water had some ornamental cast iron, but, Sledge writes...20th century caused tons of ornamental ironwork to be scrapped...
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Rub out rust from ironwork
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Ornamental ironwork can be one of the most attractive features...enamel holds up better than flat. If the ironwork is in a highly visible area and covered...plastic coating can match. To repair ironwork is not too difficult. Any ironworker...
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SPACES; Colnik brought flowing artistry to city's ironwork
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ...moved to Milwaukee in 1893, earning commissions for ornamental ironwork at the mansions of Uihleins, Trostels, Pabsts and...Uihlein mansion in Whitefish Bay, where the forged ironwork unspools like a ribbon. It's amazing to see how...
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Homeowner can repair ironwork
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Chances are that old ornamental ironwork is going to need more than paint. Mostly you'll find cracks, holes and separations between pieces. Even though some of the...
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Henry Gichner Dies at 88; Headed Family Ironworks
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...with F.S. Gichner Iron Works, a family business founded by his father in 1898. The company specialized in ornamental ironwork. Its work included the White House gates and jobs at the British Embassy, Washington National Cathedral, the...
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Several options exist for major repair of ironwork
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Ornamental ironwork sometimes needs major repair, with structural problems requiring disassembly or resetting of a cast-iron element, or welding...
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Ironwork Sources
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; IRONWORKS Bethesda Iron Works Inc., Terry Sewell...Alexandria, Va. 22310, 971-7653 District Ornamental Iron Inc., Domenic Finelli, 2207 Channing...Hyattsville, Md. 20781, 277-0508 Emerald Ironworks, Michael Tigott, president, 14861...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Local ironworks a test of mettle
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ...WRITER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-14-2008 Local ironworks a test of mettle -- Family firm does well in hard times...of operations. For one, structural steel has replaced ornamental iron fencing as the top seller. And the horse and wagon...structural steel for high-end homes and miscellaneous ...
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 "Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK)")
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Wiemann Ironworks' metalcraft honored.
Newspaper article from: Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK)
; Apr. 1--Tulsa's Wiemann Ironworks recently received two awards at an international metalcraft...Top Job Awards competition, held in March during the National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association convention in Destin...
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