JUNE UPDATE
The Pulliam Production Center is beginning to
look less like a construction site and more like a building.
The majority of the exterior work on the building
is complete. The site now has outside walls and windows.
“Things are going really well,” said Richard
Rinehart, project director at The Star. “We just finished pouring all of the
floor slab in the building between the mailroom and the reelroom, so that allows
us to get more people in that area working.”
In the last month
Interior work continues on the press hall in
preparation for delivery of the MAN Roland presses. Installation of the drywall
is complete in the press bay, and painting is underway. Drywall installation on
the mezzanine level was also started.
Scaffolding covers the interior walls of
the
Pulliam Production Center’s press hall. MAN Roland
is scheduled to be on site to begin equipment
installation July 2.
Concrete work has stepped up at the site. The
floors of the mailroom and the newsprint warehouse were completed in May, and
other concrete items were completed, including footings and a retaining wall.
Other items that are being worked on include:
• CSX delivered the switch for the rail spur
that will deliver newsprint to the facility. Installation of the spur was
scheduled to begin at the end of May.
• Siding on the south wall is complete and
windows were installed on the east side of the press bay.
• Roofing work was completed on the press bay,
and gutter material was installed.
Coming up
MAN Roland will be on site beginning July 2, when
they will make preparations to install the automatic roll loading equipment
beginning July 9. Setting up the roll loading system is expected to take five to
six weeks. Installation of the GeoMAN press will begin in late August, possibly
as early as the 20th of the month.
