Year: 2014

Work is roughly 50 percent complete on a $30-million-plus upgrade of what is considered the most dangerous stretch of road in Augusta, Georgia. The 30-month project is aimed at making a five-mile portion of Highway 56 safer and more secure for motorists.

Out of sight, the country’s underground water infrastructure is aging and failing. In this radio interview, AMERICAN’s Derek Scott and Maury Gaston talk about the problem.

New Kensington and AMERICAN Flow Control (AFC) have a history that dates back more than 65 years. Of the system’s 1,085 hydrants, about 99 percent are AFC.

This article also appeared in American City & County. Read the article here. If you think Hurricane Katrina was the first time New Orleans suffered major flood damage, think again. Flooding has been as much a part of New Orleans’ […]

Leann Barr, retired director of Human Resources at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, recently received the 2014 Eskew Legacy Award from the Blue Ridge Conference on Leadership Board of Directors.

Alabama Public Television (APT) recently aired a new, six-part PBS series examining the ideas, people and innovations that have been instrumental in creating modern society. The series, “How We Got to Now With Steven Johnson,” premiered on APT Oct. 15, 2014. […]

A 100-year-old pipeline, busy downtown streets and a tight deadline made for a tough challenge for crews attempting to install a 12-inch AMERICAN Fastite pipe in State College, Pennsylvania, this past summer.

Weighing in at nearly 30,000 pounds and with a height of more than 13 feet, AFC’s 60-inch Series 2500 Flex-Ring boltless restrained joint valve is the first and the largest resilient wedge gate valve in the industry without flanged ends.

AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company is one of two companies to receive this year’s prestigious C. Everett Koop National Health Award in recognition of its WellBody health and wellness program.

Specification Rubber Products introduced its new BarracudaTM restrained joint gasket to the water industry at the annual Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) in New Orleans, Louisiana, this week.