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Management
EMECO Invests $165 million in Mining Equipment to Deliver Growth
EMECO International
Mining-support operations in Australia, Indonesia and Canada will use an additional $85 million in new equipment and $80 million in low-hour used equipment
Management
FMI Construction Outlook Detects Recovery in the Second Quarter 2011
FMI Corporation
Total construction in 2011 forecast to climb 2% after declining 9% in 2010, but construction employment expected to remain "abysmal"
Workforce
Introducing: Pavement Live in San Diego!
Pavement Live trade show carves a new niche in the paving & pavement maintenance industry
Safety
Study Attributes 2,200 Deaths, $18 Billion Cost to Traffic
American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
Suggests congestion pricing to deal with cost of increased particulate matter from vehicle exhaust in 83 of the largest metro areas in US
Management
RSC to Acquire Independent Aerial Equipment
RSC Equipment Rental Inc.
Deepens aerial-equipment rental profile in NY, NJ, CT, MD, VA, DE and PA
Management
Construction Employment Edges Disappointingly Higher in May
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
Not good news: economists were looking for a much more forceful private-sector rebound in the absence of public-sector commitment
The U.S. construction industry added 2,000 jobs in May. Year over year, however, seasonally adjusted construction employment was unchanged.
Management
Winners Announced for AEM Construction Challenge Student Competition
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
Fourteen student teams crowned in the 2011 AEM Construction Challenge presented by Volvo Construction Equipment
Management
Private Nonresidential Construction Rises 0.5% in April
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
It's the third consecutive month in which privately financed construction spending rose while publicly financed activity
Total Nonresidential Construction Spending April 2008 - April 2011
Management
Manhattan Builders Plan Big Decade for Towers
Dropping vacancy rates and rising Class A rents are drawing enthusiastic, even speculative, plans from Big Apple developers
Management
Smart Options to Get Needed Equipment
GB Financial Services, LLC
Rental or buying used can be an effective means to get construction equipment when you need it.
Purchasing used can be a cost-effective means to obtain equipment needed to complete projects or increase productivity.
Workforce
How Much Is Too Much…Information?
How to know what information your customer needs, and how to plan to get it to him
Management
Clayton OH Team Wins Construction Challenge
Students from Miami Valley Career Technology Center demonstrate top problem-solving skills, besting 23 other teams
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