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WASHINGTON (November 10, 2016) – The American Public Works Association (APWA) and other key water groups are urging Congress to include water infrastructure provisions as part of a final Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill this year.
The 12 water organizations support a bipartisan compromise of the WRDA bill with measures to invest in the nation’s water infrastructure, and to help communities meet their safe and clean water obligations.
NEW YORK (November 15, 2016) – Following 2 years of intensive, successful beta testing, IrisVR announces its two virtual reality products are available to the public. The full launch of IrisVR Prospect and IrisVR Scope follows news late last month that IrisVR had secured $8 million in Series A funding, bringing the startup’s total funding to date to $10 million.
LAS VEGAS (November 15, 2016) - At this year’s Autodesk University, one thing will be abundantly clear – Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the nexus of designing, building and operating. Embraced and adopted by governments and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms across the globe for its capabilities to reduce cost and improve quality, BIM is now at what the late Andy Gro
NATIONAL (November 14, 2016) - The American Institute of Architects (AIA) will announce the findings from a Harris Poll survey of American attitudes toward community buildings at the “Build America” Summit. There will be panel discussions with topical experts examining case study examples and local solutions that successfully address reinvestment, as well as a keynote address from developer Jonathan Rose, author of “
NAPLES, Fla. (November 10, 2016) – EHC Inc. has been selected by MCC and Associates for the development of the new Popeye’s in North Port, Florida.
NEW YORK (November 7, 2016) – The Dodge Momentum Index grew 4.1 percent in October to 133.6 from its revised September reading of 128.3 (2000=100). The index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.
ORLANDO (November 7, 2016) — The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Workplace Task Force Construction Subcommittee was presented with the Gary E. Bird Horizon Award at the International Risk Management Institute (IRMI) Construction Risk Conference in Orlando, Florida, for its suicide prevention efforts in the construction industry.
LANCASTER, Penn. (November 2, 2016) – Armstrong Flooring continues to lead the flooring industry by providing products, expertise and inspiration for building professionals and consumers. In the same fashion, the commercial division of Armstrong Flooring has proudly introduced a brand new website this week – an inspirational platform designed for all visitors from A&D specifiers to contractors and installers to facility managers and end-users.
PELLA, Iowa – Thunder Creek Equipment has announced a free webinar focused on Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) handling and best practices for the construction industry. The webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, December 6 at 1:30 p.m.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (November 1, 2016) — When it comes to worker health and safety, information is everywhere, but it’s often very confusing, and hard for people to apply to their own work environment.
MOLINE, Ill. (October 31, 2016) - Two industry veterans from the manufacturing side of equipment rental will become the newest inductees into the Rental Hall of Fame next February. Art Moore, the founder of Snorkel, and Spencer Etzel, a visionary in tent rental now with Rainier, will be formally inducted during a ceremony at The Rental Show on February 27.
October 27, 2016 — Strengthening its hand at both ends of the lifting market, the ALL Family of Companies began the final quarter of 2016 announcing the acquisition of an equipment package consisting of large-capacity crawlers and aerial lift equipment, including boom lifts and telescopic forklifts. The two separate deals with leading-brand manufacturers Manitowoc and JLG will include 30 new machines.
BEACHWOOD, Ohio (October 26, 2016) – Following the restoration of Ford Field’s 340,000-square-foot domed roof, the Detroit Lions organization has chosen Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance as its official roofing supplier.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A group of contractor associations today sued the city of New York to stop the enforcement of arbitrary and capricious crawler crane safety requirements that the City put into place in response to a February crane accident in Lower Manhattan.
PLEASANTON, Calif. (October 20, 2016) – IronPlanet announced record-breaking results from its month-long September to remember auction events. Combining both online and on-site auctions, the company sold 9,890 items for more than $99 million in GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume), during 23 auctions in September.
WASHINGTON (October 20, 2016) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) released the October 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI).
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Howard CDM’s recently completed project EcoHouse, a daycare and preschool facility that serves infants and children affected by homelessness, has been selected to receive the Merit Award for Sustainable Sites at United States Green Building Council – Los Angeles Chapter’s 6th Annual Sustainable Innovation Awards.
WASHINGTON (October 19, 2016) – For the first time since the summer of 2012, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) posted consecutive months of a decline in demand for design services. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending.
