MILWAUKEE (October 18, 2016) – ICUEE, the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, was recently saluted as a Gold 100 trade show, winning top honors as largest biennial exhibition and No. 2 among all United States exhibitions held last year.
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WASHINGTON (October 17, 2016) – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) TAP/CCA Innovation Award honors new practices and technologies that will further enable project delivery and enhance data-centric methodologies in the management of buildings for their entire lifecycle, from design, to construction and through operations. The AIA’s Technology in Architectural
MONTREAL — CM Labs Simulations, developer of Vortex training simulators, announced the availability of the new Vortex Advantage, the latest addition to their construction equipment simulator product line.
The Vortex Advantage has been designed to provide maximum flexibility for training programs of all sizes and budgets, depending on the desired level of immersion and the number of machine simulations required.
RIDGELAND, Miss. – Butler Snow announced the firm has been ranked as a First Tier Firm nationally in the area of product liability by Benchmark Litigation, and as a Highly Recommended Firm in Mississippi and Tennessee. Ten of its attorneys have also been recognized in the annual rankings.
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (October 6, 2016) - Komatsu America Corp. announced the purchase of four branches of Road Machinery, LLC. that will become company-owned facilities under the Komatsu Southwest banner.
WASHINGTON – In an effort to improve communication and collaboration between the concrete and both investment and development communities, Build with Strength, a coalition of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, has launched an Investors and Developers Advisory Council. Jonathan Arnold, president and CEO of Arnold Development and Jack Holland, an investment banker in Kansas City Missouri, will serve as inaugural co-chairman o
Schweiss Doors was named the 2016 recipient of the prestigious "The Best in Ag" award presented by FASTLINE and sponsored by Quality Structures Inc.
The award is designed to bring brand awareness to a wide range of agriculture suppliers, active farmers and manufacturers. The recognition is shared among a strong and growing database of 60,000+ nationwide.
NATIONAL (October 12, 2016) - In a partnership between global drone leader DJI and technology giant Epson, an optimized version of the DJI GoApp will be available on Epson’s Moverio BT-300 AR glasses.
WASHINGTON (October 11, 2016) – Investment in equipment and software is expected to contract -0.5 percent in 2016, according to the Q4 update to the 2016 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S.
WASHINGTON (October 11, 2016) – Kansas City’s Middle Blue River Green Infrastructure projects, owned by KC Water, recently received the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) Envision Platinum award. The Middle Blue River Green Infrastructure projects are the 20th overall sustainable infrastructure award from Envision.
NEW YORK (October 13, 2016) – Dodge Data & Analytics will hold its 78th annual Dodge Construction Outlook Executive Conference, October 19-20, 2016, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (October 12, 2016) — Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required on the job to help keep workers safe, healthy, and productive. 3M strives to deliver comfortable well-designed PPE that workers can feel good about wearing.
SAN DIEGO (October 13 2016) - LiuGong recently launched their new Tier 4 Final Cummins powered E-Series excavators and H-Series wheel loaders at a special event for North American dealers in San Diego, California. The latest machines feature cleaner engines, more efficient systems and offer a better operator experience than their predecessors.
NEENAH, Wis. (October 11, 2016) — Miron Construction Co. Inc. was recently awarded six 2016 BUILD Wisconsin Awards as presented by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Wisconsin. Miron has been awarded more than 50 AGC BUILD Wisconsin Awards since the program’s inception in 2003.
Additions include BIM, push-to-talk, video & camera capabilities and other construction technologies
CARPINTERIA, Calif. (October 12, 2016)—Procore, a provider of cloud-based construction management software, has announced the addition of more than 25 new partner integrations to the App Marketplace. Launched in February, the App Marketplace is the online hub for third-party integrations and custom applications that plug into the Procore platform through Procore Connect, the company’s open API.
NEW YORK (October 7, 2016) – The Dodge Momentum Index fell 4.3 percent in September to 129.0 from its revised August reading of 134.8 (2000=100). The Momentum 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.
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (October 10, 2016) – Arcadis has been appointed to three framework contracts by the United States Army Corps of Engineers Europe District.
The series of framework contracts cover environmental and remediation services for sites in Germany, Poland, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. The combined value of all framework contracts is approximately $30 million over 3 years.
PELLA, Iowa (October 3, 2016) — As the residents and businesses of Baton Rouge continue to recover from the floods in August, the team members at Pella Corporation and it’s Baton Rouge distributor will be donating almost $50,000 to support their efforts and help provide some relief.
FAIRFAX, Minn. (October 3, 2016) – Koehn Construction Services of Fredonia, Kansas, believes its loyalty to the suppliers with the best products breeds loyalty from their customers looking for the best buildings. When it comes to doors on the many large agricultural buildings Koehn has erected, Schweiss Doors is the only choice.
LOS ANGELES (October 4, 2016) – Innovations in chemistry make an important contribution in developing the products and materials that help create attractive, durable, modern buildings. At the same time, there is a growing focus on whether and how ingredients in building materials may affect the environment and the health of building occupants.