Construction Industry News

FAIRFIELD, Ohio (September 28, 2015) - FINN Corporation held its annual Dealer Sales & Executives Conference in downtown Cincinnati last month. Close to 100 attendees from over 25 North American dealers were treated to nearly two days of FINN equipment sales education, hands-on equipment training, plus valuable networking between dealers and with FINN corporate, sales and engineering teams.

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NORWELL and HINGHAM, Mass. (September 18, 2015) - Acella Construction Corporation broke ground on the Hingham Heritage Museum project last week. The $2.5 million project encompasses the renovation and restoration of Old Derby Academy and the Museum, and is scheduled to take approximately one year to complete.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (September 14, 2015) – B2W Software announced that estimators at Northeast Contractors Inc. are off to an impressive start with B2W Estimate after switching from a competitive software solution in July.

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NORCROSS, Ga. (September 24, 2015) - Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc., is located in Norcross, Georgia, and offers a full line of crawler excavators, ranging from compact models to mass excavators, as well as wheeled excavators, wheel loaders, compaction equipment, hydraulic breakers and forklifts, through dealer locations throughout the United States and Canada.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced the first 10 winners of the Build Your Future Scholarship through ABC’s Trimmer Construction Education Foundation (TCEF).

PEORIA, Ill. (Sept. 24, 2015) – Caterpillar Inc. announced significant restructuring and cost reduction actions that are expected to lower operating costs by about $1.5 billion annually once fully implemented. The cost reduction steps will begin in late 2015 and reflect recent, current and expected market conditions.

Orlando, FL (September 21, 2015) — From its 5th Annual User Conference, EcoSys announced its roadmap of new capabilities for its EcoSys EPC (Enterprise Planning & Controls) solution. The roadmap includes a new mobile apps framework, enhanced business intelligence analytics and 5D BIM (Building Information Modeling) integration capabilities.

NEW YORK (September 17, 2015) – Dodge Data & Analytics announced its 77th annual forum for construction industry leaders, the 2016 Dodge Construction Outlook Executive Conference, to be held October 29-30, 2015, at The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 21, 2015) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released the September 2015 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $903 billion equipment finance sector.

PLEASANTON, Calif. (September 17, 2015) – IronPlanet announced that it has closed a new $55 million senior secured credit facility. The new facility repays a prior senior secured loan and provides additional capital for growth.

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 14, 2015) – Viewpoint Construction Software and MSI Data announced a strategic collaborative partnership to continue delivering a best-in-class integrated mobile service solution to our customers.

FAIRFIELD, Ohio (September 14, 2015) - FINN Corporation has inked deals with Thomson Equipment and Yukon Equipment to increase coverage in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The dealer agreements recognize them as full-line equipment, parts stocking and service dealers for FINN HydroSeeders, Straw Blowers and Bark Blowers.

MIAMI (September 7, 2015) — The study, Protecting Construction Worker Health and Safety in Ontario Canada: Identifying a Union Safety Effect, was conducted in Canada but has direct implications for the industry in the United States where 74,950 construction workers suffered “lost-time” injuries in 2010, according to statistics collected by the National S

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (September 10, 2015) —Trimble and Nucor Corporation announced a third, multi-year agreement to extend their collaboration in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) markets that began in 2009.

LAS VEGAS (September 10, 2015) — AT&T and Telogis have announced a collaboration to power a suite of solutions for companies with mobile workforces. Connecting vehicles of all sizes from small trucks to 18-wheelers and heavy equipment, the combination of AT&T’s global network and Telogis’ telematics, compliance, and mobile and navigation software provides full fleet solutions for businesses and manufacturers around the world.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (Sept. 9, 2015) — Jay Leno, comedian, author, car builder and longtime host of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” will serve as keynote speaker at The Work Truck Show 2016. His address will take place Thursday, March 3, as part of the President’s Breakfast & NTEA Annual Meeting.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (September 9, 2015) – Construction Business Owner, the leading business management magazine for contractors, is pleased to announce a free webinar presented in partnership with Viewpoint Construction Software.

MOLINE, Ill. (Aug. 24, 2015) – In March 1955, a group of 21 rental business owners from throughout the Midwest met in Moline, Illinois, to establish what is today the American Rental Association (ARA). As the fledging association continued through its first year, they made plans to meet for a “general convention of rental operators” the following January in Kansas City, Missouri. They decided if the convention was well received, they would hold it annually.