RESTON, Va. (February 22, 2017) — The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened its call for entries for the 2017 Brick in Architecture Awards, the country’s premiere architectural design competition featuring clay brick. BIA’s annual awards honor outstanding, innovative and sustainable architecture in 10 categories that incorporate clay brick products as the predominant exterior building or paving material.
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WASHINGTON (February 16, 2017) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) recently released the February 2017 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI).
McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. (February 23, 2017) — JLG Industries Inc. announced that Robert S. Messina, Oshkosh Corporation’s senior vice president, engineering and technology, and chief technology officer, will deliver a presentation titled “Robots on Construction Sites” at CONEXPO 2017.
NEW YORK (February 22, 2017) – The value of new construction starts in January climbed 12% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $690.2 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. After losing momentum during last year’s fourth quarter, nonresidential building strengthened in January, with much of the lift coming from the start of the $3.4 billion Central Terminal Building at LaGuardia Airport in New York NY as well as groundbreaking for several other lar
WASHINGTON (February 22, 2017) – The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) dipped slightly into negative territory in January, after a very strong showing in December. 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.
KATY, Texas – Kobelco Construction Machinery USA continues to expand representation in the North American market by adding Grove River Machinery to its growing dealer network. Grove River will represent the full line of Kobelco excavators in Southeast Georgia.
RACINE, Wis. (February 14, 2017) - CASE Construction Equipment has launched an all-new Total Cost of Ownership Calculator at CaseCE.com that provides both prospective buyers and current equipment owners insight into lifetime ownership costs.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (February 14, 2017) - Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc. (ACS), which was approved by the Steel Erectors Association of America as a SEAA/NCCER Ironworker Training Unit and Assessment Site in June 2016, now also meets requirements for apprenticeships.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (February 14, 2017) — Bobcat Company has expanded its dealer network with the addition of Bobcat of Clarksville as an authorized sales, service, parts and rental provider of Bobcat equipment. The dealership is located at 960 Alfred Thun Road, Clarksville, Tenn., 37040.
MILWAUKEE (February 20, 2017) – CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 announced that Executive Producer and Host Mike Rowe, best known as the “dirtiest man on TV” from the hit TV series Dirty Jobs, is a featured speaker at the show’s new Tech Talks forum.
Rowe will share the surprising lessons he learned as an apprentice traversing all 50 states and attempting 300 different jobs, during a special session, “Lessons from the Dirt.”
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. (February 16, 2017) — Gordon Brush Mfg. Co. Inc. has revamped its Milwaukee Dustless Brush logo. The new logo reflects the brand's American heritage and coincides with its 120th Anniversary. Milwaukee Dustless Brush is one of the oldest manufacturers of brooms, brushes, and squeegees in the United States.
MANSFIELD, Ohio (Feb. 16, 2017) — Minnich Manufacturing is pleased to announce its top dealers of 2016 according to sales performance:
NEW YORK (February 8, 2017) – Most of the leading United States metropolitan areas for commercial and multifamily construction starts showed substantial gains in 2016 compared to the previous year, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. However, New York, New York, the top metropolitan market by dollar amount, pulled back 15 percent to $29.8 billion following its 67 percent surge to $35.2 billion in 2015. Eight of the next nine metropolitan areas in the top 10 were able t
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 8, 2017) – The American Public Works Association (APWA), in association with the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College (EI), announces the selection of the 2017 Jennings Randolph International Fellows.
ORLAND PARK, Ill. — American Technical Publishers introduces a comprehensive study reference used to prepare professionals for the WELL AP exam. The WELL AP Exam Preparation Guide includes four 100-question practice exams, one of which is provided in the text and three of which are provided digitally.
GOLDEN, Colo. & TORONTO (February 9, 2017) – HomeAdvisor announced it has acquired HomeStars, a home services platform connecting homeowners with service providers throughout Canada.
PLEASANTON, Calif. (February 9, 2017) – IronPlanet announced further details and the daily schedule for its upcoming Florida Cat Auction Services Unreserved Public Auction.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA) released a web-based version of its Supported Scaffold training course allowing users to learn on their own schedules.