Fluor Corporation has announced tthat its joint venture with United Infrastructure Group Inc. was selected by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to widen and improve a 7.5-mile stretch of Interstate 26 from Exit 40 (North Carolina 280/Airport Road) to the I-40 interchange in Asheville, North Carolina. Fluor will book the $263 million contract in the third quarter of 2019. Details here. 

Birmingham, Alabama (Aug. 15, 2019)—Construction Business Owner, the leading business magazine for contractors, is pleased to announce a free webinar presented in partnership with Procore.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Aug. 8, 2019)—Construction Business Owner, the leading business magazine for contractors, is pleased to announce a free webinar presented in partnership with InEight.        

The live, online event, "ROI Now,” will take place Sept. 19, 2019, at 2 p.m. EDT. Registration is free at constructionbusinessowner.com/webinars.

 Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 58.9, an increase from the July index of 57.9. According to Valerie Hayes Jester, president, Brandywine Capital Associates, said, “All indicators point to the continued strength of the economy in spite of trade and tariff wars. The recent drop in the fed funds rate continues to put the spotlight on rates and historically low margins. As certain sectors of the economy are affected by policy changes, we could experience changes in equipment finance demand.”  

Former President Barack Obama will speak at the Wednesday keynote of the 2019 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. This year’s conference will take place Nov. 19-22 in Atlanta, Ga. at the LEED Gold Georgia World Congress Center. Registration is now open. Details here.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced the full program for their 10th World Congress, which will be held in Chicago, Illinois, from Monday, Oct. 28, to Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. Details here.