WASHINGTON (January 8, 2018) – Leading cement and concrete organizations unveiled a new online pavement design tool that offers features and benefits never before available to the pavement design community. 

RACINE, Wis. (January 3, 2018) — CASE Construction Equipment has issued a call for entries for the 2018 Dire States Equipment Grant. Originally launched in 2016, this is the third year that CASE has offered the grant, which provides one winning community with $25,000 in free equipment use to help offset the costs of building or repairing a critical piece of local infrastructure.

WASHINGTON (December 22, 2017) – Skanska marked a crucial milestone with District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) in the construction of the new DC Water headquarters facility with a topping out ceremony.

NEW YORK (January 3, 2018) – Dodge Data & Analytics has been awarded a multi-year contract to continue providing data for United States Construction Projects Started to the U.S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau. The Dodge projects are a key input to the Nonresidential Construction Spending forecast that tracks the monthly value of Construction Put in Place.

VICTOR, N.Y. (January 3, 2018) – The Independent Equipment Dealers Association (IEDA) encourages all current members and vendor/exhibitor associate members to register now for its 2018 Annual Meeting, February 18 –20, at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 20, 2017)—The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for November was $7.5 billion, up 17 percent year-over-year from new business volume in November 2016.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries reports there were 5,190 workplace fatalities in 2016, a 7-percent increase from 2015. The fatal injury rate also increased from 3.4 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2015 to 3.6 in 2016.

MELBOURNE (December 18, 2017) — Aconex Limited announced that it has entered into a binding Scheme Implementation Deed with Oracle for A$7.80 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately A$1.6 billion (US$1.2 billion), net of Aconex cash. 

ROSEMONT, Ill. (December 15, 2017) – The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has presented its Sustainable Practices Recognition Award to Emery Sapp & Sons Inc. (an ACPA Member) and the Kansas Department of Transportation for their team effort in recognizing and prioritizing sustainable construction practices on the South Lawrence Trafficway (K-10) Project.