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.

MIAMI, Fla. (December 14, 2017) – South Florida-based Two Roads Development has broken ground on Elysee Miami, making it the newest luxury condominium tower to rise in East Edgewater, one of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in Miami’s urban core. The 100-unit project, now rising at 788 NE 23rd Street along Biscayne Bay, is being developed in partnership with entities managed by New York-based investment firm DW Partners.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Confidence in the commercial construction industry is strong, despite significant concerns around jobsite efficiency and labor productivity, according to the Q4 2017 USG Corporation + United States Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index).

(December 21, 2017) — The ALL Family of Companies has made its inaugural sale as an authorized Kobelco dealer. Kelley Steel Erectors purchased a Kobelco CK800G-2 crawler crane from ALL and took delivery of the machine during a key ceremony at the ALL Crane yard in Cleveland, Ohio. The sale of the new Kobelco unit was one of several on which the two companies plan to collaborate.

SAUK CENTRE, Minn. (December 27, 2017) – Felling Trailers Inc. recently conducted its fifth annual online auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a nonprofit organization, Special Olympics Minnesota. To close the chapter on this year’s story, Felling Trailers Inc. presented the donation checks to two Special Olympics Teams, Special Olympics Golden Eagles and Young Athletes teams.