WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2017) – The Association of Equipment Manufactures (AEM) released The U.S. Infrastructure Advantage, a report that outlines steps lawmakers should take to reclaim the country's infrastructure advantage.

WEST BEND, Wis. (June 8, 2017) - Manitou is pleased to welcome ABLE Equipment Rental, Inc. to the Manitou dealer net work. ABLE Equipment Rental will partner with Manitou to sell the heavy capacity telescopic handlers and rotating telescopic handlers at their 1050 Grand Blvd, Deer Park, New York and Philadelphia locations.

SEATTLE, Wash., (June 7, 2017) –  Celebrating 30 years of working together, Seattle University recently recognized Kenworth for its ongoing support of the Project Center in the university’s College of Science and Engineering during a special ceremony. Over those 30 years, Kenworth has conducted 33 real-world engineering projects with Seattle University engineering students.

NEW YORK (June 7, 2017) – Following a dip in April, the Dodge Momentum Index advanced 4.0 percent in May to 139.1 (2000=100) from its revised April reading of 133.7. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.

RACINE, Wis. (June 7, 2017) - CASE Construction Equipment celebrated the CASE brand’s 175th birthday with a rally and luncheon attended by more than 800 employees in Racine, Wis., as well as local dignitaries, elected officials and a descendant of the Case family.

PORTLAND, Ore. (June 5, 2017) - Industry leaders Viewpoint, BKD LLP & FMI Corporation have teamed up to perform deep research into construction productivity issues in order to make practical recommendations for areas of improvement. The lag in global construction productivity has been widely reported by a number of leading research firms and has been estimated at as much as 1.2 trillion dollars annually.