WEST FARGO, N.D. (December 12, 2016) - Bobcat Company has expanded its dealer network with the addition of Bobcat of Dallas-McKinney as an authorized new and used sales, service and parts provider of Bobcat equipment. The dealership is located in Melissa, Texas, and is the fifth location of Bobcat of Dallas.

NATIONAL (December 12, 2016) — The green building industry’s consortium of program operators announced the addition of two new affiliate members: NRMCA (National Ready Mixed Concrete Association), a concrete advocate organization and Sustainable Solutions Corporation, an environmental consulting firm.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (December 12, 2016) – Bandit Industries welcomes Louisville Tractor Inc. as the company’s newest Bandit Authorized Dealer for small equipment sales, parts and service.

Louisville Tractor will serve customers in southern Indiana and north central Kentucky, focusing on hand-fed chippers and stump grinders.

MOLINE, Ill. (December 12, 2016) - To help those in the equipment rental industry, their families and communities severely affected by the wildfires that ravaged Gatlinburg and parts of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, the ARA of Tennessee and the ARA Foundation have joined forces to donate $6,000 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts. This donation combines $3,000 from the ARA of Tennessee and a $3,000 match from the ARA Foundation through its Matching Funds Program.

WASHINGTON (December 7, 2016) – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced that United States cement consumption is on track to see 2.7 percent growth in 2016, making a downward revision of a previous annual growth estimate of 4 percent reported earlier this year. PCA also revised its 2017 U.S.

NEW YORK (December 7, 2016) – The Dodge Momentum Index moved 0.3 percent higher in November to 133.2 from its revised October reading of 132.7. 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.

(NATIONAL) December 6, 2016 - Kathryn Richter, partner in Sedgwick's Construction Practices Group, will speak at the 3rd Annual California Construction Law Conference in Santa Monica, California on January 19-20.