Takeuchi Announces Plans for New Distribution Facility
Facility will be located in Pendergrass, Georgia

ATLANTA (August 12, 2015) - Takeuchi-US has announced plans to expand their Pendergrass, Georgia, operations by building a new distribution facility on their existing campus. The new facility is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2015, and will bring new employment opportunities to the area.

The new distribution facility will increase the storage space by over 40 percent and will provide additional parts and machine storage for future growth through 2019 and beyond.

ABC Releases Report on Private Construction's Contribution to State GDP
State-by-state analysis also available

NATIONAL (August 11, 2015) - ABC recently released a report by economist Bernard Markstein on the private construction industry's importance to state economics. Markstein's analysis of the industry's contribution to 2014 GDP covered the nation as a whole as well as by each state. Read an executive summary below.

On Center Software Releases Insight Into Construction Software Trends
Survey finds one third of construction companies plan to move to cloud technology solutions by 2017

HOUSTON, Texas – On Center Software’s just completed 2015 Construction Industry survey found a significant amount of activity surrounding movement to cloud technologies, with integration, collaboration, communication and error reduction cited as critical drivers.

ICUEE Wants Photos of Your Dirty Boots
Social media contest will award new work boots to hardworking utility industry pros

MILWAUKEE (August 3, 2015) With summer utility work in full swing, ICUEE has launched a social media photo contest that gives the hardworking men and women of the utility industry a chance to showcase their livelihood and win a new pair of work boots.

American Concrete Institute Mourns the Loss of Daniel W. Falconer
Falconer was the ACI managing director of engineering

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (August 5, 2015) – It is with great sadness that the American Concrete Institute mourns Daniel W. Falconer, ACI managing director of engineering who passed away peacefully on July 29, 2015, at age 59, in his Hartland, Michigan, home surrounded by his family, after a 16-month battle with colon cancer.

Positive Picture Continues for the Equipment Rental Industry
Strong growth in revenue expected through 2019

MOLINE, Ill. (Aug. 10, 2015) - The equipment rental industry revenue forecast for the next five years continues to paint a very positive picture for the future in the United States, with growth rates exceeding 7 percent through at least 2018, according to the latest projections released by the American Rental Association (ARA). The U.S. industry also remains on track to reach record revenue of $38.3 billion in 2015.