HOUSTON (April 7, 2015) – McCarthy Building Companies Inc., a Texas builder for 36 years, and the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) broke ground Saturday, March 14, on the METRO Harrisburg Overpass project located in Houston’s East End. This project will be the final piece of METRO’s Green Line which travels through downtown to the Magnolia Transit Center.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 13, 2015)—Construction Business Owner, the leading business management magazine for construction industry entrepreneurs, introduced its newly redesigned website today at constructionbusinessowner.com.

CORVALLIS, ORE. (April 10, 2015) – The College of Engineering at Oregon State University is developing one of the leading facilities in the world to improve safety for construction workers and the general public. A $1 million grant announced from Knife River Corporation and MDU Construction Services Group will help support creation of this laboratory, which will be called the MDU Resources Group Construction Safety Laboratory, officials said.

WASHINGTON, DC (April 13, 2014) – Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 5 percent in 2015, according to the Q2 update to the 2015 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.

WASHINGTON (April 2, 2015) — New research commissioned by the Propane Education & Research Council reveals propane is greener than electricity for major commercial applications including space heating and water heating.