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Featuring packages from CMG Construction, Rud Construction, Sunbelt Rentals and a final dispersal sale of Chevron Questa Mine
PLEASANTON, CALIF. (April 27, 2015) – IronPlanet will be holding auctions across its marketplaces over three days starting Wednesday, April 29, 2015. This will be one of IronPlanet’s largest spring sales to-date, featuring approximately 2,500 items. The April auction events will offer a wide range of quality equipment from government surplus rolling stock to construction equipment and trucks to oilfield services equipment.
Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry confidence eases in April from four-year high
WASHINGTON, DC (April 21, 2014) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) released the April 2015 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $903 billion equipment finance sector.
Rising labor expense drives increase in construction costs, offsetting low energy costs
CHICAGO (April 21, 2015) – Leopardo Companies Inc. has released its 2015 Construction Economics Report and Outlook, an essential guide to help business leaders, healthcare administrators and government decision makers understand the factors that impact construction costs.
This year’s report shows that different factors have opposing effects on construction costs. Low oil prices greatly reduce the cost of construction, and some material costs have come down over the past year.
Senate Bill 193 updates outdated coverage and patches legal loopholes
Know the laws and potential hazards pertaining to minors on the jobsite
CBO has teamed up with EarthCam to bring you this time-lapse video of the Yankee Stadium Construction. Watch this video for a glimpse into this project from beginning to end.
New York state agencies will have access to efficient transactions with Toro under the agreement through TCPN
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. (April 23, 2015) – The state of New York approved a contract for Toro equipment through The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) for use by all state agencies and other authorized users. The contract was approved by the state of New York on April 13, 2015. The new agreement provides state agencies competitive pricing for the entire portfolio of Toro products, including mowers, irrigation systems and utility vehicles.
Winners honored at the 2015 Evening of Excellence reception on April 17
DES PLAINES, ILL. (April 20, 2015) — The 2015 Evening of Excellence reception took place on April 17 during a three-day event for the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), which also included its spring business meeting, held at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.