WASHINGTON (Nov. 13, 2014)—Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) joined 375 industry trade associations and chambers from 50 states to voice strong concerns with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' flawed proposed rule to dramatically expand the scope of federal authority over water and land uses across the country. The association called for the proposal to be withdrawn on both legal and business grounds.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 11, 2014)—Richard Resnick, founder and CEO, Project Risk Consultants, was honored with the IRMI Words of Wisdom Award during the 34th IRMI Construction Risk Conference.

MOLINE, Ill. (Nov. 10, 2014)—The American Rental Association (ARA) recognizes individuals each year for outstanding service to the association and the rental industry. Here are those who will be honored at The Rental Show 2015 in New Orleans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 10, 2014)—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the addition of eight new documents to the AIA Contract Documents portfolio. Six of these new documents belong to the Conventional (A201) family; the remaining two documents belong to the Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) family and the Program Manager family, respectively.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 6, 2014)—Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2015 Dodge Construction Outlook, predicting that total U.S. construction starts for 2015 will rise 9 percent to $612 billion, a larger gain than the 5 percent increase to $564 billion estimated for 2014.