On-site microgrid introduces hybrid power to trade show industry

WASHINGTON (Oct. 16, 2014)—Hanley Wood, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and EMerge Alliance announced that the world’s first Net Zero Zone will be unveiled at the 2014 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo taking place at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans Oct. 22-24, 2014.

Supporting enterprise content management applications help gain notable efficiencies and productivity

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Oct. 16, 2014)—Computer Guidance Corporation, developer of ERP software solutions for the construction industry, announced that heavy highway contractor EE Cruz is leveraging Computer Guidance Corporation’s eCMS v.4.0 Construction ERP Platform and supporting Enterprise Content Management applications in support of its daily business operations.

Executive director of Tilt-Up Concrete Association steps down

MT. VERNON, Iowa (Oct. 15, 2014)—The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) will be honoring Ed Sauter, the association’s longstanding executive director, at its Winter Tilt-Up Jubilee during World of Concrete (WOC) Feb. 4, 2015.

Locally owned Bennett Equipment & Supply will offer full line of earthmoving equipment

ATLANTA (Oct. 13, 2014)—Takeuchi-US announced Bennett Equipment & Supply. Co. as its newest dealer in South Carolina. Located in Piedmont, they will carry the full line of Takeuchi compact earthmoving equipment, including compact excavators, compact track loaders, compact wheel loaders and skid steer loaders.

A review of more than 75,000 salary records for 2013 shows increased compensation and decreased bonuses

RALEIGH, N.C. (Oct. 13, 2014)—In the most recent white paper released by FMI , author Mike Rose shares an analysis of more than 75,000 salary records for calendar year 2013. Annually, the firm conducts a series compensation survey covering approximately 280 positions for the engineering and construction industries.

Key takeaways from the white paper titled “Post-Recession Transformations” include: