JLG and Godfrey's "Reaching Out at CONEXPO" campaign awarded Best Trade Show Marketing Strategy.

LANCASTER, Pa.—Business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications agency, Godfrey, and its client, JLG Industries Inc., received a Platinum Brand Builder Award for Best Trade Show Marketing Strategy from Hanley Wood, a trade-media company serving the residential, commercial design and construction industries.

New rule would prohibit federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating against workers who discuss pay.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced a proposed rule that would prohibit federal contractors from maintaining pay secrecy policies. Under the terms of the proposal, federal contractors and subcontractors may not fire or otherwise discriminate against any employee or applicant for discussing, disclosing or inquiring about their compensation or that of another employee or applicant.

Benchmarking index expands the heavy equipment category to include construction, agricultural and truck.

NEW YORK (Sept. 15, 2014)—Penton's EquipmentWatch, provider of research and database information products for the heavy equipment industry, has expanded the coverage of the EquipmentWatch INDEX™, a monthly benchmarking report that tracks price, volume and age trends in the heavy equipment market, to include agriculture and truck, in addition to the existing construction equipment content.

Felling Trailers sponsors online auction of purple trailer to benefit pancreatic cancer research and support.

SAUK CENTRE, Minn. (Sept. 11, 2014)—In an effort to bring awareness and support to pancreatic cancer research, Felling Trailers is conducting its second online auction of a FT-3 drop deck utility trailer. Felling Trailers manufactured and painted one of its most popular trailers metallic purple to be auctioned online for 10 days during the month of September. Midwest Industrial Coatings, Inc. donated the custom metallic purple paint and Tredit Tire donated the wheels.