Recipients to be honored at The Rental Show 2015 in New Orleans

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.

New documents added to conventional, construction manager as constructor and program manager document families

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.

Dodge Data & Analytics report predicts rise in construction starts for commercial and institutional building

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.

A new three-building complex will house corporate headquarters, fabrication and production

PEOSTA, Iowa (Nov. 5, 2014)—Mi-T-M Corporation announced the completion of the construction and relocation of its corporate headquarters in Peosta, Iowa, the company's home since opening in 1971. The three-building complex, spanning nearly one million square feet, is located on the west side of the town and will also house fabrication and production.

New version enhances platform for faster, more intuitive and flexible information modeling process

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 4, 2014)—Trimble released SketchUp 2015, the latest version of their 3D modeling software for architects, engineers, design and construction professionals. This release marks Trimble's second update to the SketchUp software this year.

Classes for next 15-month program begin in January 2015

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Nov. 3, 2014)—The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program announces there is still time to submit an application for the next cohort beginning January 2015 for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in CIM. The program, which began in August 2012, is offered through the Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). The Jennings A.