Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Up in September
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation releases latest Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 22, 2014)—The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the September 2014 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today.

Xylem’s Godwin Pumps Now Available with Latest Tier 4 Engine Technology
Technology ensures that engines comply with emissions standards required by the EPA Clean Air Act

BRIDGEPORT, N.J. (Sept. 22, 2014)—Xylem announced that its Godwin range of diesel pumps is now available with Tier 4 engines, which reduce air pollution by minimizing particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) and deliver enhanced engine control and reduced engine noise. Tier 4 engines are now required under the United States' Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Clean Air Act: emissions standards for diesel engines.

Greenbuild 2014 Coming to the Big Easy
Largest U.S. sustainable building conference and expo taking place Oct. 22-24

DALLAS (Sept. 18, 2014)—Final preparations are underway for the 2014 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, scheduled for Oct. 22-24, 2014 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La.

 

JLG Industries Captures National Marketing Award
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.

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Improved Pay Transparency for Federal Contractor Employees
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.

Penton Expands EquipmentWatch INDEX
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.