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  • Equipment

    New Holland Sponsors PLANET’s 2012 Student Career Days and Loader Backhoe Competition

    RACINE, Wis. (March 14, 2012) – New Holland Construction announced it is a major sponsor of the Professional Landcare Network’s (PLANET’s) 36th Annual Student Career Days. The annual conference and career fair draws more than 900 students enrolled in horticulture, landscape and lawn care programs at colleges and universities across the country. Students compete in events that are directly related to the skills necessary for a career in the green industry. This year’s event takes place March 22 – 25, 2012, at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. “Our involvement in Student Career Days continues to be a great source of pride for New Holland Construction,” said Curtis Goettel, brand marketing manager at New Holland Construction. “The landscape and horticulture students participating in this event...

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  • Resources

    Minority & Woman-Owned Businesses Receive More Than $1 Billion in Construction Contracts

    SAN DIEGO, (March 13, 2012) — For the third consecutive year, Turner Construction Company is honored to be named one of DiversityBusiness.com’s Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities. This list recognizes American organizations that provide the most and best business opportunities for companies owned by women and minorities.  The organizations that appear on DiversityBusiness.com’s list are selected through an online survey of more than 1,250,000 woman and minority-owned businesses across many market sectors. The chosen organizations distinguish themselves by establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with diverse suppliers and subcontractors. Turner Construction Company has awarded more than 52,000 contracts, with a total value of more than $18 billion, to minority and woman-owned businesses since 1979.  Last year alone, Turner Construction Company awarded more than $1...

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  • Resources

    John Deere Announces Final Tier 4/Stage IV Engine Technology Path

    Integrated Emissions Control system part of optimized technology solution WATERLOO, IOWA – John Deere announces continuation of its planned building-block approach to meet United States Final Tier 4 and European Union Stage IV emissions regulations. Final Tier 4/Stage IV regulations for off-highway diesel engines begin as early as 2013 for engines 55 kW (74 hp) and below. Regulatory dates for engines 56 kW (75 hp) and above will be implemented in stages starting in 2014 and 2015, and require particulate matter (PM) levels established by Interim Tier 4/Stage III B regulations to be maintained while requiring an additional 80 percent reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOx) from previous regulations. To meet Final Tier 4/Stage IV emissions regulations in some power categories, John Deere developed the Integrated Emissions...

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  • Resources

    Honda Generators ‘Official Generator’ of Talladega Superspeedway

    ALPHARETTA, GA. (March 12, 2012) – Honda Power Equipment announced the continuation of its annual sponsorship agreement with Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama for the 2012/2013 race season.  For the third year in a row, Honda’s Super Quiet Series of portable generators will remain as the track’s ‘Official Generator’, powering racing activities throughout the season.  Talladega Superspeedway has played a major role in the development of many careers of NASCAR® drivers as they built reputations for setting records and taking wins at one of the largest, fastest and most competitive tracks on the circuit. As an official sponsor, Honda Generators will continue to host an interactive tailgating exhibit during each NASCAR® race in the Corporate Sponsor Fan Zone area at Talladega throughout the season.  In addition,...

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  • Management

    Eidco Construction Bolsters Chicago Office

    CHICAGO, IL – Eidco Construction, one of the fastest growing commercial construction management companies in the United States, today announced that the firm has recently added Bradley Peterson and Larry Vivoda to its team. Both will serve as senior project managers for the company. “We look to attract the best and brightest talent that will help the strategic growth of our company and provide our clients with the high quality results that are synonymous with our projects,” said Chez Eider, CEO of Eidco Construction.  “Both Brad and Larry have unique talents that are a good fit for Eidco and we’re excited to have them on the team.” Peterson, who has worked on the project management side of commercial construction for over 15 years with experience...

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  • Resources

    American Infrastructure Named 2011 Contractor of the Year

    WORCESTER, PENN. (March 8, 2012) – American Infrastructure, a leading heavy civil construction company and materials supplier, announced today that it has been named the 2011 Contractor of the Year by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The award was presented on February 22 at ABC’s 22nd Annual Excellence in Construction and National Safety Excellence Award program in Phoenix, Ariz.    “Each year, ABC recognizes an individual or company that attains a level of achievement that raises the bar for all of us, and American Infrastructure certainly fits the bill,” said 2012 ABC National Chairman Eric Regelin, president of Granix, LLC, Ellicott City, Md. “Their commitment to excellence and safety on all levels helps to advance our organization, the construction industry and the principles of free enterprise.” “We...

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  • Resources

    Oil & Gas Pipeline Construction Market Research Report Available

    Although slowed investment activity during the recession cooled demand for industry’s services, pursuit of natural gas has kept business flowing over the past five years. Looking forward, the industry is projected to experience a strong recovery. From 2012, IBISWorld forecasts that continued investment in unconventional domestic energy sources (gas shale and oil sands), pressure to repair and replace aging infrastructure and recovery in the residential construction markets will support industry performance. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Oil & Gas Pipeline Construction industry to its growing industry report collection. Los Angeles, CA (March 7, 2012) — Pipelines are essential for transporting vital fuel supplies to households and businesses. In the mid-to-late 2000s, the aftermath of global energy price...

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  • Project Management

    Construction Projects Recognized for Job Order Contracting Excellence

    MAULDIN, S.C. (March 8, 2012) — Eight regional “Best of the Best” winners in the competition for the annual Harry H. Mellon Award of Excellence in Job Order Contracting were announced, recognizing projects ranging from replacement of a boardwalk, to renovations of a subway station, to restoration of a mountain-side road. The annual award recognizes excellence using the system’s principles and practices while identifying unique and innovative ways of using Job Order Contracting to complete construction projects. Job Order Contracting is a competitively bid procurement process government agencies use to accomplish a large number of small- to medium-sized repair and alteration projects based on a set of locally priced construction tasks and competitively awarded contracts. The award highlights facility owners, managers and contractors who perform...

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  • Resources

    ANSI Approves New Fall Protection Standards

    DES PLAINES, IL (March 5, 2012) – The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved two American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) standards addressing fall protection — the new ANSI/ASSE Z359.14-2012, Safety Requirements for Self-Retracting Devices for Personal Fall Arrest and Rescue Systems, and the revised ANSI/ASSE Z359.4-2012, Safety Requirements for Assisted-Rescue and Self-Rescue Systems, Subsystems and Components. The standards are part of the Z359 Fall Protection Code. The new Z359.14 standard establishes requirements for the performance, design, qualification testing, markings and instructions, inspections, maintenance and storage, and removal from service of self-retracting devices, including self-retracting lanyards, self-retracting lanyards with integral rescue capability, and self-retracting lanyards with leading-edge capability (SRL-LE’s). It also establishes requirements for self-retracting devices intended for use in personal fall arrest or...

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