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  • Equipment Lease Finance Industry Confidence up Again In February

    Industry appears stable, but expansion is questionable.
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  • Construction Employment and Spending Levels Hit Three-Year High

    Overall Spending and Job Gains Should Continue in 2013, Association Economist Predicts But Officials Warn That Public Investment Cutbacks May Undermine Recovery
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  • Women in Concrete Alliance Announces Winner of 2013 Woman of Distinction Award

    LAS VEGAS (February 8, 2013) — The Women in Concrete Alliance (WICA) — a networking organization for women in the concrete industry – has announced the winner of their third Woman of Distinction award. Sheryl Meyers, operations manager with KutRite, has been awarded the prestigious Women of Distinction award for her “can-do” spirit and never-ending desire to please the customer. “Since beginning her career with KutRite in the summer of 2004, two words have summarized everything about Sheryl and those two words are world class,” said Rick Sollars, a partner in KRMC LLC, the owners and operators of KutRite. “Sheryl has been challenged with new product launches, product branding, and complete customer satisfaction. She has always exceeded what was expected of her.” “I have had…
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  • Caterpillar Announces Officer Appointments

    PEORIA, Ill. (Feb.15, 2013) – Caterpillar Inc. announced the appointment of a new vice president and changes in responsibility for an existing vice president. New responsibilities for BluthCaterpillar is moving Tom Bluth, Caterpillar vice president with responsibility for the Earthmoving Division, to become vice president with responsibility for the Mining Products Division. The Mining Products Division is part of Caterpillar’s Resource Industries Group and is responsible for product strategy development, product design and sourcing for Caterpillar’s mining business. Bluth will replace Luis de Leon, whose departure from the company was previously announced. “With important previous leadership assignments in China, Europe and North America during his Caterpillar career, Tom brings significant product and operations experience to this position. Having led the Earthmoving Division since 2009, Tom…
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  • Textura Acquires PlanSwift

    Acquisition aims to expand Textura’s portfolio of subcontractor solutions and complement existing solutions.
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  • Largest-Ever Survey of U.S. Companies Finds Top 150 Companies to Work for in America

    Largest-ever survey of its kind reveals best practices for organizational health
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  • Topcon Announces Direct Cloud-Link Between MAGNET Enterprise and AutoCAD WS

    New capability streamlines the availability of critical field information onto mobile devices
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  • U.S. CMBS Delinquency Rate Falls to Lowest Rate in Almost a Year

    NEW YORK  (Jan. 31, 2013) –  Trepp, LLC, the leading provider of information, analytics and technology to the CMBS, commercial real estate and banking markets, released its January 2013 U.S. CMBS Delinquency Report. The delinquency rate for U.S. commercial real estate loans in CMBS fell 14 basis points in January to 9.57%. This is the lowest level in 11 months, since February 2012 when the rate was at 9.38%, and the improvement marks the resumption of the downward trend in the rate that began in August 2012. Loan resolutions experienced a slight bump in January, with over $1.2 billion in loans resolved with losses. The removal of these loans from the delinquent category helped drive the delinquency rate down 22 basis points. Loans that cured…
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  • Fecon Inc. Announces Komatsu Equipment Company as Dealer

    LEBANON, OHIO (January 31, 2013) – Fecon proudly announces Komatsu Equipment Company as a stocking dealer and service, parts provider in Utah, Wyoming and much of Nevada. Komatsu Equipment Co. is stocking BH80EXC Mulchers mounted on Komatsu PC200 Excavators, FTX100LGP Tracked Carriers, BH74SSV Skid Steer Mulchers, FBS 1500 Bunching Tree Shears and the Rotating Front Grapple for Skid Steers as well as teeth and parts to support the attachments and machines. They have also added machines and attachments to their rental fleet. “I’m very excited that Komatsu Equipment Company has partnered with Fecon. It is an excellent match of complimentary products and company philosophies regarding quality and service.” Regional Manager Mark Ferguson Fecon and Komatsu Equipment Co. will be a great team, together fulfilling the…
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  • 3 Keys to Marketing

    To improve your marketing efforts, focus on these three aspects of your company: Customer-centric Construction The customer is the vehicle to success for both the project and the organization as a whole, and the first step to providing a customer-centric construction project is creating a stable foundation for the relationship. This is accomplished by defining what is important to the customer. Project Vision Creating a vision to manage toward is essential. John Kotter discusses the power of vision in his book “Leading Change.” He explains that in many cases, the reason firms fail is that they “underestimate the power of vision.” For example, misalignment of vision at a corporate level can send a convoluted message to the entire firm. A firm can say they are…
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  • Incremental Increase in Nonresidential Construction Spending Expected for 2013

    Commercial sector poised to see the most growth.
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  • Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Release Newest Report

    December new business volume up by 6 percent year-over-year, up 80 percent month-to-month, up 14 percent year-end
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