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  • Homebuilding Boosts Construction Spending

    Construction spending jumped in November as builders spent more on single-family homes, apartments and remodeling projects.
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  • Kubota Enters Consumer Rental Market, Partners with Compact Power Equipment Centers

    Kubota Tractor Corporation announced a strategic partnership with Compact Power Equipment Centers (CPEC) allowing it to offer select construction equipment for rent within various locations of The Home Depot Tool Rental. Since 2008, CPEC has provided customers with towable rental equipment for a variety of projects, which now includes Kubota’s K008-3 excavator and BX25 Tractor/loader-backhoe (TLB). The K008-3 and BX25 TLB are currently available in approximately 100 Home Depot locations nationwide including The Home Depot flagship store in Georgia, as well as stores in Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas, Florida and Mississippi. CPEC hopes to place Kubota equipment in each of its 280 current locations, with a 2012 expansion goal of more than 400 additional locations. “Our partnership with CPEC makes Kubota available to an entirely…
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  • Defense Bill Includes at Least $400M for Colorado

    A defense bill signed by President Barack Obama includes more than $400 million for Colorado construction projects. Fort Carson is the biggest beneficiary, with nearly $286 million, including facilities for a new helicopter brigade. Obama signed the bill, despite expressing serious reservations about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists. The bill includes at least $70 million for a building at Buckley Air Force Base for the National Security Agency, the clandestine eavesdropping service. Pueblo Chemical Depot will get $15.3 million to continue work on a facility to destroy 2,600 tons of mustard agent in obsolete shells. The Air Force Academy will get $13.4 million for an inspection station for large commercial vehicles entering the campus. The Army will get $13.6…
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  • ASA Report: Texas Was State with Most Improved Public Policy Environment for Construction Subcontractors in 2011

    Construction subcontractors in Texas had a good year in 2011. Not only did the Texas economy suffer the effects of the “Great Recession” less than other states, but also legislators tackled many priority issues of the state’s subcontractors, according to The ASA Report: The Policy Environment in the States. The annual report published by the American Subcontractors Association shows that Texas increased from 29th overall to 10th overall among states, in terms of the report’s grading of the public policy environment for construction subcontractors. The report also shows that Alabama, California and Iowa made major gains in their rankings, thanks to subcontractor-friendly changes in their laws. “ASA members in Texas succeeded in driving legislative reforms in five major areas — electronic reverse auctions, payment bonds…
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  • Private Construction Expected to Grow This Year

    A CNBC article stated that U.S. private construction is expected to grow this year for the first time since 2005, according to a report by investment firm AllianceBernstein, and will be an important driver of gross domestic product growth and job creation in the coming year, according to a report by investment firm AllianceBernstein.
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  • Video Coverage at APWA’s 2011 Congress

    Construction Business Owner’s managing editor, Julie Smith, interviews manufacturers at the APWA International Public Works Congress & Exposition. Learn about the latest equipment and products.
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  • Don’t Underestimate the Human Element

    Reduce hidden costs and increase profits with an effective HR program.
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  • Are Your Attachment Purchases Making You Money?

    Use these tips to find the right attachments and finish your jobs on time and on budget.
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  • How to Build a Contractor Teaming Arrangement

    Employ this strategy to win federal contracts.
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  • Ask the Construction Expert, May 2011

    Q: Since recently expanding into new markets, my company is expanding faster than I anticipated. How can I grow my company the smart way?
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  • Ask the Construction Expert, July 2011

    How can I make money competing against 20 other companies for jobs awarded based solely on the lowest price?
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