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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 24, 2025) — Hoar Construction has promoted Jason Bennett and Brady Johnson to region presidents, a strategic move that creates new roles to strengthen leadership in key markets, including Nashville; Chattanooga; Washington, D.C.; Austin; Houston and North Texas.

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. (April 22, 2025) — America announced the start of production for its popular 54-inch soil compactor in North America. Previously produced in Japan and imported, the SV204 has begun rolling off the assembly line at SAKAI’s Adairsville, Georgia, manufacturing plant.

NEW YORK (April 23, 2025) — The American Arbitration Association (AAA), the global provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), in partnership with its National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee (NCDRC), has developed a set of best practices to help parties, counsel and arbitrators effectively manage the electronic discovery (e-discovery) process in construction arbitrations.

BOSTON (April 21, 2025) — Total construction starts were up 3% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.1 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts grew 6%, residential starts decreased 5%, while nonbuilding starts increased 9%. On a year-to-date basis through March, total construction starts were down 1% from last year.

LEWIS CENTER, Ohio (April 11, 2025) — The American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) announced the election of its new executive board. The new board members were selected at the ACPA Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation on Jan. 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada, during World of Concrete 2025.

PHOENIX (April 15, 2025) — Graycor Construction Company has hired 30-year industry veteran Brett Helm as general manager of its Southwest Division. Part of Graycor’s senior leadership team, Helm is charged with leading the company’s regional talent pipeline and diversifying and expanding its presence across commercial real estate growth markets.

Pella, Iowa (April 18, 2025) — M&D Truck and Equipment of Monroe, Wisconsin, has added the Thunder Creek lineup of field fueling and service solutions to its product offering of construction, agricultural, turf and support equipment. The company specializes in the resale of heavy, compact and support equipment into a variety of industries throughout southwestern and central Wisconsin.

WASHINGTON (April 15, 2025) — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.5 months in March, according to an ABC member survey conducted March 20 to April 6. The reading is up 0.3 months since March 2024.

Backlog increased on a monthly basis for all nonresidential subsegments in March. Over the past year, however, only the infrastructure category has experienced a meaningful increase in backlog.

IRVING, Texas (April 15, 2025) — After eight years as CEO and nearly 45 years of service, Caterpillar Inc. Chairman and CEO D. James Umpleby III will become executive chairman of the board effective May 1. Chief Operating Officer (COO) Joseph E. Creed, a 28-year Caterpillar veteran, will succeed him as CEO and join the board of directors May 1.

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (April 14, 2025) — Effective April 14, 2025, Anna Christine Sgro has been appointed president of Yanmar Compact Equipment's North American region. In her new role, Sgro will focus on enhancing organizational integration, improving financial performance and driving customer success through innovative product and service development. Together with her team, she aims to establish Yanmar CE as a leader in the compact equipment industry in North America.

MCCONNELLSBURG, Pa. (April 8, 2025) — JLG Industries Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation business and global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and telehandlers, announced the launch of its newly redesigned corporate website, jlg.com. With a customer-centric approach, the website offers a streamlined, user-friendly platform for customers and partners alike.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (April 8, 2025) — The Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association (MBCEA) announced that Bobbitt Construction Inc., headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, is the first metal building assembler based in North Carolina to obtain the prestigious AC478 accreditation administered by the International Accreditation Service (IAS).

HOUSTON (March 27, 2025) — Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, a global manufacturer and provider of material handling, automation and fleet solutions, announced the appointment of Berry Mansfield as its new president, effective April 1.

MUNICH (April 9, 2025) — Liebherr and Reycom are collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to develop and deploy LiRISE, the next generation of edge artificial intelligence (AI) gateways with scalable security and autonomous applications. LiRISE is built to withstand harsh environments, enhancing software-defined machines and industrial appliances. 

SAN FRANCISCO (April 3, 2025) — Rhumbix, a provider of field and workforce management solutions for the construction industry, has appointed Jigisha Desai to its board of directors as an independent director. Desai, an experienced finance and operations executive with deep expertise in the construction and infrastructure sectors, brings a wealth of experience that will help guide Rhumbix’s continued growth and innovation.

NORCROSS, Ga. (Apr. 7, 2025) — HD Hyundai Construction Equipment North America announced the addition to its dealer network of Johnson Tractor, Janesville, Wisconsin.

Johnson Tractor will sell and service the full line of Hyundai construction equipment to customers in west central Wisconsin, including the La Crosse and Eau Claire areas. Johnson Tractor operates a branch office in La Crosse, from which it will offer Hyundai sales and service.

WASHINGTON (April 7, 2025) — President Donald Trump’s sharp tariff hikes last week have sent the stock market into a tailspin, raised alarm bells among Wall Street executives and heightened many economists’ worries that the U.S. could tip into recession.

WASHINGTON (April 1, 2025) — National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.3% in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.255 trillion.

WASHINGTON (April 1, 2025) — In observance of National Safe Digging Month in April, Common Ground Alliance (CGA) — the national association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities –announced results from a recent national survey which found 27.2 million Americans planning digging projects in the next year will not contact 811, putting themselves and their communities at risk of utility service disruptions, costly fines