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  • Chicago-area Demolition Contractor Receives Lifetime Achievement Recognition
    Thomas Robinette, president and owner of Robinette Demolition Inc. was saluted by his peers at the National Demolition Association Convention.
    Read More →: Chicago-area Demolition Contractor Receives Lifetime Achievement Recognition

  • Construction Employment Increased in 37 States from a Year Ago
    Florida racks up the largest percentage and total 12-month gains; West Virginia and Indiana have the biggest declines.
    Read More →: Construction Employment Increased in 37 States from a Year Ago

  • AIAI Supports the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment Act
    BRIDGE Act set to create millions of jobs in the next decade, and ensure America’s global competitiveness in the 21st century
    Read More →: AIAI Supports the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment Act

  • FMI Releases Q1-2014 Construction Outlook Report
    RALEIGH, N.C. (March 27, 2014) – FMI, a provider of management consulting and investment banking* to the engineering and construction industry, released its Q1-2014 Construction Outlook. The forecast continues to show
    Read More →: FMI Releases Q1-2014 Construction Outlook Report

  • ELFA’s Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index
    February new business volume up 15 percent year-over-year, down 10 percent month-to-month, up 8 percent year-to-date.
    Read More →: ELFA’s Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index

  • United Rentals Enters the Pump Rental Business with the Acquisition of National Pumps
    Analysts from Jordan, Knauff & Company examine the equipment rental industry and explain the details of this acquisition.
    Read More →: United Rentals Enters the Pump Rental Business with the Acquisition of National Pumps

  • Chicago Pneumatic Announces Partnership with Christy Rental Associates
    Florida-based Christy Rental Associates will represent the company in Florida and the Caribbean.
    Read More →: Chicago Pneumatic Announces Partnership with Christy Rental Associates

  • KOBELCO Raises More Than $19,000 for Wounded Warrior Project at ConExpo/Con-Agg
    The money donated by booth visitors over five days joins the $100,000 KOBELCO will donate to this non-profit organization that supports a full range of programs and services for this generation
    Read More →: KOBELCO Raises More Than $19,000 for Wounded Warrior Project at ConExpo/Con-Agg

  • McCarthy Completes Construction of $113 Million LEED Platinum-Designed Biomedical Research Facility
    The University of California San Diego health sciences facility includes a new laboratory that will accommodate and attract preeminent faculty dedicated to advancing biomedical research and educating future generations of scientists
    Read More →: McCarthy Completes Construction of $113 Million LEED Platinum-Designed Biomedical Research Facility

  • Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Reaches New Two-Year High
    WASHINGTON (March 21, 2014) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released the March 2014 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership
    Read More →: Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Reaches New Two-Year High

  • JLG Receives United Rentals Strategic Supplier of the Year Award
    McCONNELLSBURG, PA. (March 18, 2014) – JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and a global leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, announced that the company was
    Read More →: JLG Receives United Rentals Strategic Supplier of the Year Award

  • Housing Starts Hold Steady in February
    (March 18, 2014) – Nationwide housing starts were virtually unchanged in February, inching down 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 907,000 units, according to newly released data from
    Read More →: Housing Starts Hold Steady in February

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