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  • Mack Trucks Enhances MyMack App to Improve Customer Productivity
    GREENSBORO, NC (Oct. 26, 2026) — Mack Trucks announced an improvement to the MyMack app, a driver application that enhances the connected vehicle experience. Available for download from the Apple Store and
    Read More →: Mack Trucks Enhances MyMack App to Improve Customer Productivity

  • Trimble Expands Risk Intelligence Capabilities to Include Construction Drawings
    WESTMINSTER, Colo. (Oct. 21, 2026) — Document Crunch, a Trimble company, announced new project-level risk intelligence capabilities that allow contractors to review construction drawings alongside contracts, specifications and other documents. Leveraging CrunchAI technology,
    Read More →: Trimble Expands Risk Intelligence Capabilities to Include Construction Drawings

  • Dodge Momentum Index Grows 2% in September
    BOSTON (Oct. 7, 2026) — The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, expanded 2.4% in September to 288.0 from the downwardly revised August reading of 281.3. Over the
    Read More →: Dodge Momentum Index Grows 2% in September

  • Bobcat Company Earns Second Red Dot Award With RogueX3
    WEST FARGO, N.D. (Oct. 19, 2026) — Bobcat Company has earned a Red Dot Award: Design Concept for RogueX3, a fully electric, autonomous and modular concept loader that reimagines how future
    Read More →: Bobcat Company Earns Second Red Dot Award With RogueX3

  • Caterpillar Invests in North Carolina’s Future Manufacturing Workforce
    IRVING, Texas (Oct. 15, 2026) — Caterpillar Inc. expanded its workforce commitment to North Carolina, the most recent investment for its five-year, $100 million Building the Future Workforce Initiative. With an
    Read More →: Caterpillar Invests in North Carolina’s Future Manufacturing Workforce

  • ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rises Again in September on Data Center Strength
    WASHINGTON (Oct. 13, 2026) — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.7 months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted Sept. 21
    Read More →: ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rises Again in September on Data Center Strength

  • ACA & Partners Develop New PCR for Cementitious Materials
    WASHINGTON (Oct. 5, 2026) — The American Cement Association (ACA) has partnered with the Slag Cement Association, the Natural Pozzolan Association and the American Coal Ash Association to develop new, consolidated product
    Read More →: ACA & Partners Develop New PCR for Cementitious Materials

  • Currie & Brown’s Construction Certainty Index Reveals How Higher-Maturity Organizations Are Building Resilience Through Disruption
    LONDON (Oct. 6, 2026) — Uncertainty has added an average 12.4% to construction project pipeline costs globally over the past year. Applied to forecast global construction spending, that equates to almost
    Read More →: Currie & Brown’s Construction Certainty Index Reveals How Higher-Maturity Organizations Are Building Resilience Through Disruption

  • Sage Acquires Paperless Environments
    ATLANTA (Oct. 1, 2026) — Sage, a provider of accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and midsized businesses (SMBs), has acquired Paperless Environments, a longstanding Sage partner and specialist
    Read More →: Sage Acquires Paperless Environments

  • Komatsu’s Newberry Facility Celebrates 25 Years
    Oct. 5, 2026 — Komatsu’s Newberry Manufacturing Operation (NMO) is celebrating 25 years of manufacturing and its longstanding commitment to the Newberry, South Carolina, community. On Oct. 2, employees, dealer partners,
    Read More →: Komatsu’s Newberry Facility Celebrates 25 Years

  • Trackunit & DEWALT Partner to Bring Tool Location Intelligence to Jobsites
    CHICAGO (Oct. 5, 2026) — Trackunit and DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, have entered a strategic partnership to deliver tool location intelligence across construction jobsites. DEWALT Tool Connect technology will
    Read More →: Trackunit & DEWALT Partner to Bring Tool Location Intelligence to Jobsites

  • New Research Reveals Multiskilled Crews Can Reduce Construction Completion Time by 30%
    WASHINGTON (Sept. 30, 2026) — Ahead of Careers in Construction Month, Associated Builders and Contractors highlighted new research showing that multiskilled construction crews can reduce completion time by about 30% and
    Read More →: New Research Reveals Multiskilled Crews Can Reduce Construction Completion Time by 30%

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