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BROOKFIELD, Wis. (November 3, 2015) – CIO Review has named Penta Technologies to their annual list of the most promising oil and gas solution providers. Penta Technologies is a software developer serving oil and gas-related companies, including: engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms and a variety of contractor types supporting the oil and gas industry.
SAN DIEGO (November 3, 2015) – The California Field Ironworkers Training Trust leaders cut the ribbon on a new, $5.5 million apprenticeship training center in San Diego.
HOUSTON, Texas (November 4, 2015) — Hilco Industrial announced it will hold a public online auction of the oilfield and oil well support assets of HII Technologies Inc. HII, with operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio and West Virginia, provided equipment and services to oil exploration and production companies operating horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing sites in the United States.
NEW YORK, N.Y. (October 28, 2015) - Wohlsen Construction Company announced a three-year partnership with FieldLens, a New-York-City-based developer of the construction industry’s leading mobile communication app. Wohlsen Construction is a merit-shop firm, providing construction management, general contracting and design/build services to clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic states, especially in the senior living, education, healthcare and commercial markets.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 3, 2015) – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Chief Economist Anirban Basu, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chief Economist Kermit Baker and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Chief Economist David Crowe predicted continued construction industry growth in 2016 during a recent joint economic forecast web conference.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 29, 2015) – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the launch of nine new contract documents.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (October 30, 2015) - September proved to be a good month for construction unemployment rates. The not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction unemployment rates for the country and 48 states were down in September on a year-over-year basis. NSA jobs increased by 199,000 from September 2014 to September 2015.
Poll results are shown as a percentage of all survey responses.
VILLA RICA, Ga. (October 15, 2015) – Crane Institute of America Certification LLC (CIC), along with Event Partners and Co-Sponsors, awarded prizes to three of the nation’s best crane operators following the Crane Operator & Rigger Championship on Sept. 29, 2015. The competition was held during the opening day of the 2015 International Utility and Construction Equipment Expo (ICUEE) in Louisville, Kentucky.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (October 26, 2015) - The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) launched a Mold Resource Center, an online reference guide for consumers and professionals to learn fast facts on mold, the potential adverse health effects of mold exposure, why remediation and prevention is important, what to do if you are victim of an indoor flood, and where to find help to prevent mold infestation.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (October 22, 2015) – International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP represented Kvaerner North American Construction Inc. (a subsidiary of Kvaerner) in arbitration proceedings against Foster Wheeler North America Corporation related to the Longview project delivered in 2011. Dorsey won the matter and Kvaerner North American Construction Inc. will be awarded from the arbitration proceedings USD $74 million in cash from Foster Wheeler North America Corporation.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (October 21, 2015) – Applied Machinery Sales (AMS-Merlo) has announced the launch of its newly designed website. This initiative affirms the company’s focus on its customers with a site specifically designed with the user experience in mind.
PLEASANTON, Calif. (October 22, 2015) – IronPlanet is holding its fall Northeastern Cat Auction Services unreserved public auction in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2015. Cleveland Brothers is hosting the event, which is IronPlanet’s third major regional event on the Cat Auction Services Fall schedule.
This auction will deliver a large selection of late-model, low-hour equipment. Host Cleveland Brothers will be joined by Milton CAT as a featured seller.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 23, 2015) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $903 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for September was $8.4 billion, down 13 percent from new business volume in September 2014.
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (Oct. 19, 2015) — There are plenty of processes a fleet manager can measure, but properly leveraging the resulting data to improve productivity is not always easy. That’s why several new sessions at The Work Truck Show 2016 will demonstrate how to best utilize fleet performance and maintenance metrics.
MISSOULA, Montana (October 16, 2015) — Sustainable Lumber Company has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Chase. The five-year-old company, led by Ryan Palma, supplies eco-friendly handcrafted hardwood flooring and pre-fabricated wall panels for residential, industrial and commercial applications with customers including Starbucks and Caesar Palace, Atlantic City. The company was chosen from among 35,000 applicants to receive one of just 20 Mission Main Street Grants from Chase.
ORLANDO, Fla. (October 14, 2015) — Asta Powerproject will showcase its BIM-enabled and mobile-ready software at BIM Forum in Orlando next week.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) digitally represents the physical and functional characteristics of a building in three dimensions (3-D) so that all contractors and owners are operating from the same information source and can more easily and visually spot potential construction issues earlier.
CHICAGO (October 14, 2015) — CNA announced the selection of SambaSafety as the newest member of its Allied Vendor Program.
YUMA, Ariz. (October 15, 2015) - The newest university EHS degree program to join ISHM’s Board Approved list is the Environmental & Safety Management Program from Pittsburg State University’s School of Construction in Pittsburg, Kansas.
