Construction Industry News

OTTAWA (Oct. 30, 2014)—Leaders of the Canadian equipment industry convened at the nation's capital for Associated Equipment Distributors' (AED) inaugural Ottawa briefing.

The meeting featured remarks by Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, panels on infrastructure, energy, tax and workforce policy, a discussion about provincial road construction programs, and a preview of the 2015 Canadian federal elections.

WASHINGTON (Oct. 31, 2014)—The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a 60-day extension of the comment period for its proposed rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to submit an annual Equal Pay Report on employee compensation to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Oct. 31, 2014) — Trimble introduced Trimble Connect, a cloud-based collaboration platform based on GTeam software from recently acquired Gehry Technologies. Trimble Connect allows teams to access, analyze, manage and share project data from anywhere at any time. As a hub for Trimble Buildings' portfolio of Design-Build-Operate (DBO) technologies, Trimble Connect enables seamless interoperability for designers, builders, and owners/occupiers.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Oct. 30, 2014)—The next phase of a four-year research and development project supporting the commercialization of Solidia Technologies’ carbon dioxide-reducing cement and concrete processes will commence with the commitment of an additional $752,000 from the US Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).

MARENGO, Ill. (Oct. 22, 2014)—UniCarriers Americas Corporation hosted U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren of Illinois at its headquarters for the Americas in Marengo on October 15. The representative met with the UniCarriers Americas executive team prior to touring the facility and participated in a town hall-style meeting with more than 30 of the forklift manufacturer’s employees.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2014)—Brasfield & Gorrie broke ground on the new Infinity Hall student housing development at Innovation Square near the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. A groundbreaking ceremony was held to mark the start of work on the new undergraduate community.

WASHINGTON (Oct. 23, 2014)—The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced a new report detailing the extensive involvement of the retail industry with LEED and the impact of the globally recognized green building rating system on retail development and the consumer experience. The release of the "LEED in Motion: Retail" report was announced at USGBC’s annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo, taking place in New Orleans.

WASHINGTON (Oct. 22, 2014)—With all geographic regions and building project sectors showing positive conditions, there continues to be a heightened level of demand for design services signaled in the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI).

DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 1, 2014)—BirdDog, a leader in recruitment and applicant tracking solutions (ATS) for the construction and skilled trades industries, and Wonderlic, a leading provider of comprehensive hiring assessment systems, have collaborated to complete an integration of the BirdDog ATS and Wonderlic assessments. The integration provides customers of both organizations with centralized recruiting and pre-hire candidate profiles.

WASHINGTON (Oct. 20, 2014)—The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) released the October 2014 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today.

WASHINGTON (Oct. 16, 2014)—Hanley Wood, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and EMerge Alliance announced that the world’s first Net Zero Zone will be unveiled at the 2014 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo taking place at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans Oct. 22-24, 2014.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Oct. 16, 2014)—Computer Guidance Corporation, developer of ERP software solutions for the construction industry, announced that heavy highway contractor EE Cruz is leveraging Computer Guidance Corporation’s eCMS v.4.0 Construction ERP Platform and supporting Enterprise Content Management applications in support of its daily business operations.

MT. VERNON, Iowa (Oct. 15, 2014)—The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) will be honoring Ed Sauter, the association’s longstanding executive director, at its Winter Tilt-Up Jubilee during World of Concrete (WOC) Feb. 4, 2015.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.(Oct. 14, 2014)—Mechanical contractor Murphy Company and industrial contractor K2 Industrial Services were each awarded Constructech Vision Awards at a ceremony in San Francisco, California. Penta Technologies was jointly recognized as Technology Enabler.

RALEIGH, N.C. (Oct. 13, 2014)—In the most recent white paper released by FMI , author Mike Rose shares an analysis of more than 75,000 salary records for calendar year 2013. Annually, the firm conducts a series compensation survey covering approximately 280 positions for the engineering and construction industries.

Key takeaways from the white paper titled “Post-Recession Transformations” include:

ATLANTA (Oct. 13, 2014)—Takeuchi-US announced Bennett Equipment & Supply. Co. as its newest dealer in South Carolina. Located in Piedmont, they will carry the full line of Takeuchi compact earthmoving equipment, including compact excavators, compact track loaders, compact wheel loaders and skid steer loaders.

DALLAS, Texas (Oct. 9, 2014)—International Risk Management Institute Inc. (IRMI), has released the "Quality Risk Management Fieldbook," a practical and proactive approach to lower the costs of risk and protect an organization's assets.

FULLERTON, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2014)—Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Fullerton, California to nearby Santa Ana to accommodate business growth. The move is expected to take place in November.

BILOXI, Miss. (Oct. 8, 2014)—HORNE LLP will host the 2014 HORNE Annual Construction Forum on December 12, 2014, in Biloxi, Mississippi. The forum will feature economic and policy expert Anirban Basu, chief economist and CEO of Sage Policy Group Inc., presenting “Back to the Future, Part II.”