IRVING, Texas (Oct. 12, 2025) — Caterpillar Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire RPMGlobal Holdings Limited, an Australian-based software company.
Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, RPMGlobal is a provider of mining software solutions dating back to 1977. RPMGlobal has deep domain expertise in mining technology enablement, providing global customers with data-driven software solutions at every stage of the mining life cycle.
PERRY, Okla. (Oct. 6, 2025) — Ditch Witch today announced that its parent company, The Toro Company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Tornado Infrastructure Equipment Ltd., a manufacturer of vacuum excavation trucks and infrastructure equipment solutions.
CHICAGO (Oct. 6, 2025) — The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced its transformation into the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU).
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (Oct. 7, 2025) — HEI Civil, a heavy civil construction company, announced that its Colorado Division has received the 2024 William H. Feather Safety Award by the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA). This award recognizes the team for achieving an exceptional safety record of over 1 million man-hours worked without a recordable incident, underscoring the company’s deep commitment to safety.
MIAMI (Oct. 8, 2025) — SmartBarrel, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered biometric time-tracking solution for the construction industry, announced a native integration with Plexxis, a subcontractor-focused construction enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution.
BOSTON (Oct. 7, 2025) — The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, increased 3.4% in September to 304.6 from the downwardly revised reading of 294.7. Over the month, commercial planning expanded 4.7% while institutional planning ticked up 0.9%. Year-to-date, the DMI is up 33% from the average reading over the same period in 2024.
