The NTA acquisition will add laboratory and testing capabilities to the ICC service offerings and will foster innovation by streamlining the time-to-market for product manufacturers. Details here. 

John Deererecently completed the construction of a 7,500 square foot facility in Coal Valley, Illinois, to better meet internal training demands, along with supporting customer visits and events. Facility details here. 

Through investments from Autodesk, Citi and others, Factory_OS is addressing the growing affordable housing crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Read more here. 

After 2 consecutive years of solid growth, equipment and software investment growth is likely to slow in 2019 to 3.9% (down from 4.5% in the Q2 update of the Economic Outlook published in April), according to the Q3 update to the 2019 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook. Highlights from the report include:

Four companies have joined Steel Erectors Association of America’s (SEAA) network of craft-training providers, offering SEAA/National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) training and assessments. Details here. 

CRAFTSMAN fans can now enter for a chance to win a dream garage makeover in the CRAFTSMAN VERSASYSTEM Garage Makeover Sweepstakes. One winner will become the proud new owner of a full range of storage solutions, . Details here.