BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (January 17, 2017) – The Toro Company has donated a 3-night stay at Walt Disney World Resort to the annual American Rental Association (ARA) Foundation Charity Auction. The auction will be held February 28 during The Rental Show in Orlando, Florida. Proceeds from the ARA Charity Auction benefit specific ARA Foundation programs including the scholarship program, Rental Advisory Program and the disaster relief and recovery program.

PRINCETON, N.J. (January 10, 2017) –For 60 years, NAFA has understood that leadership is integral to every organization’s success and is a necessary skill for all professionals to master. With this necessity in mind, NAFA announces that Doug Keeley, CEO and Chief Storyteller of The Mark of a Leader, will be the keynote speaker for the association’s annual conference, the 2017 Institute & Expo, April 25-28 in Tampa, Florida.

NEW YORK (January 9, 2017) – The Dodge Momentum Index increased 2.9 percent in December to 136.7 from its revised November reading of 132.8. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.