Offering provides a turnkey fleet management application with special emphasis on customer service

HERNDON, Va. (December 16, 2015) SkyBitz now offers a fleet management solution for sales, service and delivery vehicles with the launch of SkyBitz Local Fleets. The new offering, from the division by the same name, delivers a set of products and services that enable owner/operators and fleet managers to maximize technology investments that keep their business running at peak efficiency.

Firms continue to be unnerved by skilledlabor shortfalls

WASHINGTON (December 16, 2016) – The backlog of commercial and industrial construction projects reached 10.3 months in the South, the highest reading in the history of the Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI), according to third-quarter results announced today by Associated Builders and Contractors.

Construction worker died after contractor failed to take basic safety precautions

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (December 15, 2015) – The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development has issued eight citations against Hartman Construction & Equipment Inc. and fined the company $560,000 for its willful failure to adhere to safety standards. The citations and fines are the result of an investigation conducted after the death of employee Samuel Morgan. Mr.

Report highlights key trends in equipment investment and places them in context of the U.S. economic climate

WASHINGTON (December 9, 2015) – Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 4.4 percent in 2016, according to the Annual 2016 Equipment Leasing & Finance United States Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.

The award honors outstanding innovations by New Hampshire’s high-tech companies

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (December 8, 2015) – B2W Software announced that B2W Maintain was one of just five products to receive Finalist status for the New Hampshire High Tech Council Product of the Year awards. The company, headquartered in New Hampshire impressed judges with the proven ability of its innovative software to help construction companies maximize equipment uptime and reduce costs by automating equipment maintenance and repair procedures.

BARBERMcMURRY’s Winning Design Built by Hickory Construction

ALCOA, Tenn. (December 9, 2015) – For the second year in a row, a project built by Hickory Construction Inc. has claimed the 2015 People’s Choice Award and Members’ Choice Award from the East Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

BARBERMcMURRY Architects won the award for its design of the Contemporary Women’s Health offices in Knoxville, which Hickory built in collaboration with the architectural firm.