Center offers fall safety and confined space rescue training.

RED WING, Minn. (Aug. 14, 2014) — Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA and PROTECTA brands, announced it has opened a new training center in Tustin, California, one of 20 state-of-the-art training centers Capital Safety now offers worldwide, in addition to on-site training and online training tools and services.

The purpose of the mission is to introduce U.S. firms to the expanding and diversifying Qatari market.

WASHINGTON (Aug. 11, 2014) — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced its sponsorship of the first-ever Architecture Service Trade Mission to the Middle East. The trade mission to Doha, Qatar will take place Nov. 17-19.

Completion of $28 million renovation project will help speed the design and development of products to meet customers’ growing needs.

BISMARCK, N.D. (Aug. 6, 2014) — Bobcat Company and Doosan recently opened the doors to their new Acceleration Center, ushering in a generation of advanced product innovation and accelerated learning to benefit customers, dealers and employees worldwide.

Company expands business in Albert, Canada.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Aug. 5, 2014) — Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA and PROTECTA brands, has announced that it has acquired Fall Protection Group Inc., a Calgary, Alberta-based company committed to industry training for at-height workers.

While overall outlooks are positive, industry experts indicate need for government spending to maintain growth.

WASHINGTON (Aug. 4, 2014) — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Chief Economist Anirban Basu, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chief Economist Kermit Baker and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Chief Economist David Crowe provided a collaborative economic forecast combining their expert economic analysis on leading, present and lagging economic indicators.

Representatives of the National Demolition Association present a paper on the value of public/private collaboration before and during disaster response.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Aug. 1, 2014) — Emergency management experts from around the world met at Purdue University recently to debate best practices for life-saving response and recovery operations after natural or man-made catastrophes, opening the dialogue for the first time this year to include industry experts.