(Feb. 26, 2014) - Exports of U.S.-made construction equipment dropped 25 percent in 2013 compared to the previous year for a total $20 billion shipped to global markets, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), citing U.S. Commerce Department data it uses in trend reports for members. All world regions recorded declines.
NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 27, 2014) — Boh Bros. Construction Co. has agreed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to a consent judgment which requires the company to pay $125,000 in compensatory damages to a former employee in a sex discrimination/same sex harassment case. The consent judgment cannot be appealed and effectively brings the litigation to a close.
Nearly 1,000 businesses send letter urging rejection of proposal repealing Section 433 of Energy Independence and Security Act.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 27, 2014) – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and nearly 1,000 businesses from across the country today urged Congress to reject special interest efforts to repeal the law setting goals for reducing fossil fuel use in federal buildings by 2030.
The letter comes in response to reports that the oil and gas lobby pushed to include a repeal of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act in the bipartisan Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill.
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WOOD DALE, Ill., (Feb. 25, 2014) - Power Solutions International, Inc., a leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of emissions-certified alternative-fuel and conventional power systems announced today that it has been named "Customer of the Year, North America" by Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd, the worldwide construction and utility equipment manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
For the coming year almost two-thirds of distributors said that they expect an increase in new equipment sales.
SAN FRANCISCO (February 25, 2014) – Construction contractors and equipment distributors are optimistic that local non-residential construction activity will improve in 2014, according to a recent survey by Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC).