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Ritchie targets non-auction equipment sales with buy
May 09, 2012
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers has bought AssetNation, a move it says gives them a technology platform with the ability to tap used equipment segments beyond the company’s unreserved auction market. The buy will result in several as-yet-unannounced initiatives “unique to the ...
Construction Coalition for a Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace formed
May 09, 2012
Five of the nation’s largest construction trade associations have teamed up to form the Construction Coalition for a Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace (CCDAFW). The coalition’s mission is to create a drug- and alcohol-free construction industry by providing companies and organizations ...
Granite resolves issues related to U.S. 20 project in Oregon
May 09, 2012
Granite Construction's joint venture, Yaquina River Constructors (YRC), and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) have resolved their claims in a settlement that includes a mutually agreed termination of the ODOT-YRC design-build contract on the U.S. 20 Pioneer Mountain to ...
Holcim’s Q1 2012 report: Growing demand for construction materials
May 09, 2012
In Holcim's first-quarter 2012 earnings report, the company says that due to good economic conditions in Asia and Latin America and growing demand for construction materials in North America and Africa Middle East consolidated cement deliveries increased.
Higher shipments ...
Mica & Duncan statements from surface transportation bill conference
May 08, 2012
U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. (R-Tenn.) ,chairman of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, released statements following the May 8 Surface Transportation Bill Conference Meeting.
Their ...
ARTBA letter to conferees: ‘Approving transportation bill does not guarantee jobs’
May 08, 2012
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) sent a letter to conferees for the reauthorization of a highway bill saying "it is one of the most proactive steps Congress can take to help boost the U.S. economy" after enduring ...
DOT gives states $20M for natural disaster repair
May 08, 2012
The DOT is giving Alabama, Oregon and South Carolina money to help cover costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by disasters.
Granite Q1 2012 results show 21-percent revenue increase
May 08, 2012
Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction has reported a net loss of $12 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012 compared with a ...
Western Star debuts Model 4700 tractor at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
May 07, 2012
TIFIA transportation project loan program under fire
May 07, 2012
Class 8 orders continue to fall
May 07, 2012
Good news, bad news on construction employment front
May 04, 2012
The construction industry lost 2,000 jobs in April, following similar declines of 3,000 in March and 1,000 in February, but still added 63,000 jobs over the past year as the industry unemployment rate shrank to 14.5 percent—the lowest April level ...
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