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Women breaking through construction industry’s “concrete ceiling”

Women breaking through construction industry’s...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 23, 2013

While women still hold the same percentage of the 8.4 million construction jobs in the United States as they did in ...

Utah leads U.S. in decline of construction deaths, D.C. tops list of injury declines

Utah leads U.S. in decline of construction deaths, D.C....

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 21, 2013

Construction deaths declined at a faster rate in Utah between 2008 and 2011 than in any other state, according to ...

Bloomberg profile of Caterpillar CEO focuses on gap between profits and worker pay

Bloomberg profile of Caterpillar CEO focuses on gap...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 20, 2013

Bloomberg Businessweek recently profiled Caterpillar CEO Doug Olberhelman, pulling very few punches in the process. The profile refers to Olberhelman as ...

Builder confidence up on strengthening housing market, but majority rate still rate it “fair” or “poor”

Builder confidence up on strengthening housing market,...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 15, 2013

Though the reading is not at a point where more home builders view the current market for newly-built, single-family as ...

John Deere reports record profits in 2nd quarter; construction equipment expected to continue decline

John Deere reports record profits in 2nd quarter;...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 15, 2013

Attributing the news to higher sales of farm equipment, John Deere is reporting its highest ever quarterly net profit of ...

Bobcat R&D expansion brings total Bismarck investment to $35 million

Bobcat R&D expansion brings total Bismarck...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 14, 2013

Bobcat recently broke ground on a new $20 million renovation and expansion at the Northern Plains Commerce Centre in Bismarck, North ...

Google Glass won’t revolutionize the construction industry. Not yet anyway.

Google Glass won’t revolutionize the construction...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 14, 2013

If you put aside all the coverage of Apple's stock price and the company's "uncertain future," the biggest tech story ...

Construction fuel consumption dips 0.9% in March

Construction fuel consumption dips 0.9% in March

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 10, 2013

Fuel consumption by the construction industry fell month-t0-month in March by 0.9 percent, according to the latest WEX Construction Fuel ...

U.S. rental construction, lack of first-time home buyers a sign of “inferior housing recovery”?

U.S. rental construction, lack of first-time home...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 08, 2013

Despite recent dips in construction spending and employment, the mood in the industry is, well, better. Better than it was ...

Caterpillar to layoff 300 at mining facility in Illinois, close tunneling plant in Toronto

Caterpillar to layoff 300 at mining facility in...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 06, 2013

In the wake of a first quarter that saw profits tumble 45 percent, mostly due to low demand for mining ...

Construction University eases transition from jobsite to the office

Construction University eases transition from jobsite...

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on May 03, 2013

It’s a common story: After working in construction awhile—sometimes with family, sometimes not—a guy or gal wants to strike out ...

Construction spending dips 1.7% in March due to drop in government building; up 4.9% annually

Construction spending dips 1.7% in March due to drop in...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 01, 2013

According to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department Wednesday, construction spending dropped 1.7 percent during March to its lowest ...

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