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Drones may one day build skyscrapers

Drones may one day build skyscrapers

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 04, 2013

We've seen how unmanned aerial vehicles can be used for surveying. But how about being used to construct a full-fledged ...

Transportation Sec. LaHood: “Sequester is dumb”

Transportation Sec. LaHood: “Sequester is...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 01, 2013

Our sister publication Overdrive reports that during an address to members of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ...

Time management, new strategies key to success in post-recession construction industry

Time management, new strategies key to success in...

Posted by Amy Materson on Feb 28, 2013

Lately we've been hearing the recession is finally over. Whether you agree or not, some negative lingering effects have already ...

Behind the scenes: Ritchie Bros. auctions $176 million in equipment in Orlando

Behind the scenes: Ritchie Bros. auctions $176 million...

Posted by Tom Jackson on Feb 27, 2013

When the last gavel fell at Ritchie Bros.' annual big auction last week the company had sold more than 9,400 ...

Architecture Billings Index jumps to 54.2, bodes well for construction

Architecture Billings Index jumps to 54.2, bodes well...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 25, 2013

Each month the American Institute of Architects releases its Architecture Billings Index and the latest round shows an increase to ...

Hitachi restores excavator production in China

Hitachi restores excavator production in China

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 21, 2013

After shutting down operations for half a month last year at its excavator plant in the eastern Chinese province of ...

Construction materials prices rise 0.7% in January

Construction materials prices rise 0.7% in January

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 20, 2013

National construction materials prices increased 0.7 percent percent in January, according to the latest Associated Builders and Contractors Producer Price ...

Economists forecast housing-fueled construction job growth

Economists forecast housing-fueled construction job...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 20, 2013

Goldman Sachs economists recently forecasted a housing recovery-fueled increase to the pace of added jobs each month to between 25,000 ...

Caterpillar CEO: Growth, immigration and tax code reforms key to job creation in U.S.

Caterpillar CEO: Growth, immigration and tax code...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 14, 2013

Cat CEO Doug Olberhelman After receiving a mention during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, Caterpillar's CEO Doug ...

Obama stresses importance of construction, infrastructure, skilled labor in State of the Union

Obama stresses importance of construction,...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 13, 2013

In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama stressed the great importance of construction, housing, infrastructure, ...

POLL: Are you optimistic about the construction industry in 2013?

POLL: Are you optimistic about the construction...

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Feb 12, 2013

There are plenty of people who get paid to make forecasts regarding how successful or unsuccessful our industry will be. ...

Trimble approves two-for-one stock split

Trimble approves two-for-one stock split

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 12, 2013

Trimble's Board of Directors have approved a two-for-one split of all outstanding shares of the company's common stock. The record date ...

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