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Growth slows in U.S. exports of construction equipment
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 27, 2013
After enjoying surges of 43 percent in 2011 and 28 percent in 2010, growth in U.S. exports of construction equipment ...
New home sales surge 16% to nearly 3-year high
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 26, 2013
New home sales made a huge leap in January, rising nearly 16 percent from December 2012, according to data from ...
Ritchie Bros. president sees turnaround for...
Posted by Tom Jackson on Feb 21, 2013
Ritchie Bros. President Rob Mackay discusses the construction industry at the auction company's big event in Kissimmee, Florida. The Ritchie ...
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 ...
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...
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. ...
Nonresidential construction index stagnates...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 12, 2013
The FMI Nonresidential Construction index rose to 58.1 in the first quarter of 2013, up 2.6 points from Q4 2012's ...
Home sales rise to best in 5 years
Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Feb 05, 2013
Despite falling below November’s pace, December sales of previously-owned homes were up 12.8 percent year-over-year, CNN Money reported. Full-year sales increased ...
PCA Pres: “Pendulum is swinging back” for...
Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Feb 05, 2013
You don't usually get a pair of sunglasses at a press conference. And, given the recent tough years for the ...
Recession results in evolving construction markets
Posted by Equipment World Staff on Feb 01, 2013
Prolonged periods of economic difficulty add velocity to evolutionary changes in many industries. The Great Recession and the long shadow ...
U.S. jobless claims fall to five-year low
Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Jan 25, 2013
The number of initial jobless claims in the United States fell to a five-year low in mid-January, a sign of ...
Manfredi predicts rental industry to surpass $32...
Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Jan 10, 2013
In the February issue of RER magazine, industry consultant Frank Manfredi says the U.S. equipment rental industry will surpass $32 ...
Spy shots of 2015 Ford F-150 in testing suggest redesign...
Credit: Truck Trend/Chris Doane Automotive With the last F-150 redesign ...
GEAR: 1928 Ford Model A pickup with BMW V-8 is a throwback...
Click on over to Mike Burroughs telling of ...
Ram Trucks and Superman team up for “Man of...
Ram Trucks just made a pretty powerful new friend. Continuing its ...
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