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Photos: National Guard, DOTs scramble to clear roads after Hurricane Laura
Transportation workers and National Guard members were out in force Thursday and Friday clearing debris from roads in Louisiana and Texas following Hurricane Laura’s path of destruction. The Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development closed Interstate 10 at the Texas border ahead of the storm’s arrival Wednesday. As of Thursday at 3 p.m., the highway […]
August 28, 2020
Roadbuilding
Contractors end lockout of Mich. union equipment operators
A lockout of union equipment operators and technicians by a contractors group in Michigan has ended -- so now work can resume on major road projects in the state.
October 1, 2018
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Firefighters hose dead fish off I-40 in N.C. after Florence floodwaters recede
In the aftermath of hurricane Florence, the Penderlea fire department began to hose dead fish off North Carolina's I-40. Watch the video here on Equipment World.
September 27, 2018
Roadbuilding
Emergency roadwork follows historic floods in Wisc., Mich.
Governors of both states declared a state of emergency after storms dumped 6-10 inches of rain during those three days. More on the repairs on Equipment World.
June 22, 2018
Workforce
How to hire military veterans as equipment operators and machine techs? AEMP has a guide for that.
Spurred by a lack of understanding, AEMP developed a guide to help construction industry employers hire veterans who lack civilian job searching skills.
May 31, 2018
Roadbuilding
Colorado crews begin repairing flood-damaged roads
Colorado residents may soon have access to roads destroyed during floods this month. Crews with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and National Guard troops began work Sunday to repair several main highways for mountain towns, the Associated Press reported. The roads will need to be fixed quickly because winter conditions such as frost and […]
September 23, 2013
Roadbuilding
INDOT, state agencies team up for veteran-focused job fair
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is joining several other state agencies today to sponsor a job fair for military veterans, National Guard or Reserve members and their families. The job fair takes place today, July 23, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, 2909 Grant Line Road, New Albany, Indiana. […]
July 23, 2013
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January 21 deadline for 2013 Freedom Award honoring employers of Guard and Reserve members
The Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve has asked Guardsmen and Reservists to nominate their civilian employers for the 2013 Secretary of the Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the nation’s highest recognition for employers that support Guard and Reserve members. The deadline for nominations is January 21. “The Freedom Award is […]
January 15, 2013
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Unemployment rate for veterans at 10.9%
After the successful mission by U.S. and intelligence teams to bring down Osama bin Laden, U.S. Sen. Kay R Hagan, D-N.C., expressed her concern over the nearly 11% unemployment rate for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The National unemployment rate edged up to 9% in April and for the third consecutive month the economy […]
May 11, 2011
Technology
Beachcleaners enlisted for Gulf mess
BP called on Cherrington’s Beachcleaners to help the company clean up the mess from the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. The Beachcleaner’s mobile oscillating sifting method of beach sand screening helps clear the sandy beaches of the Gulf of tar balls and slab oil. Immediately after the Deepwater Horizon […]
June 29, 2010
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