PCA: 2013 is construction’s real turnaround year

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Jan 18, 2013

Ed Sullivan, the Portland Cement Association's chief economist, is not one to be overly optimistic. While others were saying that construction ...

Construction employment declines in 151 metro areas...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 09, 2013

The latest examination of construction employment in U.S. metro areas is out from the Associated General Contractors of America. After ...

Construction fuel consumption index up 3.6 percent over...

Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Dec 21, 2012

WEX and IHS have released results of the WEX Construction Fuel Consumption Index (FCI), which indicated an increase of 3.6 ...

FMI: Unconfident contractors face labor shortage,...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Dec 19, 2012

According to a new report from management consultant and investment banking provider FMI, the construction industry has contracted to the ...

Construction companies grow while other sectors slow

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Dec 14, 2012

A new report from Forbes based on numbers from financial information firm Sageworks says that privately-owned construction companies have “bucked ...

ABC: modest recovery of nonresidential construction...

Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Dec 05, 2012

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has released its 2013 economic forecast for the United States commercial and industrial construction industry, ...

Growth expected, but construction’s economic...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jun 19, 2012

The construction sector of the U.S. economy is expected to see mild recovery through the end of 2012 with accelerated ...

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on May 06, 2011

"During an emergency operations center planning meeting immediately following an event, try to determine how long recovery will take. Once ...

Goodyear outlines strategic plan for record...

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Apr 04, 2011

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company said at an investor press conference that it is targeting 2013 segment operating income ...

Outlook report: Equipment rentals showing recovery

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Jul 13, 2010

Economic forecasting firm IHS Global Insight reports in data prepared for the American Rental Association (ARA) and Rental Management magazine reports ...

FTR: Truck orders jump in June

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Jul 08, 2010

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing June Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM’s ...

The good news: Transportation stimulus projects reach...

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Nov 12, 2009

  From ConstructionPundit's sister blog, The Roadologist: The Department of Transportation has jumpstarted more than 10,000 transportation projects across the United States ...