Equipment World Staff (EQW)HomeOberstar ousted, Chip Cravaack takes overIt looks like it’s out with the old and in with the new. After serving eighteen terms, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sen. James “Jim” Oberstar (D-Minn.) has lost to Republican Chip Cravaack. Oberstar lost by just more than 4,000 votes, according to a Politico.com report. Oberstar becomes the third chairman to be ousted […]November 3, 2010HomeMeyer, Hanson and Vulcan honored for community serviceThe Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) Information and Education (PIE) Committee recognized Meyer Material Company, Hanson Material Service and Vulcan Materials Co. for outstanding community involvement and support activities in an October awards ceremony. “Each company exemplifies the ideals necessary to empower its employees to be good citizens of the community by supporting and […]November 3, 2010SafetyCaltrans: 90 percent of stimulus money awardedNew information compiled by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) confirms that close to 90 percent of California’s transportation projects funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) have been awarded to contractors, allowing construction to start. California received more ARRA, a.k.a. “stimulus,” dollars for transportation than any other state –- nearly $2.6 billion […]November 2, 2010Construction EquipmentConstruction Mrktg. Assn. releases survey resultsThe results of a September survey of construction marketers that identifies marketing budget outlook, top marketing priorities, and tactical marketing plans for the upcoming fiscal year conducted by the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) have been released. The anonymous survey was conducted via SurveyMonkey, a Web-based tool, and posed the following four (4) questions: 1) For […]November 1, 2010HomeStephens to manufacture, market Inventure mixerConcrete batch plant manufacturer Stephens Mfg. Co. and ISL Machinery Inc., located in King City, Ontario, the designer and marketer of the Inventure Reversing Drum Mixer have entered into an agreement that will give Stephens have exclusive rights to manufacture and market the Inventure Mixer in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Stephens President […]November 1, 2010HomeU.S. DOT awards $2.4 billion for high-speed railThe Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are awarding $2.4 billion for planning and construction of intercity passenger rail service for 54 projects in 23 states. With the award of this money, the U.S. DOT says “we’re moving full-speed ahead toward a nationwide high-speed rail system. “President Obama signed the Recovery Act […]November 1, 2010TechnologyCat’s Wuxi R&D Center facility LEED Gold certifiedCaterpillar Inc. research & development (R&D) center in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, has been awarded Gold certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design in the new construction category (LEED-NC). The Wuxi R&D Center, a wholly-owned Caterpillar subsidiary, is the headquarters and main branch of Caterpillar R&D Center (China), Ltd. To support growing operations in China […]November 1, 2010Business‘Demand for building materials and construction products remains weak,’ Eagle Materials says in Q2 resultsEagle Materials Inc. reported in its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, which ended Sept. 30, 2010, revenues of $132.1 million. The company reported that cash flow from company operations was $40.8 million and net earnings of $9.6 million. It reported diluted earnings per share at $0.22. Demand for building materials and […]November 1, 2010BusinessMartin Marietta expects volume growth in 2011Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. as follows: Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB’; Short-term IDR at ‘F2’; Senior unsecured debt rating at ‘BBB;’ Revolving bank credit facility at ‘BBB;’ Commercial Paper rating at ‘F2’. The Rating Outlook is stable. The ratings and Outlook for Martin Marietta are based on […]November 1, 2010BusinessKnife River gets 6 projects worth $34 millionKnife River Corp.’s Midwest and Central Texas Divisions, based in Sioux City, Iowa, and Bryan, Texas, were successful bidders on six new projects totaling more than $34 million. Two of the three Midwest Division jobs are contracts with the South Dakota Department of Transportation. 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