Equipment World Staff (EQW)RoadbuildingTopcon Layout and LayoutMaster provide construction layout solutionLIVERMORE, Calif. – January 28, 2010 – The art of construction layout just got a lot simpler. Topcon Positioning Systems has introduced the industry’s most advanced software solution for construction layout – Topcon Layout and LayoutMaster. The new software technology is designed to assist a contractor or builder with virtually any type of construction staking […]May 17, 2010BusinessGranite Construction president, CEO retiring, replacement namedWatsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction Inc. announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) William G. Dorey will retire on August 31 after 42 years with the company and that James H. Roberts has been named as president and CEO effective Sept. 1. Dorey will continue as a member of the board of directors. “Bill’s […]May 17, 2010RoadbuildingAllmand V series Vertical TowerA compact trailer including a seven section lighting tower that extends and retracts vertically. Mast may be raised or lowered in just 20 seconds and does not lay down for transportation or storage. Mast and light fixtures stay within the footprint of the trailer even when lowered. Vertical only design reduces shipping and storage costs […]May 17, 2010SafetyThree SITECH dealers established to serve Texas, Oklahoma heavy, highway contractorsTrimble announced today that SITECH Texoma, SITECH Tejas and SITECH Southeast Texas have been established to serve heavy and highway contractors in Texas and Oklahoma. The three SITECH Technology Dealers join the premier network of SITECH dealerships — the first fully dedicated global distribution network offering the most comprehensive portfolio of construction technology systems available […]May 14, 2010SafetyDeadline to apply for 2010 Volvo Trucks Safety Award is May 30The deadline to apply for the 2010 Volvo Trucks Safety Awards is approaching quickly. Entries for the high-profile award, which recognizes the safest fleets in the U.S. and Canada, must be received by May 30, 2010. Two fleets with the safest driving records and top safety programs will each receive $25,000 prizes to be used […]May 14, 2010HomeAmerican Concrete Institute Foundation’s fellowship, scholarship program openThe ACI Foundation, a wholly-owned and non-profit subsidiary of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), announces the opening of its student Fellowship and Scholarship program for the 2011-2012 academic year. This year, the ACI Foundation is offering eight Fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students and six Scholarships for graduate students studying concrete, through funds from both […]May 13, 2010BusinessDennis J. Hall assuming presidency of Construction Specifications InstituteThe Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) today announced that Dennis J. Hall, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, FAIA, SCIP, will assume presidency of the organization on July 1. Hall is managing principal of Hall Architects, Inc. and chairman of HALL?Building Information Group, LLC, with offices in Charlotte and Dallas. “CSI began as an organization of construction specifiers developing […]May 13, 2010EquipmentARTBA: Senate climate bill ‘shorts’ transportation sectorA majority of the revenue generated from a new transportation user fee included in a climate bill proposed in the U.S. Senate would be diverted to non-transportation purposes —- a departure from 54 years of federal policy, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The “American Power Act” (APA), released May 12, […]May 13, 2010BusinessAmerican Iron and Steel Institute: EPA’s greenhouse gases ‘tailoring rule’ will cost jobsAmerican Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) President and CEO Thomas J. Gibson offered the following comment today on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tailoring Rule. “The Tailoring Rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency today does not solve the fundamental problems associated with regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, which is that failure […]May 13, 2010HomeTerry Eller joins Granite Construction as deputy general counselTerry K. Eller has joined Granite Construction Incorporated as deputy general counsel, effective April 26. She will report to Michael Futch, vice president and general counsel. In her role, Eller is responsible for the general management of Granite’s Legal department and will participate in securities, corporate and board governance matters. 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