Lauren Heartsill DowdleSafetyLincoln Electric to hold free Pipeline Welding SeminarLincoln Electric is offering a free Pipeline Welding Seminar for contractors and professionals in the pipeline industry. The three-day, in-depth session will take place on March 29-31 at Lincoln Electric’s corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. The seminar will focus on topics such as solutions to common pipeline welding challenges, understanding hydrogen cracking and how to […]January 25, 2011BusinessConstruction firms plan to hire, not cut, workersMore construction firms are planning to hire workers this year than are planning to make layoffs, according to a survey released by the Associated General Contractors of America and Navigant. While 55 percent of firms laid off staff and only 20 percent of firms added employees in 2010, the outlook is more positive in 2011, […]January 25, 2011Construction EquipmentYokohama Tire promotes from withinYokohama Tire Corporation made several strategic management promotions within the company. Dan King moved from vice president of sales and marketing to senior vice president of sales and marketing. Thomas Masuguchi was promoted from controller to vice president and controller. John Cooney was promoted from director of commercial sales to director of export. He will […]January 21, 2011Construction EquipmentStedman names new regional sales managerStedman and Innovative Processing Solutions appointed Eric Marcotte as its new Southern U.S. regional sales manager. Marcotte’s responsibilities will include selling crushing equipment and systems to Stedman customers. He has more than three years of experience in the mining industry, plant operations and size reduction equipment. Marcotte received a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering […]January 21, 2011BusinessZanetis Power Attachments becomes RoadHogZanetis Power Attachments changed its name to RoadHog to better identify its core product line and to enhance brand awareness, the company says. The company’s website has been redesigned and is now roadhog-inc.com. The company’s ownership remains the same, and nothing else is affected except for the accounting side of the business. All payables should […]January 21, 2011RoadbuildingPPI for finished goods rises in DecemberThe Producer Price Index for finished goods rose 1.1 percent in December, reports the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This advance followed increases of 0.8 percent in November and 0.4 in October. It also marks the sixth straight rise in finished goods prices. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate […]January 20, 2011RoadbuildingJCB adds Black JCB to dealer networkJCB’s North American dealer network expanded with the addition of Black JCB, a new division of Black Equipment Company. Black JCB will provide new and used equipment sales and rentals to the materials handling and construction industries, along with 24-hour parts and service. In addition to the company’s headquarters in Evansville, Indiana, Black JCB also […]January 20, 2011RoadbuildingCat Auction facilitates Erreca’s dispersalCat Auction Services will hold an unreserved public auction featuring the complete dispersal of Erreca’s on Feb. 23. The auction, beginning at 9 a.m. at Erreca’s facility in Lakeside, California, marks the company’s first California-based auction since adding new California-based Cat Dealers partners Hawthorne Machinery, Quinn Company, Peterson Tractor and Holt of California in the […]January 20, 2011RoadbuildingTerex AWP manufactures Manitou productsTerex Aerial Work Platforms, following its agreement with Manitou, will manufacture 7.79-, 9.92- and 11.75-meter electrical slab scissors lifts for sale by Manitou respectively as the 78 SEC, 100 SEC and 120 SE. The agreement between Terex AWP, announced in April 2010, stated the following: Terex AWP would manufacture 7.95- and 9.75-meter self-propelled rough terrain […]January 20, 2011HomeNRMCA creates Concrete Cares AwardThe Manufacturers, Products and Services Division of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association established the Concrete Cares Award, which will recognize outstanding contributions in community service by an NRMCA producer member company. With ready mixed concrete plants in almost every community in America, NRMCA member companies are working to make a difference. From Earth Day celebrations to […]January 19, 2011Previous PagePage 20 of 43Next PageTop StoriesHeavy equipmentCloser Look: The Huddig 1370 Cable, An All-in-One Loader, Excavator and LiftThe do-anything machine has 160 horsepower, up to 72-foot platform reach and full attachment versatility. 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