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Parsons Brinckerhoff to manage $950M Port of Long Beach Bridge Project
Parsons Brinckerhoff has been selected by the Port of Long Beach to provide program management and construction management services for the $950 million replacement of the Gerald Desmond Bridge. Groundbreaking for the new cable-stayed bridge is expected in early 2013, approximately 48 years after ground was broken for the original through-arch bridge. The existing Gerald […]
May 10, 2012
Roadbuilding
Liebherr promotes Tim Doucette
Liebherr Construction Equipment has promoted Timothy "Tim" Doucette to the newly created position of General Manager – Brand Strategy. In this new role, Doucette will work closely with the Liebherr President Duane Wilder. ,Liebherr Construction Equipment has promoted Timothy "Tim" Doucette to the newly created position of General Manager – Brand Strategy. In this new role, Doucette will work closely with the Liebherr President Duane Wilder. ,Liebherr Construction Equipment has promoted Timothy "Tim" Doucette to the newly created position of General Manager – Brand Strategy. In this new role, Doucette will work closely with the Liebherr President Duane Wilder. ,Liebherr Construction Equipment has promoted Timothy "Tim" Doucette to the newly created position of General Manager – Brand Strategy. In this new role, Doucette will work closely with the Liebherr President Duane Wilder. ,Liebherr Construction Equipment has promoted Timothy "Tim" Doucette to the newly created position of General Manager – Brand Strategy. In this new role, Doucette will work closely with the Liebherr President Duane Wilder. ,Liebherr Construction Equipment has promoted Timothy "Tim" Doucette to the newly created position of General Manager – Brand Strategy. In this new role, Doucette will work closely with the Liebherr President Duane Wilder. ,Liebherr Construction Equipment has promoted Timothy "Tim" Doucette to the newly created position of General Manager – Brand Strategy. In this new role, Doucette will work closely with the Liebherr President Duane Wilder. ,Liebherr Construction Equipment has promoted Timothy "Tim" Doucette to the newly created position of General Manager – Brand Strategy. In this new role, Doucette will work closely with the Liebherr President Duane Wilder. ,Liebherr Construction Equipment has promoted Timothy "Tim" Doucette to the newly created position of General Manager – Brand Strategy. In this new role, Doucette will work closely with the Liebherr President Duane Wilder. ,Liebherr Construction Equipment has promoted Timothy "Tim" Doucette to the newly created position of General Manager – Brand Strategy. In this new role, Doucette will work closely with the Liebherr President Duane Wilder.
May 10, 2012
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Roadbuilding
Ritchie Bros. agrees to acquire AssetNation
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has agreed to full acquire AssetNation, an online marketplace and solutions provider for surplus and salvage assets. AssetNation is a privately-held company headquartered in Houston, with offices in Pittsburgh, Mexico City, and London. The acquisition is an all-cash deal valued at nearly $64 million, according to Ritchie Bros. The transaction is expected […]
May 9, 2012
Business
Construction Coalition for a Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace formed
Five of the nation’s largest construction trade associations have teamed up to form the Construction Coalition for a Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace (CCDAFW). The coalition’s mission is to create a drug- and alcohol-free construction industry by providing companies and organizations with the resources necessary to implement drug- and alcohol-free policies into their business practices. CCDAFW […]
May 9, 2012
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Granite resolves issues related to U.S. 20 project in Oregon
Granite Construction‘s joint venture, Yaquina River Constructors (YRC), and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) have resolved their claims in a settlement that includes a mutually agreed termination of the ODOT-YRC design-build contract on the U.S. 20 Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville project. “We are pleased to have reached a resolution to what has been an […]
May 9, 2012
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Holcim’s Q1 2012 report: Growing demand for construction materials
In Holcim‘s first-quarter 2012 earnings report, the company says that due to good economic conditions in Asia and Latin America and growing demand for construction materials in North America and Africa Middle East consolidated cement deliveries increased. Higher shipments were achieved particularly by the Group companies in India, the US, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia […]
May 9, 2012
Roadbuilding
Western Star marks 10-year anniversary of Portland, Ore., manufacturing plant
Fort Mill, S.C.-based Western Star Truck Sales today recognized the 10th anniversary of its Portland, Ore., truck manufacturing plant. Currently employing more than 1,000 people working two full shifts, the plant produces the full line of Western Star products including the 4700, 4800, 4900 and 6900 truck models that meet the highest standard of comfort, […]
May 8, 2012
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Finished steel imports up 11 percent in April
Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported on May 2 that steel import permit applications for the month of April totaled 3,074,000 net tons (NT). This was a 5-percent decrease from the 3,248,000 permit tons recorded in March and a 6-percent increase from the March preliminary imports total of 2,899,000 NT.
May 8, 2012
Business
Granite Q1 2012 results show 21-percent revenue increase
Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction has reported a net loss of $12 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012 compared with a net loss of $9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2011. “Overall, I am pleased with our start to the year as mild weather […]
May 8, 2012
Roadbuilding
Good news, bad news on construction employment front
The construction industry lost 2,000 jobs in April, following similar declines of 3,000 in March and 1,000 in February, but still added 63,000 jobs over the past year as the industry unemployment rate shrank to 14.5 percent—the lowest April level in four years, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released today by […]
May 7, 2012
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