Wayne GraysonWayne Grayson is the former Executive Video Producer for Randall-Reilly; in previous positions, he served as the Executive Editor and Online Editor for Equipment World.BusinessConstruction equipment investment expected to continue above average growth in 2013Construction equipment investment is expected to continue to grow and an above average rate over the next three to six motnhs, according to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. However, the ELFF warns that the rate of growth construction equipment has enjoyed “should continue to decline from […]April 4, 2013Construction EquipmentBig Bertha, world’s largest tunnel-boring machine, arrives in SeattleThe “Big” in Bertha’s name isn’t there for the catchiness. It’s there because it’s apt. With a 57-foot diameter and a length of a football field, Big Bertha is the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine. She’s quite hefty too. Bertha is assembled from 41 parts, the largest of which weighs in at 900 tons. And she […]April 4, 2013Construction EquipmentRunaway pipelayer heads down a mountainHere’s a hump day video that should cheer you up. If your week has been bad, there’s a very good chance it wasn’t as bad as this crew’s. It’s obvious that a pipelayer has fallen over and these poor guys are trying to fix their problem. But in the end they only make it worse. […]April 3, 2013BusinessDynapac equipment to show off new Atlas Copco colors, branding at BaumaDynapac equipment will soon drop its familiar yellow and red color scheme for yellow and gray. Atlas Copco announced today that it has decided to change the color scheme and badge branding on its Dynapac range of rollers, planers and pavers in order to match the visual identity used by other divisions in the company’s […]April 3, 2013BusinessObama asks Congress to pass $21 billion bill for infrastructure improvementsOn Friday, President Barack Obama proposed a $21 billion package of improvements for the country’s infrastructure, reports our sister site Better Roads. The plan is to be part of the President’s budget April 10th and includes $10 billion for an infrastructure bank that would bring together public and private funding. Also part of the plan […]April 2, 2013GearGM announces pricing for 2014 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra 1500Back in December, we got our first look at GM’s first redesign of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra in seven years. And now we know how much they’ll cost, the type of power they’ll put out and what kind of mileage you can expect. The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 will start at $24,585. That includes […]April 2, 2013HomeNYC building $38 million steel wall to protect subway from future stormsNew York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority is in the process of installing a two-mile steel wall to protect a line of subway track from future storm damage. “Constructing this sheet wall along Broad Channel will protect tracks from future storm surges,” according to the caption of the above photo from the MTA’s Flickr page. “Each […]April 2, 2013BusinessConstruction jobs limited to 15k visas per year under new guest worker agreementThe path toward a final deal on immigration reform has likely been cleared now that the country’s business and labor unions have reached an agreement on a guest worker program for immigrants. The New York Times reports that on Friday Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, held a conference call with U.S. Chamber of Commerce President […]April 1, 2013BusinessConstruction, manufacturing spending growth push U.S. stock futures forwardAhead of reports on manufacturing and construction spending for February, U.S. stock futures edged higher after the three-day Easter holiday, according to a report from the Associated Press. The AP reports that Dow Jones industrial futures were up 10 points at 14,507 while S&P 500 futures edged up 0.4 point to 1,563.10 and Nasdaq futures […]April 1, 2013BusinessConstruction spending up 7.9 percent annually, home building at highest level in 4 yearsThanks to a surge in home building, construction spending grew 1.2 percent in February, according to seasonally-adjusted data from the U.S. Commerce Department. After a nine-month string of monthly increases was snapped with a 2.1-percent dip in January, construction spending is now at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $885.1 billion. 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