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Maryland Gov. proposes fuel tax changes to fund transportation projects
Maryland is the latest state looking to use the fuel tax as a way to fund transportation infrastructure projects. Recently, Gov. Martin O’Malley recently unveiled a five-year plan to generate $3.4 billion for state highway and transit projects. The bill will go before a House hearing March 15, according to a report from our sister […]
March 12, 2013
Business
Contractors, equipment dealers optimistic about construction activity, rental fleet growth
The latest round of the Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Construction Optimism Quotient registered at a 106, indicating that contractors and equipment distributors are optimistic that local non-residential construction activity will improve in 2013. The Optimism Quotient is a piece of the Wells Fargo 2013 Construction Industry forecast used to gauge contractors and equipment distributors’ feeling […]
March 11, 2013
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Utilities in Rhode Island detected using Ground Penetrating Radar
Infrasense recently completed a project to locate embedded utilities and determine pavement thickness for a three-mile section of road in Rhode Island. The project incorporated both vehicle and walking-based surveys using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). As a result, no cores or test pits were used to obtain utility location information. A majority of the survey […]
March 10, 2013
Business
Scott Kelly of ETTI named Equipment World’s 2013 Contractor of the Year
Scott Kelly, President of Enterprise Trenchless Technologies Inc., has been named Equipment World‘s 2013 Contractor of the Year. ETTI serves the New England directional drilling, electrical, and fiber optic installation markets. Kelly received his prize during a ceremony Saturday night in Las Vegas. Kelly was one of 12 contractors from all over the country nominated […]
March 10, 2013
Business
Sunbelt Rentals posts 21% revenue gain for FY Q1-Q3
Sunbelt Rentals has reported $1.368 billion in total revenue for the first three quarters of fiscal 2013 through January 31, up 21 percent from $1.130 billion for the previous year’s first nine months, Rental Equipment Register (RER) reported. EBITDA for the nine-month period was $571.5 million, an increase of 37 percent from $416.5 million for […]
March 8, 2013
Business
Construction’s 48k jobs in February is industry’s highest gain in 6 years
The construction industry continued its streak of monthly job growth, adding 48,000 jobs in February, the highest monthly gain in six years, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Labor Department. In that six-year span, only March 2007’s gain of 80,000 jobs is better. In total, the construction industry employs a preliminary figure of 5.784 […]
March 8, 2013
Business
Sany America names Hawkins-Graves as first-Virginia based Sany excavator dealer
Sany America has named Hawkins-Graves as a Sany excavator dealer in Lynchburg, Virginia, making Hawkins-Graves the first Virginia-based excavator dealer for Sany America. Hawkins-Graves, founded in 1966, specializes in the sale, rental and service of new and used construction equipment. The dealership’s territory includes central and western Virginia. For more information, visit sanyamerica.com or hawkinsgraves.com.
March 7, 2013
Business
Mercedes-Benz positioning Sprinter commercial vans as “high-profile” fleet support vehicles
What’s up with Sprinter? A lot, as it happens. Following the dissolution of the Daimler-Chrysler merger in 2008, Sprinter has flown under the radar a bit here in the States. But the distinctively-styled Mercedes vans remain available at select Freightliner dealerships. Moreover, according to Claus Tritt, Vice President of operations for Daimler Vans, Mercedes is actively growing […]
March 7, 2013
Business
Coast Crane expands Sany territory in United States, Canada
Coast Crane Company, the Sany America crane dealer for California, has expanded its territory across the western United States and Canada. For Sany crawler cranes, the Coast Crane territory now includes Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington; the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Yukon Territory and the United States island territory of Guam. For Sany […]
March 6, 2013
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A glance at the $160 million Nelsonville Bypass project
The $160 million U.S. Route 33 Nelsonville Bypass is a three-phase, 8.5-mile new construction of four-lane highway through Athens and Hocking County Ohio with a large portion bisecting Wayne National Forest, Ohio’s only National Forest. The new alignment consists of two major interchanges into the historic town of Nelsonville. The full length of the bypass […]
March 6, 2013
Business
Wisconsin high school welding contest looks to spark workforce
Bruce Trimble, the employer services director for North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, recently told the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune that about 40 percent of the welders in Marathon County are between the ages of 45 and 64 and 14 percent are between 55 and 64. That means Wisconsin companies like Schuette Metals, a metal fabrication company […]
March 6, 2013
Business
Sequester to cut $4 billion from federal construction programs
Sequestration, the automatic federal spending cuts that took effect on March 1, will cut more than $4 billion from federal construction programs according to data from a report to Congress from the Office of Management and Budget. Largely exempt from the cuts are the Highway Trust Fund and the Airport Improvement Program. However, most federal […]
March 5, 2013
Business
Senate bill would create incentives for private transportation investment
As the federal government continues to search for ways to grapple with the country’s slowly crumbling infrastructure, two Senators have introduced a bill to the U.S. Senate that would establish a Department of Transportation fund designed to create incentives for private investment into transportation, our sister site CCJ reports. Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and John […]
March 5, 2013
Business
ABC selects Excellence in Construction Awards recipients
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has selected the winners of its annual Excellence in Construction Awards celebration, a competition which recognizes the top construction projects and the firms that displayed exemplary commitment to safety and diversity in 2012. ABC congratulated the winners on February 20 at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. […]
March 5, 2013
Business
Recession-proof decisions lead North Carolina contractor to the top
Gene Lowder, owner of Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Charles D. Lowder, Inc., has a remarkable track record of good decision-making. The firm, which celebrates its 60th birthday in 2013, has been largely successful ever since Gene’s father founded it, but under Gene’s thoughtful and inspired stewardship has made great strides since he took over sole ownership […]
March 4, 2013
Business
Prepare your construction business for tax changes brought on by Fiscal Cliff
Although you’ve certainly heard of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 – the bill to avert the fiscal cliff passed January 1 – you might not know everything that’s in it, other than the widely-publicized expiration of favorable tax exemption limits and the increase in the payroll tax. So, is there anything buried in […]
March 4, 2013
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