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First Word – December 2009: Whew!
The title of this month’s column is meant as a short way to say “this year has been a helluva ride for most of us, good riddance to 2009, and bring on some peace and rest during the holidays!” In a year that most experts called the worst since the Great Depression, not only did […]
February 12, 2010
Business
Small biz to Feds: ‘Get out of the way’
Bloomberg has a column today that pretty well sums up why the recovery is taking so long. According to the small business owners quoted the government’s tax credits for hiring new workers is all smoke and mirrors and the regulatory burdens the government continues to add at all levels is choking the life out of […]
February 11, 2010
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ASCC names new director of member services
The American Society of Concrete Contractors named Rocky R. Geans as the new director of member services. Geans will be responsible for providing the maximum value for membership and for promoting ASCC to prospective members. Geans is the owner of L.L. Geans Construction in Mishawaka, Indiana, a concrete subcontracting firm. He has served as a […]
February 11, 2010
Roadbuilding
Mike Anderson, veteran industry editor, joins Equipment World
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– (January 2010) — Randall-Reilly, the premier business media and information company serving the construction and trucking industries, announces the addition of Michael D. Anderson to the company’s Construction Division. “Mike is well-known and respected throughout the construction equipment industry,” says Marcia Gruver, editorial director, construction division. “We’re excited about the leadership and professionalism […]
February 9, 2010
Business
Volvo CE and VT LeeBoy finalize strategic alliance
Volvo Construction Equipment and VT LeeBoy have finalized a strategic alliance agreement for LeeBoy to supply certain pavers and road wideners to Volvo dealers under the Blaw-Knox brand. LeeBoy will also take full responsibility for product support of these machines, including the existing field population. The equipment will be marketed under the Blaw-Knox brand under […]
February 9, 2010
Business
Miller Electric giving away $2,700 prize package
Miller Electric is giving away a welding or plasma cutting prize package valued at $2,700 in its “Connect with Miller and Win” campaign. One winner will receive the package and three winners will receive an iPod touch. Enter the contest by signing up for one of Miller’s three newsletters: PRO, DIY and Instructor. PRO provides […]
February 8, 2010
Business
Maxwell Systems introduces ProContractorMX at WOC
Maxwell Systems introduced ProContractorMX 2.0, an all-in-one construction business management software system, at World of Concrete on Tuesday. The product gives contractors end-to-end control of business operations, including takeoff estimating, bidding and proposals, project management, materials procurement, financials, employee and equipment management, intelligent dashboards and reporting and analysis. “This product has been under development for almost […]
February 3, 2010
Business
Terex sells generator line to Cummins
The Terex Aerial Work Platforms segment of Terex sold its generator product line to Cummins Power Generation for an undisclosed amount. The company says the sale comes as an overall strategic plan to put more focus on the aerial equipment business. Warranty for Terex units will continue through the end of 201. Terex AWP will […]
February 1, 2010
Business
Chinese fabricate parts for iconic bridge
One of the most famous bridges in the United States is being rebuild from engineered components built in China. San Francisco area unions put up a big protest, but at half the cost of U.S. sourcing, the Chinese bid won out.
January 26, 2010
Business
Kiely Equipment honored by NJBiz for fast growing business
Kiely Equipment was honored by NJBiz as one of the 50 fastest growing businesses in New Jersey. NJBiz ranked Kiely number 36 in the annual New Jersey Finest, which honors the fastest growing companies in the state. NJBiz ranks private companies based on revenue growth for the previous three years. The awards program is sponsored […]
January 22, 2010
Business
Sioux announces new sales and marketing manager
Sioux named Meg Bucy as the company’s new sales and marketing manager. Bucy will be responsible for inside sales, field sales, parts, customer service and marketing. Bucy began her career at Sioux in 2007 with a marketing and international business internship. After graduating from Montana State University in 2008, Bucy returned to Sioux as a […]
January 22, 2010
Business
Wacker Neuson fills a big booth
Formed as a merger between Wacker and the German company Neuson a year and a half ago, the new entity–Wacker Neuson–filled a big booth with several compact machines, a host of light equipment introductions and a new colors to go with the new name. A gray and red “W” serves as the company logo and […]
January 15, 2010
Business
Monday’s speakers offer vision, creative thinking
Trimble Dimensions 2009 Trimble held its annual Dimensions conference February 23 to 25 at the Mirage in Las Vegas, and despite the downturn in the construction business, attendance at this survey and construction/earthmoving event was robust—perhaps even higher than last year. Although there are well over a hundred surveying and construction workshops and […]
January 15, 2010
Business
Sitting in seminars, rubbing shoulders with the masters
Great speakers aside, the main reason for the Trimble Dimensions conference is the education. There are two basic areas, construction and survey and dozens of individual sessions within those. Some of these, as you might imagine, are dedicated to specific Trimble products and the products of participating vendors, but there are plenty of non-product specific […]
January 15, 2010
Business
Jim Walter Homes closing
Another victim of the mortgage/housing crisis. The company got it’s start selling “we build on your lot” homes to GIs returning from WWII. Last year it was listed as the 26th largest builder in the country.
January 15, 2010
Business
Has housing hit bottom yet?
If Cramer says it has, you know it hasn’t. The trouble with Jim Cramer and most of the media reporting on housing and the economy is that they’ve got to churn up a spectacular new story every day. So feints, small tremors and statistically insignificant dribblings become the next big news story. The long view, […]
January 15, 2010
Business
Aussies spurn Chinese in mega-mining deal
Chinese mining company Chinalco was left standing at the altar after Rio Tinto decided to do a deal with BHP Billiton instead. The deal would have been China’s single largest off-shore investment and given the Asian giant a dependably priced source of iron ore to fuel its industrial growth. The Chinese do a lot of business with resource-rich […]
January 15, 2010
Business
China gets testy with mining executives
Just weeks after Rio Tinto outmaneuvered a state run Chinese mining consortium on the rights to dig iron ore in Australia, the Chinese government has “detained”four Rio Tinto executives.
January 15, 2010
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