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When looking for veterans to hire in construction, start with your local Guard and Reserve units
Contractors looking for technicians and operators love the idea of finding somebody with military training, skills and experience. But finding them, especially if you know nothing about the military, is like using aerial reconnaissance to look for a needle in a haystack. The problem is that military members on active duty already have full-time jobs. […]
August 9, 2019
Business
Boise State offers new online MBA in construction management
Boise State University has added a new online MBA with an emphasis on construction management, with classes beginning in August. The Master of Business Administration program is designed for those interested in becoming leaders in construction, architecture and engineering industries while still working. The university’s course description says students will learn to manage construction projects […]
August 9, 2019
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June 27, 2025
Business
Crane count for major cities continues to rise
The most recent Crane Index by Rider Levett Bucknall reports the fourth consecutive 6-month period with an increase in the number of operating tower cranes in 13 major cities in the United States and Canada. RLB expects this trend to continue throughout the year and sees it as a gauge of the growth of the […]
August 6, 2019
Business
Dedicated crews, “everybody knowing how to do everything,” recipe for success at Mich.’s Total Asphalt Paving
When Bob Oliver joined his brother-in-law’s paving firm in 1997, it wasn’t his first rodeo. He had 11 years of experience with another asphalt firm, including work as an asphalt paving foreman. “It really helped Total Asphalt when Bob came over because the company had primarily worked on smaller driveways and parking lots and he […]
August 1, 2019
Business
Survey: Paperless data collection fast becoming preferred method for contractors
While the good old spreadsheet may have launched and sustained many a construction business, contractors are increasingly turning to the cloud and more advanced software to update, access and analyze their records. That’s the findings of a new survey from Dodge Data & Analytics in collaboration with Viewpoint, a construction management software provider owned by […]
July 19, 2019
Business
Ecuadoran immigrant builds successful construction company after hurricane
After studying engineering in Ecuador, Michel Noury immigrated to South Florida at age 20 to see if he could make a go of it in the United States. He joined forces with his brother-in-law, also from Ecuador, and the two of them worked for several construction companies before starting out on their own in 1991. […]
July 18, 2019
Business
Construction trades may be excluded in Trump’s new apprenticeship proposal
Trump's apprenticeship proposal to change the way apprenticeships are managed may not include construction trades. If included IRAPs would control the programs.
June 28, 2019
Business
Opinion: Any “fix” for global warming should require skin in the game
The government’s track record on fixing things isn’t particularly good. Remember when President Johnson declared war on poverty? We lost. I was still a teenager when the government declared war on cancer. We lost that, too. The war on drugs? A weed tycoon was the second-highest paid CEO in the country last year. Sounds like […]
June 19, 2019
Business
Amish contractor’s faith, leadership talent help grow construction firm. Meet the 2019 Contractor of the Year
Joseph Shrock of Shrock Premier Custom Construction has been named the 2019 Contractor of the Year. Details on Schrock and this award here on Equipment World.
June 12, 2019
Business
AGC CEO: Failure to enact House immigration bill hurts construction industry
Failure to enact the House immigration bill will remove tens of thousands of men and women from the domestic construction workforce says AGC CEO. Details here.
June 6, 2019
Business
Trimble’s new Contractor WorkZone app automates back office tasks
Trimble’s new Contractor WorkZone app automates back office functions and eliminates paper work. Learn more about how the app works on Equipment World.
May 31, 2019
Contractor of the Year
Minn. contractor’s hard-scrabble start with little shut-eye pays off
Reshetar Systems is a full-service contractor employing about 70 people on commercial projects, including demolition, construction, carpentry and snow removal.
May 28, 2019
Contractor of the Year
How cattle, competency and character made contractor Turner Reed a Texas institution
When the Great Recession hit in 2008, contractors everywhere scrambled to stay afloat. Some sought desperate measures. But how one person responds differs from the next, and for Tommy Turner, the solution was hard, but ever so Texan. He sold his cattle. “If it hadn’t been for my cattle operation, I would have gone under,” […]
May 10, 2019
Business
How this Pa. contractor journeyed from dairy farm to excavation at a “high degree of skill”
Jon Claycomb of Claycomb Excavating is a 2019 Equipment World Contractor of the Year finalist. Learn more about how he started his construction business here.
May 6, 2019
Business
Moving dirt—and rivers—all part of Kissner G.C.’s sterling reputation
Bryan owns Kissner G.C. and works with his sons and crew on civil engineering projects and more. Details on this Contractor of the Year finalist here.
April 23, 2019
Business
Equipment World wins Best Issue Neal Award for “Death by Trench”
Equipment World won the Best Single Issue award at the 65th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards for its June 2018 issue, featuring the cover story "Death by Trench."
April 8, 2019
Business
Cal Poly MBA student named HCSS Construction Intern of the Year
Beecham was an intern for John Madonna Construction as a dozer and excavator operator and is working toward an MBA degree at California Polytechnic State.
April 1, 2019
Dealers
Diesel technician shortage a perfect storm gathering for decades (Part 1)
Some construction equipment dealers have had to turn down business because of a lack of technicians. “It really boils down to our ability to respond quickly because contractors are looking for the fastest response."
March 18, 2019
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