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Contractor of the Year
Keeping 140-year legacy alive drives Ohio railroad contractor Fritz-Rumer-Cooke
Fritz-Rumer-Cooke got its start in 1879 building stone structures in Central Ohio. Pride and compassion fuel Cooke as a business owner. More here.
June 29, 2018
Dealers
Former Neff exec Irion is new senior VP, CFO of Herc Holdings
Herc Holdings announced today that it has appointed Mark Irion as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Read more on this at Equipment World.
June 29, 2018
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Dealers
EDA names winners of its 2018 Dealer’s Choice Awards
Awards are given to the top manufacturers in EDA’s membership categories as a result of the data derived from the 2018 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey.
June 25, 2018
Business
Construction costs hit highest levels in 7 years; metal tariffs could drive them up further
The AGC says the tariffs will likely drive prices even higher and could lead to project delays, as steel mills have witnessed a surge in demand. More here.
June 18, 2018
Business
Steel tariffs, difficulty hiring weighing heavy on minds of contractors
Despite concerns about tariffs and labor shortages, the overall CCI score was 73, down one point from Q1. Read more information on Equipment World.
June 11, 2018
Business
Husband and wife contracting team challenge conventional wisdom about skills, equipment finance, next generation of construction
2018 Contractor of the Year award goes to Solid Earth Civil Constructors. Rae and Don Peters' discuss the rewards and challenges of owning their own business.
June 8, 2018
Dealers
United Rentals deploys Triax Spot-r and EquipTags allowing customers to monitor crews and machines
Triax’s plug-and-play Spot-r Clips and EquipTags worn by workers and attached to equipment. Spot-r Clips and EquipTags collects and transmits real-time data.
June 8, 2018
Business
Construction spending up 1.8% in April on multi-family housing strength
Total spending on construction projects in the U.S. rose 1.8 percent during the month of April, according to the latest Commerce Department data.
June 4, 2018
Dealers
H&E opens new Salt Lake City operation with two huge buildings and 10-acre yard
The two state-of-the-art buildings on 10 acres include 32 service bays, with two 20-ton and two 10-ton overhead cranes, and four 5-ton overhead cranes.
May 25, 2018
Business
How to maximize equipment wrench time with planning and scheduling
Many factors interfere with a tech’s ability to perform a job, with most being systemic or systems-oriented and beyond the control of the technician to improve.
May 23, 2018
Business
Despite April’s decline in starts, homebuilder confidence remains strong due to growing demand for single-family homes
Along with home starts, builder confidence in the housing market, measured by the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, rose high in the latest index.
May 16, 2018
Business
AGC: Most states adding construction jobs; aluminum, steel tariffs pose risk
Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia saw an increase in construction jobs between March 2017 and March 2018, according to Associated General Contractors of America. AGC attributed the growth to “strong private-sector demand and new public-sector investments in school and airport construction.” The nonprofit association, however, cautioned that a worker shortage and potential impacts […]
May 8, 2018
Business
Drop in residential brings down U.S. construction spending 1.7%
Spending on construction in the United States fell 1.7 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.284 trillion, according to data from the Commerce Department. Despite the monthly drop, U.S. construction spending remained up 3.6 percent over the March 2017 rate. The main contributor to the overall drop in spending was a […]
May 2, 2018
Business
Mobile mentality, networking skill built Hutzel’s Concrete Construction into a trusted Ark. institution
A general contractor on a housing project started Jim Hutzel on his path. Jim worked for him, and the GC liked what he saw in the young man. “Why don’t you pour my concrete?” he asked him. So, Jim began pouring footings in the 1970s, during a residential boom that lasted about four years. He followed […]
April 25, 2018
Business
Home starts up 1.9% in March with multi-family jump
Construction starts on new U.S. home rose 1.9 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.319 million homes, according to data from the Commerce Department. Home starts are now 10.9 percent above the March 2017 rate. The March growth was fueled by a 16.1-percent jump in multi-family home starts which are up […]
April 17, 2018
Business
Dodge economist: Trump tariffs won’t halt construction growth
Though there are some concerning signs on the horizon, including President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, they won’t stop the continued expansion of the overall construction industry through 2018 and into 2019, according to Bob Murray, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics. Murray said the industry was able to absorb the […]
April 6, 2018
Dealers
With strong 2018 outlook, Global Rental Alliance focuses on workforce development, technology
Strategies to promote more women and minorities in the rental industry, as well as efforts to engage young professionals, provoked a lively discussion when the Global Rental Alliance (GRA) met recently at The Rental Show in New Orleans. Technology trends and workforce development issues are priorities for the members, they say. Technology is the one area […]
April 3, 2018
Business
Dip in government holds back private jump as U.S. construction spending ticks up 0.1% in Feb.
U.S. spending on construction projects was barely better than flat in February as a big gain in private spending was nearly completely offset by a dip in government spending. Total spending reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.273 trillion in February and is up 3 percent over February 2017. Private spending rose by 0.7 […]
April 2, 2018
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