Construction Equipment
Ag Equipment
Roadbuilding
Dealers
Business
Technology
Tag: business: Page 49
Business
U.S. construction spending ticks up 0.1% in May despite dip in home building
Construction spending in the U.S. saw a slight increase in May and for the second straight month the gains are largely due to increases in government projects. Construction spending rose to $956.1 billion in April, an increase of 0.1 percent from the revised April figure of $955.1 billion. Due to the revision of that figure, what […]
July 1, 2014
Business
Ritchie Bros. taps Beverly Briscoe as next Board of Directors Chair
This morning Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announced that its board of directors has appointed Beverly Briscoe to become its new Chair of the Board. Briscoe will replace Robert Murdoch who is stepping down from the board by the end of the year. Murdoch has reached the age limit set for the position but will remain as […]
July 1, 2014
Roadbuilding
3 tips for being more productive
What’s the value of six minutes? That’s the question Paul H. Burton, developer of QuietSpacing, posed at the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) in New Orleans, Louisiana. At first, six minutes doesn’t seem like much. But if you could get six more minutes of work done each day, you would add 24 hours of […]
June 26, 2014
Workforce
Documentary “Tim’s Vermeer” shows how valuable the intersection of the arts and technology is to a nation re-learning how to make things
If you are any kind of craftsman, if you’ve ever had to build your own tools, jigs or fixtures to solve a problem, you’ll get a kick out of the recently released DVD documentary Tim’s Vermeer. It’s a clever technological mystery story that illustrates the oft-ignored relationship between art and technology. Tim Jenison, the subject […]
June 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
3 ways to become a better business leader
As anyone who has ever owned a business can tell you, being in charge and being a leader isn’t necessarily the same thing. When you’re running a company, it’s important to make conscious decisions as a leader that will not only enrich your firm, but also benefit your people. In construction, reputation is everything, and […]
June 20, 2014
Business
Senate committee approves bill to bypass Obama, clear the way for Keystone XL pipeline construction
A bill that would temporarily bypass President Barack Obama and approve construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline passed a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday receiving bipartisan support. The Energy and Natural Resources committee voted 12-10 Wednesday to approve the bill. All Republicans in the committee supported the bill and were joined by Democrats Joe Manchin of […]
June 19, 2014
Business
Hard work, soft touch: 3 steps to becoming an effective, modern construction company leader
As anyone who has ever owned a business can tell you, being in charge and being a leader isn’t necessarily the same thing. When you’re running a company, it’s important to make conscious decisions as a leader that will not only enrich your firm, but also benefit your people. In construction, reputation is everything, and […]
June 17, 2014
Business
Study: Construction among America’s least depressing jobs
According to a new study, blue-collar jobs like construction, mining and those in the oil and gas industry are among the least depressing jobs in America. The study, done by a team of researchers in Cincinnati led by Lawson Wulsin, was limited to the region of Western Pennsylvania, according to a report from Discover magazine. […]
June 16, 2014
Business
DOL reaches agreement with contractor for $5 million in back wages for 500 workers
Approximately 200 construction workers will receive $3.8 million in back wages and fringe benefits after a settlement between the U.S. Department of Labor and MDG Design and Construction for wage violations at the federally-assisted Grand Street Guild construction project in New York City. MDG had previously repaid more than $1.1 million in back wages to […]
June 10, 2014
Business
Construction worker’s detective work IDs jobsite bandit, recovers his company’s lost material
After a thief made his way onto Murfreesboro, Tennessee jobsite for an elementary school and then made off with between $6,000 and $8,000 worth of metal roofing, JWC Specialties project superintendent Jason Johnson decided to put in a bit of overtime. Telling WSMV TV that he knew reordering the materials would put he and coworkers […]
June 9, 2014
Business
Caterpillar to close 3 Illinois component plants, move work to Michigan
Caterpillar has announced that it will close three of its plants in Illinois in order to consolidate the work at a single plant in Michigan. The plants are all facilities of Anchor Coupling, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cat that manufacture or distribute hydraulic hose assemblies used in heavy equipment from Cat and other manufacturers, according […]
June 9, 2014
Business
Construction job growth slows in May with 6,000 jobs added
The U.S. construction industry notched its fifth straight month of employment gains in May but saw growth fall off considerably. The industry added 6,000 jobs in May, compared to April’s revised number of 34,000. The original April data from the Commerce Department showed a gain of 32,000 jobs. Construction now employs 6.004 million Americans, 3-percent higher […]
June 6, 2014
Previous Page
Page 49 of 77
Next Page