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Business

FMI: Unconfident contractors face labor shortage, project delays

According to a new report from management consultant and investment banking provider FMI, the construction industry has contracted to the point that it is now roughly 70 percent of its size in 2006. And though things are looking up, construction business owners still face several challenges including a shrinking labor pool at a time when […]

December 19, 2012

Business

TBEI names Terry Campbell as general manager of Ox Bodies

TBEI has named Terry Campbell as general manager of Ox Bodies. He will have direct responsibility over all sales operations at the company’s Fayette, Alabama facility. Campbell has more than 20 years of engineering and management experience in the heavy metal fabrication, transportation and trailer industries. He recieved his BS in industrial management from the […]

December 19, 2012

Business

Are you concerned about the Fiscal Cliff?

December 17, 2012

Business

Construction companies grow while other sectors slow

A new report from Forbes based on numbers from financial information firm Sageworks says that privately-owned construction companies have “bucked the overall trend” and have seen their sales growth continue while other sectors have seen them slow. Construction companies have seen their sales grow since 2009, according to the Sageworks data. They saw 10.19 percent […]

December 14, 2012

Business

Toronto leads North American high-rise construction

Toronto has the highest number of high-rises and skyscrapers under construction in North America, with its 147 such construction sites. That figure is more than twice as many as New York City, REM Online reported. The figures come from Emporis, a buildings database based in Germany. In October 2012, Toronto held 15 more high-rise building […]

December 13, 2012

Business

Equipment industry veteran Dan Jones dies

Dan Jones, a Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) team member, passed away on December 9. Jones was from Kentucky, where he graduated from Middlesboro High School and Morehead State University. While at Moorehead State, he was a guard on the university’s football team. Jones spent 25 years in the equipment industry and the past 12 […]

December 12, 2012

Business

Lessons from landscapers: Set yourself apart from the competition

If you’ve been on the site lately, you’ve noticed we’ve announced the 12 finalists for Equipment World’s 2013 Contractor of the Year. I love this program. Visiting finalists is one of the best parts of my job; they always turn out to be great people I feel privileged to know. So, every year I jump […]

December 12, 2012

Business

Bergkamp names Bill Grevas as sales manager

Bergkamp Inc. has named Bill Grevas as the company’s new sales manager. Grevas’ main duty is to direct Bergkamp’s sales team, a position in which his responsibilities include overseeing the company’s day-to-day sales orders and customer requests. Grevas has previously been a member of the development department for Kansas State University’s College of Technology and […]

December 11, 2012

Business

Construction loses 20k jobs in November

Good news for the economy today as the latest U.S. Labor Department figures show that 146,000 jobs were added in the month of November while unemployment fell to 7.7 percent — the lowest that rate been since December 2008. However, the construction industry did not share in that good news, losing 20,000 jobs in November. […]

December 7, 2012

Business

Icahn withdraws bid for Oshkosh shares

Carl Icahn withdrew his most recent offer for shares in Oshkosh Corporation on December 4, the New York Times reported. Oshkosk owns several well-known brands, including JLG. In late November, Icahn–who owns about 9.5 percent of Oshkosh shares–offered to pay $32.50 per share, with the stipulation that he could purchase a minimum of 25 percent […]

December 7, 2012

Business

Competition, tech spur consolidation of construction, design firms

As a result of the long recession and the ability to collaborate more closely thanks to growing adoption of new technologies, a trend has developed of architectural, engineering and construction firms consolidating into AEC firms. The trend is discussed in detail in a new report by FMI and Philip Warner research consultant Steve Isaacs. “…The […]

December 4, 2012

Business

Fontaine creates 100 jobs in Jasper, Alabama

Fontaine Trailer is adding 100 jobs in Jasper, Alabama, AL.com reported. According to the Birmingham Business Journal, the jobs will come as a result of an expansion project. Part of the funding will come from a portion of the $500,000 community development block grant Alabama Governor Robert Bentley awarded for two expansion projects in Walker […]

November 30, 2012