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Construction Equipment

Jasper, Alabama, man wins Arrow’s Back on the Road award

Billy Basenberg of Jasper, Alabama, won Arrow’s 5th anniversary Back on the Road award, which was presented by presented by Mack Trucks at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. Arrow Truck Sales and industry sponsors selected Basenburg because of his dedication to his family despite medical bills, a decrease in income and almost losing […]

April 9, 2012

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Kenworth of Alabama, Mississippi open full-service dealership in Madison, Alabama

Kenworth of Alabama and Mississippi opened a new dealership in Madison, Ala., that offers truck drivers easy access to a full-service dealership right off Interstate 65 in Huntsville. Kenworth of Huntsville  is a member of the Kenworth dealer network that has 305 locations in the United States and Canada.The dealership’s 25,000 square-foot facility offers 10 service bays with […]

July 8, 2011

Contractor Disaster Resources

FEMA: Alabama disaster assistance tops $100 million

More than $100 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved for Alabama survivors of the spring storms and tornadoes. This amount includes funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration to assist survivors who had storm-related losses between April 15 and May 31. Federal disaster assistance has been provided […]

June 23, 2011

Contractor Disaster Resources

Alabama: Price gouging reporting

Alabama’s price gouging law goes into effect once the governor has declared a state of emergency. The law prohibits “unconscionable pricing” of items for sale or rent in the affected area. Under this law, businesses are prohibited from increasing the price of items for sale or rent by 25% or more above the average price […]

May 19, 2011

Contractor Disaster Resources

Insurance Information Institute: Beward of contractor fraud

The Insurance Information Institute, in response to recent disasters including those in Alabama and Mississippi, has issued a contractor fraud warning for homeowners and businesses.

May 16, 2011

Contractor Disaster Resources

FEMA: Aid registrations jump by 20,000 in Alabama

The number of people registering for FEMA assistance rose by 32 percent this week, for a total of nearly 64,000 individuals and households filing for disaster assistance within the first two weeks of the April 27th tornadoes. FEMA has approved a total of nearly $36 million through both their Individuals and Households Progam and the […]

May 13, 2011

Contractor Disaster Resources

DeKalb County: $5 million to clean up debris

The DeKalb County Commission in northeast Alabama decided today to let the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers handle the county’s debris cleanup. The county says a “conservative estimate” has clean up costs between $4.5 and $5 million. As quoted in the Fort Payne Times-Journal, County Engineer Ben Luther, said, “They have guys who are waiting […]

May 12, 2011

Roadbuilding

Ford donates $50,000 to Feeding America to aid in disaster relief

Feeding America announced today that Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, has donated $50,000 to support its disaster relief efforts in the southern states hit by recent tornadoes and floods. Feeding America aids disaster relief and recovery by distributing food and grocery products through a network of over 200 food […]

May 12, 2011

Pickups

Ford donates $50,000 to Feeding America for disaster relief

CHICAGO, May 11, 2011  — Feeding America announced today that Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, has donated $50,000 to support its disaster relief efforts in the southern states hit by recent tornadoes and floods.  Feeding America aids disaster relief and recovery by distributing food and grocery products through a […]

May 12, 2011

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Ford donates $50,000 to Feeding America to aid in disaster relief

Feeding America announced today that Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, has donated $50,000 to support its disaster relief efforts in the southern states hit by recent tornadoes and floods. Feeding America aids disaster relief and recovery by distributing food and grocery products through a network of over 200 food […]

May 12, 2011

Recruiting & retention

Mike Rowe helps launch Go Build Alabama

The construction industry was one of the hardest hit by the economic downturn, so why is educating and recruiting more construction workers the focus of a new campaign? With about a third of skilled tradesmen older than 50, new workers will be needed when the economy recovers. The state construction industry is partnering with Mike […]

August 23, 2010

Business

Alabama Senate OKs $1 billion in road funds

The Alabama Senate approved a $1 billion package on March for road and bridge construction during the next decade that would be nearly twice the size of the federal stimulus funding Alabama received for highways, the Associated Press reports. The Senate voted 25-10 for the proposal by Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron of Fyffe. Support came […]

March 12, 2010