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Business

Contractor of the Year Finalist

Thomas “Tommy” Burleson Johnson City, Tennessee This agile firm keeps a sharp eye on trends that can impact tomorrow’s jobs By Marcia Gruver Doyle When Tommy Burleson calls his firm “a typical after-the-war construction startup,” he means World War II, underlining just how long his third-generation firm has been around. But don’t think longevity translates […]

August 3, 2011

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

American Public Works Association (APWA) brings 2011 International Public Works Congress and Exposition to Denver, bumpy roads are costly roads, protecting bicyclists from harassment, the TransOvation conference is scheduled and more industry news items are featured.

August 3, 2011

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

American Public Works Association (APWA) brings 2011 International Public Works Congress and Exposition to Denver, bumpy roads are costly roads, protecting bicyclists from harassment, the TransOvation conference is scheduled and more industry news items are featured.

August 3, 2011

Roadbuilding

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

One can’t imagine that the men who started building machines way back when for Galion, or Allis, or Dominion, or Bucyrus, had any inkling whatsoever that they were, in fact, building legacies.

August 2, 2011

Roadbuilding

Caterpillar settles alleged Clear Air Act violations for $2.55 million

Peoria, Ill.-based heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar agreed to pay a $2.25 million penalty – $2.04 million to the United States and $510,000 to the state of California – on July 28 as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for alleged Clean Air Act […]

August 1, 2011

Construction Equipment

Equipment companies: 2nd quarter sales up

Construction equipment manufacturers are reporting 2nd quarter sales and revenues increases: Caterpillar: Sales and revenues are up 37 percent from a year ago. Excluding the impact of the firm’s recent $8.8 billion buy of Bucyrus International, the company has raised expectations for 2011 to $54 to $56 billion of worldwide sales and revenues. Terex: Sales […]

July 26, 2011

Business

A bigger Cat ready to serve mining industry

If discontinuing the 5000 Series shovels was a half-step back from the mining industry, Caterpillar is primed to take three or more steps forward. “We’re ready to get started,” says Steve Wunning, Caterpillar group president, upon the July 8 announcement that the company’s $8.8-billion acquisition of Bucyrus International is complete. Caterpillar is adding about 120 […]

July 13, 2011

Technology

Cat exec alleges company demotion to avoid $2 billion in taxes

Former Caterpillar executive Daniel J. Schlicksup, a global tax strategy manager for Caterpillar from 2005 to 2008, sued the heavy equipment manufacturer, alleging that he was demoted so the company could avoid $2 billion in taxes from offshore investments. In Schlicksup v. Caterpillar Inc., et al, 09- 01208 filed in U.S. District Court for the […]

July 12, 2011

Roadbuilding

Reporter

Canadian new construction spending continues to rise As the construction sector in the United States crawls … ever soooo slowwwwwly … toward recovery, the relatively smaller market immediately to the north continues to generally churn on. Spending on new construction in Canada will rise to $301.4 billion (Cdn) by 2014, says Alex Carrick, chief economist […]

June 30, 2011

Business

Machine Matters More

The Power of Two Machines Equipment manufacturers share their thoughts on the advantages of teaming compact excavators with skid steers By Mike Anderson Whether or not they actually offer skid steers themselves, the close to two dozen manufacturers with compact excavators (also called mini excavators) in the North American market (see chart starting on page […]

June 28, 2011

Technology

Caterpillar announces new parts distribution center in Spokane, Washington

Caterpillar Logistics Services today announced plans to open a new parts distribution center in Spokane, Washington. The new facility will span more than a half million square feet and is part of the North American multiyear expansion and enhancement of the global Cat Parts distribution network. This facility will be the fourth parts facility to utilize […]

June 23, 2011

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Cat investing $70 million to expand Texas hydraulic excavator facility

Caterpillar Inc. plans to significantly increase its manufacturing capabilities and capacity for hydraulic excavators that will be produced at a facility now under construction in Victoria, Texas, the company announced on June 20. In August of 2010, Caterpillar announced that it would build the excavator plant in Victoria, investing about $130 million to open the […]

June 20, 2011