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Business

Phoenix contractors unable to meet demand of construction rebound due to skilled worker shortage

After losing nearly half of its construction jobs in the throes of the recession, Phoenix, Arizona is now in the middle of a construction rebound—but unable to hire enough skilled workers to meet demand. “To hire someone right now, you have to offer them more money to draw them away from another company,” construction supervisor […]

August 27, 2013

Roadbuilding

States combat low gas tax revenues with hybrid-, electric-vehicle fees

In an attempt to battle lost taxes due to increased hybrid and electric car use, six states are working to create laws to tax fuel-efficient vehicles, Automotive News and Bloomberg reported. Electric and hybrid car sales have continuously risen in the last decade, while state and local gas tax revenues have fallen. In fact, inflation-adjusted […]

June 10, 2013

Workforce

Big construction employment gains indicate rising contractor confidence

On Friday the latest round of figures from the U.S. Labor Department showed that the construction industry enjoyed its highest monthly gain in six years by adding 48,000 jobs in February. The construction industry employs 5.784 million Americans as of February. That’s the highest mark the industry has attained since September 2009 and is a 2.5-percent […]

March 11, 2013

Business

Sumitomo acquires majority stake in Sunstate Equipment

Japanese company Sumitomo Corporation announced this morning that it has increased its investment to become the controlling interest in Sunstate Equipment Co. with 80 percent of the company’s shares. Despite the U.S. construction equipment rental industry’s downturn, in December 2009 Sumitomo made a $50 million investment in Sunstate because it “was convinced that industry was […]

January 8, 2013

Safety

Volvo CE offers Road Institute courses

Volvo Construction Equipment is offering courses during the 2012-2013 Road Institute. The course curriculum offers two- to five-day sessions beginning in October and continuing through May 2013, with classes held at two training facilities in North America. These facilities are located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Phoenix, Arizona. Road Institute focuses on the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) […]

August 16, 2012

Construction Equipment

Atlas Copco expands in Arizona

Atlas Copco opened a store in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 23. It is located at the main crossroads of Interstate 17 and Pinnacle Peak Road. The new 9,050-square-foot facility, which sits on 2.5 acres, features three pull-through bays. Ed Greer is manager of the new location. He is in charge of the Phoenix Atlas Copco […]

April 13, 2012

Safety

ABC names 2011 Contractor of the Year

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) named American Infrastructure from Worcester, Pennsylvania, its 2011 Contractor of the Year. American Infrastructure chairman and CEO, A. Ross Myers, accepted the award on behalf of the company during ABC’s 22nd annual Excellence in Construction and National Safety Excellence Award program on February 22 at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, […]

March 14, 2012

Business

Volvo Rents expands in Arizona

Volvo Rents has acquired Arizona Rentals, which has construction equipment rental stores in four locations: Eloy, Miami, Thatcher and Tucson. This acquisition follows Volvo Rents obtaining Papé Rents, located in Phoenix, Arizona, in October 2011. “Our goal is to rebuild a weakened construction market that has left too many jobless, littered the state with incomplete […]

February 13, 2012

Construction Equipment

RSC to host used equipment yard sale

RSC Equipment Rental will host a yard sale event at its locations nationwide on Dec. 8 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Used equipment – such as boom lifts, scissor lifts, air tools, compressors, backhoes, dozers, trenchers, mixers, saws and electric tools – are available now through the Dec. 8 yard sale event. RSC Equipment […]

November 8, 2011

Safety

Stimulus funds its 6,000th project; LaHood lauds as as ‘major milestone’

The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA), a.k.a. the stimulus, has funded its 6,000th highway project mark with a $44.5 million project near Phoenix. The project will widen the route between State Route 303 and 99th Avenue, which serves an estimated 45,000 vehicles daily, from four lanes to six, according to the U.S. DOT. In addition, […]

January 15, 2010