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Safety

OSHA to hold safety seminar for Hispanic construction workers

Federal OSHA officials have announced a Hispanic-specific safety fair for construction workers to be held in Duluth, Georgia on Sunday. The event will take place at the Santa Fe mall and will include workshops, discussions and Spanish language publications. The event is being co-sponsored by the Georgia Hispanic Construction Association. We applaud the idea and […]

July 25, 2013

Dealers

Sany holds open house at Georgia headquarters to give customers and dealers some hands-on time with new equipment

Sany recently opened up its North American headquarters in Peachtree City, Georgia to customers and dealers in order to allow them to meet its newest equipment in person. Owners and dealers from the U.S., Mexico and Canada attended the open house where they were given the chance to operate the new SCC8150 crawler crane and […]

July 8, 2013

Equipment

Researchers working to turn CO2 in the atmosphere into fuel

Carbon dioxide is the main culprit when it comes to climate change, and researchers around the world are trying to figure out how to generate less of it while still providing us all with enough power and energy. But what if you could take this excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and transform it into […]

April 4, 2013

Business

First employees move into new Caterpillar plant in Georgia

This week, the first 55 employees moved in to Caterpillar’s brand new facility in Athens, Georgia, reports to the Athens Banner-Herald. The 850,000-square-foot facility, which received kudos  in President Barack Obama’s address, shifts the assembly of its small bulldozers and mini hydraulic excavators from Sagami, Japan to Athens. Ground broke for the new facility just one […]

March 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

LGH expands in southeastern United States

Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) is expanding in the southeast region of the United States. In the last two years, LGH has opened a new warehouse in the southeast and added two new rental representatives. In August 2011, LGH hired rental representative Jon Trucksis to help service North and South Carolina. In July, LGH opened […]

October 25, 2012

Business

Atlanta debates whether new stadium will boost construction industry

A debate is going on in Atlanta over whether or not a new football stadium for the city's NFL team the Falcons will serve as a true boost to the construction industry there.

October 22, 2012

Home

MHC Kenworth expands in Georgia

MHC Kenworth has opened a new parts and service facility in Augusta, Georgia. The new facility, managed by Randy Dowell, is located at 4318 Belair Frontage Road on two acres near I-20 Exit 194. The dealership is the company’s sixth in Georgia and joins a network of more than 325 locations in the United States […]

August 29, 2012

Pickups

Yamaha Tactical Black Grizzly and Rhino

“Yamaha is more involved in the outdoors than any other ATV manufacturer and has developed the new Tactical Black Special Edition Grizzly and Rhino models based on the fast growing tactical enthusiast trend,” said Steve Nessl, Yamaha’s ATV/SxS group marketing manager. “Yamaha’s Grizzly 4×4 and Rhino 4×4 models are assembled at Yamaha’s U.S. state-of-the-art factory by a highly trained and passionate U.S. workforce. Yamaha is proud to say the most durable and reliable ATV and SxS vehicles are assembled here in the U.S.A. – at the Yamaha factory in Newnan, Georgia.”

July 26, 2012

Construction Equipment

Vacuworx partners with Flint Equipment

Vacuworx has formed a partnership with Flint Equipment, an equipment dealer based in Albany, Georgia. The partnership, which began in late March, will allow Flint Equipment to carry and sell Vacuworx equipment in its 20 locations. For more information about Flint Equipment, visit flintequipco.com.

June 4, 2012

Safety

Miller and ITW Welding North America to host welding expos

Miller Electric and the ITW Welding companies of North America, including Hobart Brothers, Bernard, Tregaskiss, Weldcraft and Smith Equipment, will bring the “Under the Hood 2012: Learn  | Weld | Connect” welding expos to four cities across the United States. Tour stops for this expo include Atlanta, Georgia (May 2-3), Ft. Worth, Texas (May 23-24), […]

May 16, 2012

Workforce

Perkins to build engines in India

Starting in 2013, Caterpillar subsidiary Perkins will manufacture 4000 Series engines at a new plant to be built in India. Initially, the facility to be located in Shendra industrial area in Aurangabad will turn out up to 3,000 engines per year, says Perkins, adding that capabilities for future expansion can increase output to 5,000 units. […]

March 13, 2012

Business

Absolute E-Z Up hires sales manager

Absolute E-Z Up hired Wendy Svoboda as the company’s new sales manager. Svoboda’s responsibilities will include new business development and dealer relations in North and South Carolina and Georgia.   Prior to joining AEUP, Svoboda was a senior district manager for USA Today for 15 years, where she was responsible for new business development, budget […]

February 16, 2012