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Workforce

N.H. college creates construction safety sciences degree

In the fall of this year, Keene State College in New Hampshire will begin offering a new construction safety sciences degree. The liberal arts college says the Construction Safety Sciences Program is the first in the nation, and seeks to prepare “students for a variety of occupational safety and health program management positions in the […]

January 26, 2018

Roadbuilding

Work ahead of schedule on new Del. toll road, DOT says

The first phase of the construction of the new U.S. 301 toll road in Delaware is nearing completion ahead of schedule, according to the state’s department of transportation. The 1.8-mile first phase of the 14-mile-long project, which includes a bridge over Drawyer Creek, is expected to be completed 41 days ahead of its May 5 […]

January 26, 2018

Business

Fifth-generation construction family prevails with hard work, community spirit and Texas attitude

If you can’t work hard, you won’t last long in Texas. It’s just part of the culture, and something the world saw this summer when Hurricane Harvey dumped 5 feet of rain along the Texas Gulf Coast. Just east of Beaumont, KAT Excavation and Construction was swamped by that deluge. Flooded shop and offices. Water […]

January 22, 2018

Roadbuilding

The Electric Summer: EVs will have big impact on road construction industry

1967. I was a teenager. The Summer of Love. Fast forward four decades , and it appears we just experienced the Summer of Electric drive vehicles, or EVs, in 2017. No less than GM, Volvo, Daimler, Honda, and even Dyson – yes, the vacuum cleaner people – have announced a coming EV in the last few […]

January 22, 2018

Roadbuilding

Off-ramp to open on I-25 in Colo. for New Pueblo Freeway

An Interstate 25 off-ramp in Pueblo is scheduled to reopen January 25, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The northbound I-25 Exit 98A off-ramp will be reopened as part of the reconstruction of the interstate between City Center Drive and Ilex Street, CDOT says. Drivers can expect right-lane closures from 9 a.m. to 5 […]

January 22, 2018

Dealers

Carter Machinery now the authorized GOMACO distributor for Virginia

Carter Machinery Company, Inc., is now the authorized GOMACO distributor for the state of Virginia. The multi-branch dealership will provide sales and service for GOMACO’s full line of concrete construction products. Carter Machinery and GOMACO share the same corporate values, according to Kent Godbersen, vice president of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for GOMACO Corporation. “They […]

January 18, 2018

Business

How an insurance rating could unfairly cost contractors jobs

A complicated calculation for determining workers compensation premiums has evolved into a do-or-die benchmark on whether contractors are qualified to bid on many jobs, and some say that’s not fair, especially for smaller contractors. It’s called the experience modification rate (EMR), and it’s based on previous workers comp claims versus payroll and other factors. The […]

January 17, 2018

Dealers

Hyundai CE Americas promotes two managers to VP roles

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas has promoted two managers to  vice president roles. Stan Park is now vice president of distribution and marketing. Park will lead teams in charge of building and supporting Hyundai’s growing dealer network and marketing. Tom Owen has been appointed vice president of national construction equipment sales. He will lead the team […]

January 17, 2018

Dealers

Positioning for more growth, National Trench Safety restructures with key promotions and a new hire

National Trench Safety (NTS) has announced three promotions as well as the hiring of an industry veteran as the Houston-based company restructures. NTS specializes in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, trench and traffic safety engineering, and OSHA-compliant training classes. “These are important moves for NTS as we position the company […]

January 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

I-95 Express Lanes to be extended in Fredericksburg, Va.

Construction is scheduled to begin next year on extending Interstate 95 Express Lanes in the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area. “This project addresses an area that traffic data company, INRIX, named ‘worst traffic hot spot’ in the nation,” said Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne. “Expanding the Express Lanes 10 miles south will bring much-needed relief from the […]

January 16, 2018

Workforce

ABC survey: Fla. contractors have open positions, few takers

The Associated Builders and Contractors’ 3Q survey shows the double whammy of a booming market and Hurricane Irma clean-up has Florida contractors scrambling for available labor. While all other areas in the ABC Florida Construction Confidence Index (CCI) survey—sales expectations, staffing levels and workforce development—have positive 70-plus index numbers, the index number dropped to 25 […]

January 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

WIS 441 Tri-County Project will finish a year ahead of schedule

During a recent visit to Appleton, Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker announced that, as a result of savings that allowed work to progress faster than anticipated, the WIS 441 Tri-County Project will be completed in 2019, a full year ahead of schedule, the Post-Crescent reports. The project includes rebuilding and widening a 6-mile stretch of U.S. […]

January 15, 2018