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Workforce

Excavator tumbles 60 feet from Georgia overpass, operator survives

A machine rollover is one of the scariest things an operator in the construction industry can face. In northwest Georgia recently, an excavator operator has lived to tell about one of the more extreme examples you can think of. While working on the construction of a new overpass on Highway 136, off exit 320 of […]

October 27, 2014

Construction Equipment

Backhoe shimmies across water on a bridge made of old logs

During the reconstruction of a bridge in what looks to be a very rural part of Brazil, with the water in front of him a bit too deep to comfortably drive through, the backhoe operator in the video below was faced with a dilemma. He could either A) drive or haul his backhoe around to […]

October 24, 2014

Workforce

Northwestern Mutual sets out to hire 1,000 construction workers in Milwaukee

Northwestern Mutual is in the middle of a substantial construction project in downtown Milwaukee and the company is in need of a lot of hands to get it done. On Monday, the company hosted a job fair in Milwaukee in search of 1,000 construction workers to build its $450 million tower, according to a report […]

October 21, 2014

Business

Home starts rise 6.3% in September as homebuilder confidence falls back to earth

The month-to-month volatility of new U.S. housing starts continued in September, while homebuilder confidence in the market saw its first dip in four months. Following a 13-percent drop in August, construction on new homes in the U.S. rose 6.3 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.017 million, according to preliminary data […]

October 20, 2014

Workforce

Construction worker throws co-worker off bridge, disappears after jumping in river after him

Police in Charleston, South Carolina, are searching for a construction worker accused of throwing his co-worker off a bridge. Joshua D. Brown, 19, told police he was playing a game on his smartphone and eating some beef jerky when, out of nowhere, McCoy Wright, 30, came up behind him, picked him up and threw him […]

October 15, 2014

Business

VP of New York construction firm charged with embezzling $266k in fuel, vehicles, supplies and labor

The vice president of a Syracuse, New York, construction firm who rose through the ranks in 13 years with the company, has been charged with embezzling more than $266,000. According to a report from the Syracuse Post-Standard, police have charged John M. Rubar, 44, with second-degree grand larceny. A police investigation found that Rubar had been […]

October 13, 2014

Technology

This data collector makes telematics easy

Telematics can be very complex, or in this case very simple. The ST-575-HWI wireless hour meter from OEM Data Delivery can be installed on any make or model of equipment. With it you can wirelessly identify and track the machine, and collect information on hours and idle time. It will also give you cumulative hours […]

October 13, 2014

Technology

Brinno’s BCC 100 time-lapse camera records your construction project from the ground up with no fuss

If you’ve ever wondered how they take time lapse photos and videos of big construction projects going up, the answer is the Brinno BCC 100 Time Lapse Video Construction Camera. The camera can be set up anywhere and captures video in a 140-degree field of vision. It is dustproof and comes with a water-resistant housing […]

October 10, 2014

Dealers

Construction equipment dealer in San Antonio admits to bribing county officials, faces up to 10 years in prison

A construction equipment dealer in San Antonio faces up to 10 years in prison after admitting to bribing Maverick County, Texas, officials. German Garcia Cano, 54, appeared in federal court Thursday afternoon and pleaded guilty to one count of paying a bribe to an agent of an organization receiving federal funds, according to an announcement […]

October 10, 2014

Construction Equipment

“Left Coast Lifter,” one of the largest floating cranes in the world, clocks in at new Tappan Zee bridge site

One of the world’s largest floating cranes has officially reported for duty at the site of New York’s upcoming Tappan Zee Bridge replacement. The crane, dubbed the “Left Coast Lifter” for its role in the construction of the new eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, will “greatly” reduce construction time and cost of the new […]

October 8, 2014

Workforce

Construction worker finds hidden message from grandfather he never met on Ohio hospital jobsite

A current runs through the Schneider family blood. The past three generations of the Zanesville, Ohio family has included at least one electrician, the latest being 24-year-old Hugo Schneider. In addition to having the same profession as his grandfather, Schneider was also named after him and even lives in his former home. Unfortunately, he was […]

October 6, 2014

Business

Police bust crime ring’s year-long spree of construction site burglaries in Pennsylvania

Several police departments in southwestern Pennsylvania worked together in bringing down a crime ring that had been stealing materials and appliances from construction jobsites in the area for more than a year. Police arrested Charles Fey, 35; Dwanye Vargo, 35; Dennis Vargo, 37, and Darius Sheplar, 37, according to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. With […]

October 3, 2014