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Business

Komatsu sees profit jump 26% in FY 2013, but expects less demand in coming year

Komatsu says an increase in demand for construction equipment in Japan, China and other regions offset a low demand for mining equipment during fiscal year 2013 adding up to increases in sales and profit for the company. Nonetheless, the has lower expectations for 2014. For the fiscal year ending March 31, the company reported net […]

May 7, 2014

Safety

Fire sparked by blowtorch at Southern California bridge construction site shuts down section of I-15 for nearly 2 days

Officials in Hesperia, California closed down an entire section of Interstate 15 for about a day and a half between Monday and Tuesday after a devastating fire at a bridge construction site dropped debris onto the highway. According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, all lanes of the Interstate have been reopened. But […]

May 7, 2014

Safety

Construction worker killed in early morning hit-and-run in Alabama work zone

A construction worker died early Friday morning after a vehicle struck him in a highway work zone in Hoover, Alabama, AL.com reports. The incident occurred on Interstate 459 around 3:40 a.m., the location of an Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) paving project. RELATED: How construction worker can stay safe inside busy construction work zones AL.com reports that […]

May 5, 2014

Business

DOT Chief Foxx sends long-term highway bill to Congress

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent a long-term highway bill to Congress. The bill, dubbed the GROW AMERICA Act, is based on President Barack Obama’s 4-year, $302 billion transportation reauthorization proposal. Foxx said the bill aims to create jobs while offering a solution to fix the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) before it runs out of money this […]

April 30, 2014

Construction Equipment

LOADER SHOWDOWN: Skid steer loaders vs. compact wheel loaders: Which is the better buy?

Although the skid steer loader is one of the most popular and versatile construction machines of all time, some contractors also find the compact wheel loader a compelling challenger. We pitted the two machines head-to-head in 10 key categories and see how they compare. To generate some accurate numbers and better represent the average age […]

April 29, 2014

Business

New Hampshire increases fuel taxes to fund road projects

The New Hampshire House last week passed a bill that would increase the state’s fuel taxes on gas and diesel by 4.2 cents per gallon, the Concord Monitor reports. The bill is now headed to Gov. Maggie Hassan, who said she intends to sign it. “I look forward to signing this bipartisan legislation into law so we can […]

April 29, 2014

Business

A year and a half after Sandy’s devastation, New Jersey leads nation in construction job losses

After Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast in October 2012, pummeling the New Jersey shore in particular, businesses in 113 of 565 New Jersey municipalities experienced a combined total of $382 million in commercial property loss, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As a hurricane and post-tropical cyclone, Sandy was responsible for 117 […]

April 28, 2014

Roadbuilding

Find out which state leads the nation in construction job losses

After Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast, pummeling the New Jersey shore in particular, businesses in 113 of 565 New Jersey municipalities experienced a combined total of $382 million in commercial property loss, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As a hurricane and post-tropical cyclone, Sandy was responsible for 117 deaths in […]

April 24, 2014

Business

Another worker shortage compounded by the energy boom could delay construction of $1.3 billion Dallas hospital

Construction officials with a Dallas area hospital say their project is losing workers and bidders to stiff competition from the oil and gas industry as well as higher paying construction jobs elsewhere in the state. “Houston and West Texas are taking labor away from many of our projects,” Lou Saksen, senior vice president over the $1.3 […]

April 24, 2014

Business

Home starts up 2.8% in March, builder confidence up slightly

Home starts rose 2.8 percent in March due to an increase in single-family homes, signaling what many analysts hope to be an end to construction slowdowns caused by the harsh winter weather. U.S. home starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 946,000 from February’s revised rate of 920,000. February’s figure was revised upward […]

April 16, 2014

Business

Construction workers design and open coffee house filled with reclaimed wood

As Brooklyn sees more and more of the development and renovation that come  with gentrification, one new coffee shop in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood was inspired by and will focus on serving the men and women who carry out all that developing and renovation. Kava Shteeble (Yiddish for coffee house) was opened by a group of construction workers […]

April 15, 2014

Business

North Dakota oil boom causes huge demand for construction workers, hiring difficulty for South Dakota contractors

The oil boom that has pulled in construction workers and contractors from across the country to the sparsely-populated state of North Dakota has led to a building boom that now requires even more workers. The huge population growth for the state has created a demand for new government buildings, schools, hospitals recreation centers and more […]

April 10, 2014