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Granite Construction to release Q2 results August 2

Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction says it will release its second quarter 2010 financial results before the market opens on Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, the company announced today. Granite management will host a conference call at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET to discuss the results. The live conference call may be accessed by calling 877-693-6483, or […]

July 12, 2010

Topcon acquires InlandGEO

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) announced on May 26 its acquistion of InlandGEO, one of Topcon’s top performing distributors. InlandGEO is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, and has four additional offices in Spain, two in Portugal and one in the Canary Islands. In addition to continuing to distribute Topcon and Sokkia positioning products to the construction and […]

May 27, 2010

Annual China construction spending up 9 percent

Construction expenditures in China are expected to rise 9.1 percent per annum in real terms through 2014, moderating significantly from the pace of the 2004-2009 period. Notwithstanding its deceleration in growth, China still represents the fastest growing major national market in the world, according to the report. Increases will be bolstered by a growing domestic […]

May 21, 2010

Terry Eller joins Granite Construction as deputy general counsel

Terry K. Eller has joined Granite Construction Incorporated as deputy general counsel, effective April 26. She will report to Michael Futch, vice president and general counsel. In her role, Eller is responsible for the general management of Granite’s Legal department and will participate in securities, corporate and board governance matters. Eller formerly was international legal […]

May 13, 2010

Granite Construction joint venture team competing for projects in Guam

Granite Construction Incorporated announced today that the joint-venture team composed of Granite, Hensel Phelps and Traylor Brothers is among seven teams of contractors awarded a $4 billion multiple award construction contract (MACC) by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Pacific. All work on this MACC will be performed within the NAVFAC Pacific area of responsibility, […]

May 13, 2010

Van Clarkson joins JCB as VP of sales for Eastern Region

Heavy equipment manufacturer JCB has hired Van Clarkson as the company’s vice president of sales for the Eastern Region. In his position with JCB, Clarkson will be responsible for all dealer sales in North America’s Eastern Region, with all eight district managers in this sales territory reporting directly to him. Clarkson will also be tasked with strengthening […]

May 11, 2010

ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. revamps Website; easier to use, more navigable

ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. and the ALL Family of Companies have revamped its Website. The newly designed site, www.allcrane.com, has new, more user-friendly features, such as easier-to-use equipment and parts search functions and new Quick Links to make navigation simpler, according to the company. An added feature allows users to search the site […]

April 12, 2010

The Department of Labor: 45,000 jobs added in the first 3 months of 2010

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in March, and the unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on April 2. Temporary help services and health care continued to add jobs over the month. Employment in federal government also rose, reflecting the hiring of temporary workers for Census 2010. Employment […]

April 8, 2010

Granite to announce Q1 2010 results on May 3

Granite Construction Inc. announced today that it will release its first quarter 2010 financial results after the close of business on Monday, May 3, 2010. The company will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET. The live conference call may be accessed by calling 877-693-6483 and 706-758-5304 for […]

April 5, 2010

ARTBA Foundation taking nominations for ‘Globe Awards’

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is now accepting nominations for the 2010 “Globe Awards.” This annual competition honors U.S. transportation construction industry excellence in environmental protection and mitigation. Established in 1998, the “Globe Awards” program recognizes: Private-sector firms and public-sector transportation agencies that do an outstanding job in protecting […]

March 29, 2010

Caltrans awarded $2.7 million in stimulus job training grants

Caltrans today announced that the state has been awarded $2.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) job training grants for eight California workforce development centers. California received more than 20 percent of the national share of the grants awarded to 19 states and two territories. The grants, from the Federal Highway Administration’s “On […]

March 29, 2010

Construction double-cross pulled from health care bill

The version of the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives last night does not include a controversial provision that aimed to penalize non-union construction companies. The Merkley ammendment, added to the bill last fall, would have forced construction companies–and construction companies only–with more than 5 employees to offer employee health care plans. […]

March 22, 2010

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