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Business

PCA Pres: “Pendulum is swinging back” for construction industry (WOC 2013)

You don’t usually get a pair of sunglasses at a press conference. And, given the recent tough years for the construction industry, receiving a pair at Portland Cement Association’s World of Concrete press event as a way of saying “a bright future is ahead,” was a bit of a suprise. Chief Economist and new PCA […]

February 5, 2013

Construction Equipment

Takeuchi announces new dealer

Toyota Lift Northwest joined Takeuchi-U.S.’s team of dealerships, representing Takeuchi’s full line of compact earth-moving equipment. The dealership goes back to 1967 where it was founded in Portland, Oregon. A few years later, a branch opened in Kent, Washington, where they are presently located. Toyota Lift Northwest’s Kent operation is a 42,000-square-foot facility consisting of […]

November 17, 2011

Pickups

Warn Industries

Founded in 1948 by Arthur Warn, Warn Industries began producing locking hubs for surplus World War II Jeeps, converting thousands into useful, on-road vehicles. Originally based in Seattle, Washington, Warn Industries’ innovation revolutionized the hub industry. The WARN winch, developed in 1959, was the first recreational winch. With pioneering features such as a rugged […]

May 16, 2010