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Roadbuilding

John Deere sponsors High School Academy of Science and Engineering in AEM Construction Challenge

To help educate students considering careers in the construction industry, John Deere Construction & Forestry sponsored a team from the Bartlett, Ill., High School Academy of Science and Engineering in this year’s Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Construction Challenge. The event, now in its fifth year, was held recently in Las Vegas at ConExpo, the […]

May 5, 2011

Business

CONEXPO/CONAGG 2011

CONEXPO-CON/AGG What it means to you and the future of the industry Staff Reports With a backdrop of 20-percent construction unemployment and two years of abysmal machine sales, the tri-annual heavy equipment trade show CONEXPO-CON/AGG opened on March 22nd, in Las Vegas – ground zero in the housing bust and a town still reeling from […]

May 4, 2011

Roadbuilding

Woods Equipment sees double-digit growth

Woods Equipment Company’s construction division advanced its market position in 2010 with double-digit growth. The company attributed these results to its ability to deliver products to its dealers within 10 days of ordering. This quick turnaround helps the company ensure their dealers remain competitive, says Jerry Johnson, the president of Woods Products Division. Looking ahead, […]

April 7, 2011

Roadbuilding

Deere receives award for “call-before-you-dig” safety program

John Deere Construction & Forestry has been awarded the Common Ground Alliance’s (CGA) President’s Corporate Award of Excellence for promoting the Alliance and the 811 “call-before-you-dig” safety program. Candace Schnoor, Deere Construction & Forestry’s director of public affairs, accepted the award on behalf of the company. “With so many of our customers using equipment to […]

April 7, 2011

Construction Equipment

Safe digging is just a phone call away

Representatives from John Deere Construction & Forestry, the Common Ground Alliance and the Department of Transportation rang the ceremonial closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on August 20. They promoted awareness of underground utilities through using the national 811 call-before-you-dig phone number. Homeowners, farmers and contractors can call 811 to have crews mark […]

August 24, 2010