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Rowe to speak to Congress

Mike Rowe, from Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs,” is taking on Congress Sept. 29. Rowe will speak to members of Congress, staffers and the media about the importance of manufacturing to the health of the economy and American jobs. He’ll be introducing local workers from across the United States who depend on manufacturing to tell their […]

September 27, 2010

Roadbuilding

Reporter

Equipment Resurrection 3 tips to get idle equipment ready to go 1. Fight fuel fungus If your diesel engine has been idle for more than three months, you could be facing fungus. Bacterial and fungal growth can clog filters, pumps and fuel lines, and also produce organic acids that speed corrosion. Use a diesel fuel […]

September 6, 2010

Construction Equipment

On Record

2012 is coming By Marcia Gruver Doyle With construction economic pundits seeing most of 2011 as a slow ramp-up recovery, it’s easy to assume any increased manpower needs will be easily met. But during the past two years, we’ve averaged 19 percent construction unemployment. We’ll feel the effects of this massive decline in our employment […]

September 6, 2010

Recruiting & retention

Mike Rowe helps launch Go Build Alabama

The construction industry was one of the hardest hit by the economic downturn, so why is educating and recruiting more construction workers the focus of a new campaign? With about a third of skilled tradesmen older than 50, new workers will be needed when the economy recovers. The state construction industry is partnering with Mike […]

August 23, 2010