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Trump will donate 4Q 2017 salary to Transportation Department
In a gesture that addresses the nation’s transportation infrastructure woes and helps push his recently released infrastructure plan, President Trump announced that he will donate his fourth-quarter 2017 salary of $100,000 to the U.S. Department of Transportation, CNBC reports. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao will accept the donation and plans to use it for a grant program that […]
February 15, 2018
Dealers
Doosan Bobcat donates equipment to hurricane relief efforts
Doosan Bobcat North America is donating more than $325,000 worth of Bobcat equipment and Doosan Portable Power light towers and generators to help with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts. The company is also providing financial assistance to affected dealership employees and their families in the affected areas. Employees plan to direct annual charitable drives […]
October 2, 2017
Construction Equipment
Manitou donates to Red Cross for Harvey relief, issues challenge to match contribution
Manitou Americas donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross to support communities and families affected by Hurricane Harvey and challenges their suppliers to match their donation through The Manitou Challenge donation campaign. “Our thoughts are with those impacted by this devastating storm, and we stand ready with support as communities begin the steps to recovery,” […]
September 26, 2017
Construction Equipment
Manitou donates Gehl skid steers to university, community in Wisconsin
Manitou Americas Inc, donated two new Gehl skid loaders, one to the University of Wisconsin-Washington County (UW-WC) and one to the Washington County Fair Park and Conference Center. In a press release, Jon Etta, regional director of Facility Planning and Management of UW-WC, said the Gehl skid loader is “dependable and versatile, allowing staff to […]
August 2, 2017
Roadbuilding
APAC-Kansas donates Roadtec paver to spur interest in diesel technician careers
APAC-Kansas Inc., an Oldcastle company, donated a 2003 Roadtec asphalt paver valued at $20,000 to Salina Area Technical College and treated students students and faculty to a BBQ lunch, ksal.com reports. Mike Warren, equipment manager for APAC-Kansas in Salina, and area manager Jason Heis told the news agency that the company wanted to donate the paver […]
October 7, 2016
Roadbuilding
The Power of (Not) Pinkwashing
Around this time each year, I start to get frustrated with a lot of companies for participating in a little something called pinkwashing. You may be wondering what exactly pinkwashing is. Simply put, pinkwashing often occurs when a company pretends to support breast cancer awareness by coloring its product(s) pink and leading consumers to believe […]
October 14, 2013
Business
Kiewit raises disaster relief money with T-shirt sales
Kiewit, one of the largest construction companies in North America is selling these T-shirts and donating the proceeds to the Alberta Arts Flood Rebuild, after devastating floods overran parts of southern Alberta last month. Good for them. You can order a shirt here. And/or  check out Kiewit’s Facebook page and tell them how much you […]
July 26, 2013
Roadbuilding
Kubota provides Haitian earthquake relief donations
Kubota Corporation’s affiliated companies in the United States and Canada, including Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC); Kubota Credit Corporation (KCC); Kubota Manufacturing of America (KMA); Kubota Industrial Equipment (KIE); Kubota Engine America Corporation (KEA); and Kubota Canada, Ltd., have donated $50,000 in equipment in-kind for ongoing relief efforts in Haiti. Kubota has provided Kubota generators and […]
February 11, 2010
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