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Construction employment increases in 232 out of 358 metro areas
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June 5, 2015
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Architecture Billings Index remains stuck in winter slowdown
June 5, 2015
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JCB North America awarded 4-year National Joint Power Alliance contract
June 5, 2015
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Check out this trailer-mounted dust suppressor with a dedicated power source
June 3, 2015
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Nonresidential construction spending surges in April
June 3, 2015
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Volvo launches SmartCare — a customizable customer support program

Volvo Construction Equipment and its network of North American dealers are dedicated to providing excellent support for customers throughout...

June 3, 2015
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Construction employment increases in 40 states and DC during past year

Construction firms added jobs in 40 states and the District of Columbia between April 2014 and April 2015 and in 30 states and D.C. between ...

June 2, 2015
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Developers’ Confidence about multifamily market remains steady

The Multifamily Production Index (MPI), recently released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), held steady with a reading of...

June 2, 2015
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Auto-Speed Improves Fuel Efficiency, Reduces Jobsite Noise

Available in select engine-driven welder/generators, Auto-Speed™ technology from Miller significantly improves fuel efficiency while r...

June 2, 2015
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OPEI survey shows buyers are ill-equipped for fuel options for outdoor power equipment

Consumers are ill-equipped to make smart decisions about new gasoline choices entering the marketplace, such as fuel blends greater than ten...

June 1, 2015
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JCB shows earnings of $469 million in 2014

JCB achieved underlying earnings in excess of $469 million for the fourth successive year, as improvements in Western economies were eclipse...

May 28, 2015
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New data shows nearly half of road contractors suffered from car crashes in work zones

Forty-six percent of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, a...

May 28, 2015
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Morbark introduces Beever M12RX brush chipper

Morbark is adding a new 12-in. chipper to its Beever product line. The Morbark Beever M12RX is scheduled to go into production late May and ...

May 27, 2015
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Housing production jumps 20.2 percent in April

Nationwide housing starts rose 20.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.135 million units in April from an upwardly revised Ma...

May 26, 2015
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Peak JCB joins JCB’s North American dealer network

Peak JCB, a new JCB dealer headquartered in West Valley City, Utah, will offer a wide variety of equipment including the renowned backhoe, t...

May 22, 2015
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New Ditch Witch website launched this week

The Ditch Witch organization, a Charles Machine Works company, launched a new website to enhance the user experience by offering a modern lo...

May 22, 2015
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Homebuilder confidence falls two points in May

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes in May dropped two points to a level of 54 on the National Association...

May 21, 2015
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Construction materials prices remain tame in April

Prices for inputs to construction industries fell by 0.1 percent in April, ending a two month streak during which material prices expanded b...

May 19, 2015
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Kubota Tractor and Credit Corporations announce headquarters relocation to Grapevine, Texas

Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) and Kubota Credit Corporation (KCC) recently announced that they will relocate their headquarters to Grapev...

May 19, 2015
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Nonresidential construction bounces back with the broader economy

The U.S. construction industry added 45,000 jobs in April according to the May 8 Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary estimate. March&rsqu...

May 15, 2015