Author: Kevin Yanik
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FMI forecast revised to incorporate more potential growth
Read More →: FMI forecast revised to incorporate more potential growthConstruction activities are forecasted to grow at 6 percent through 2015, up from a second-quarter forecast of 5 percent, according to the…
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New, improved products emerge from dealer conference
Read More →: New, improved products emerge from dealer conferenceKPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens hosted 65 North American dealers at its annual National Dealer Conference this week at the Kolberg-Pioneer Inc.…
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Why passage of a long-term highway bill is unlikely this year
Read More →: Why passage of a long-term highway bill is unlikely this yearThere goes the industry’s chance this year for a long-term highway bill. That was my reaction upon reading earlier this month that…
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Dodge Momentum Index improves in August
Read More →: Dodge Momentum Index improves in AugustThe Dodge Momentum Index, a monthly measure of the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, increased to 128.3 in August, according…
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Historic preservation
Read More →: Historic preservationBulldozers. Cranes. Crushers. Dump trucks. Equipment is seemingly everywhere at Lakeside Sand & Gravel, a family-owned operation in Mantua, Ohio. Only a…
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Report quantifies transportation projects’ effects on economy
Read More →: Report quantifies transportation projects’ effects on economyAn American Road & Transportation Builders Association report (ARTBA) finds that the money invested in transportation construction industry employment and purchases generates…
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Teamsters union to launch highway bill campaign
Read More →: Teamsters union to launch highway bill campaignWith federal funding for road and transit programs set to expire Oct. 29, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union is preparing…
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Superior Industries makes international acquisition
Read More →: Superior Industries makes international acquisitionSuperior Industries Inc. acquired Parcan Group, a Brazilian-based conveyor idler and pulley manufacturer. According to a press release, Parcan manufactures three models…