Category: Editors’ Blog
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States, localities taking the initiative
Read More →: States, localities taking the initiativeSome states are not waiting around for Congress to get its act together in regards to highway funding. According to a report…
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Long-term, short-term highway funding feud
Read More →: Long-term, short-term highway funding feudThe Senate approved a long-term highway-funding bill. The House of Representatives approved a short-term highway-funding bill. And at the end of July,…
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Momentum lost for long-term highway bill
Read More →: Momentum lost for long-term highway billTalk is cheap. And boy do members of the House and Senate like to talk. Especially when it comes to passage of…
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Ivory crush event puts international spotlight on crushing
Read More →: Ivory crush event puts international spotlight on crushingA portable crusher made international headlines last week, as Powerscreen teamed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to crush 1 ton of illegally…
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Senate bill would boost business with tax break on equipment, property
Read More →: Senate bill would boost business with tax break on equipment, propertySen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) introduced legislation to amend the U.S. tax code and make permanent a 50 percent depreciation bonus on new…
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A better-trained workforce
Read More →: A better-trained workforceA number of aggregate producers, manufacturers and allied trade representatives say a shortage of heavy equipment operators is plighting the aggregates and…
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Cat trucks take on new life as moving driving range targets
Read More →: Cat trucks take on new life as moving driving range targetsThe sixth installment of Caterpillar‘s “Built for It” trials relates perfectly to the recent U.S. Open. Cat trucks take on new life…
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Report: Manufacturer optimism diminishes
Read More →: Report: Manufacturer optimism diminishesFewer manufacturers are upbeat today about their company’s outlook than six months ago, reports the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). According to…