The value of new construction starts increased 5 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $585.6 billion, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. The gain followed a 13 percent jump for total construction starts in September, and during both September and October much of the upward push came from groundbreaking for several…
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Powerscreen Debuts Trakpactor Crusher
On November 21, Powerscreen launched its new Trakpactor 320SR impact crusher at a special event at its facility in Kernersville, N.C.
Read MoreModerate Growth Forecast for Transportation
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is forecasting that beyond a modest increase in construction costs nationwide, the overall U.S. transportation infrastructure construction market will grow 5 percent from $129 billion this year to $135.8 billion in 2014.
Read MoreEPA Offers Funding to Reduce Pollution from Diesel Engines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made available $2 million in funding for rebates to help public and private construction equipment owners replace or retrofit older diesel construction engines.
Read MoreTravel Industry Called Upon to Embrace Tolling
At the U.S. Travel Association’s “Connecting America Through Travel Conference,” Patrick Jones, executive director and CEO of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) – the worldwide association representing toll facility owners, operators and businesses that serve them – called on the travel industry to embrace tolling to help combat increasing congestion across the United States. Tolling has proven…
Read MoreNew Enterprise Announces New Plans
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. announced that it has further developed its previously disclosed cost-reduction and operational-efficiency plan. The company has appointed BDO USA LLP as the company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending Feb. 28, 2014.
Read MoreCongressional Fellowship
November 24, 2013 – Want to go shake up Congress? Someone has to. The Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) has established a Congressional Fellowship for mining for the 2014-2015 legislative session in Washington, D.C. The application process opens Dec. 1 and closes Dec. 31, 2013. The successful candidate will begin work in Washington Sept. 1, 2014, and conclude…
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