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Read MoreMonth: April 2014
Astec Acquires Telestack
April 8, 2014 – Astec Industries Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Omagh, Northern Ireland-based Telestack Ltd. for $36 million.
Read MoreW.S. Tyler Appoints Lima
April 4, 2014 – W.S. Tyler has named Douglas Lima as its new service manager. Lima has 34 years of industry experience and has spent the past 16 years as a service technician with W.S. Tyler and its sister company, Haver & Boecker Latino Americana. He earned his engineering degree at the Methodist University of Piracicaba (UNIMEP) in Piracicaba São…
Read MoreOff-Highway Diesel Prices
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of April 8 is $3.691. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $3.720.
Read MoreFacing Reality
April 8, 2014 – Let’s turn an aggregates industry professional into a reality TV star! I was contacted by a recruiter who is working with FOX television on a project named “UTOPIA.”
Read MoreHolcim, Lafarge Announce ‘Merger of Equals’
Holcim and Lafarge announced their intention to combine the two companies through a merger of equals, unanimously approved by their respective Board of Directors and fully supported by the core shareholders of both companies.
Read MoreLehigh Hanson Ranks on InformationWeek Elite 100
Lehigh Hanson Inc. is ranked 43rd on this year’s InformationWeek Elite 100 – a list of the top business technology innovators in the U.S. Lehigh Hanson also ranked as the top company in the construction and engineering industry.
Read MoreNAHB Index Shows Recovery Spreading
Of the approximately 350 metro markets nationwide, 59 returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity, according to the recently released National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI). This represents a net gain of 11 metros year over year.
Read MoreConstruction Gains Jobs in March
The U.S. construction industry gained 19,000 jobs in March and the construction unemployment rate fell to 11.3 percent (non-seasonally adjusted), according to the April 4 employment report by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Nonresidential construction segments added 6,700 jobs in March, a marked improvement from the 2,800 jobs (revised) added in February. The improvement led the construction unemployment rate…
Read MoreMichelin Engineer Recognized for Tire Technology
Dr. Tim Rhyne, a senior research fellow with Michelin Americas Research and Development Corp., was selected as a 2014 Top 25 Newsmaker recipient by Engineering News-Record, receiving the award at a ceremony held at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on April 3.
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