The U.S. construction industry added 16,000 jobs in September, according to the Oct. 3 Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary estimate. The August estimate was revised downward from 20,000 to 16,000 net new jobs. Nonresidential construction added 3,200 jobs in September, accounting for only 20 percent of the total gain in construction employment.
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TCC Cautions Congress About its Failure to Act
With October 1 marking the beginning of fiscal year 2015, the 31-member organization Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) urged Congress to find a way to pay for, and pass, a new long-term surface transportation measure as soon as possible. They cautioned that failure to act would lead to another self-imposed funding crisis that would undermine vital road, highway and transit repairs.
Read MoreYokohama Growing Larger
Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) announced it is relocating its corporate headquarters from Fullerton, Calif., to nearby Santa Ana, Calif. to accommodate business growth. The move is expected to take place in November. YTC signed a 10-year lease for its new 57,000-sq.-ft. headquarters at 1 MacArthur Place. The tire maker will occupy two-and-a-half floors at the high-tech, nine-floor office complex building…
Read MoreFuel Economy Gains Highlight Need for Highway Trust Fund Action
The Environmental Protection Agency just announced that new vehicles achieved all-time-high fuel economy in 2013. Model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1 miles per gallon (mpg) – a 0.5 mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years. The average…
Read MoreAction, Camera, Shoot!
Oct. 7, 2014 – A quarry is going to be a movie star. Filming of “Where Heaven & Hell Collide,” a military-themed movie, began recently at the Lafarge quarry operation in Lockport, NY. The film focuses on the stories of four wounded service members and is set to be released in 2016. According to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, there…
Read MoreTerex MPS Names Armstrong Equipment Florida Dealer
Armstrong Equipment has been named the dealer for the Terex Minerals Processing Systems (MPS) line in Florida and the Bahamas. Armstrong has successfully covered territories in Central and South America from its Miami-based operation for Terex MPS, and will now offer the full crushing and screening product range in Florida and the Bahamas as well.
Read MoreOff-Highway Diesel Prices
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of Oct. 7 is $3.473. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $3.508.
Read MoreSand, Gravel Portrait in D.C. Highlights Aggregates
The largest gravel, sand and soil portrait ever commissioned by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery on the National Mall naturally caught the attention of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA). The massive image, stretching over six acres, is the work of Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada. His “Facescape” is a composite portrait of more than one hundred people…
Read MoreGuinn Named President of Deere Construction Division
Deere & Co. announced changes to its senior leadership team that will take place after the retirement of James A. Israel, president of John Deere Financial – the company’s global financial services division headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Max A. Guinn Max A. Guinn was appointed president, Worldwide Construction & Forestry, Global Labor Relations and Security. Michael J. Mack, Jr. was…
Read MoreSCE Touts Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Transportation
The Society of Civil Engineers (SCE) teamed with the Eno Center for Transportation to author Maximizing the Value of Investments Using Life Cycle Cost Analysis.
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