Dodge Momentum Index Jumps in June

The Dodge Momentum Index rose a sharp 11.2 percent in June to 134.4 from its revised May reading of 120.8 (2000=100). The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.

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Talk on the Drone

July 7, 2016 – BZ Media LLC announced the second in its series of critical examinations of the hype and reality behind certain vertical commercial drone markets, “The Truth About Drones in Construction and Infrastructure Inspection.” The free report was commissioned by BZ Media and written and produced by Skylogic Research. The white paper can be accessed here. “Since 2013, hundreds…

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CASE Construction Equipment Announces Dealer Award Winners

CASE Construction Equipment released its list of 2016 “Diamond Dealer” and “Gold Dealer” award recipients as a part of its North American Construction Equipment Partnership Program. The awards recognize dealerships across the U.S. and Canada for leadership in growing the CASE dealer network, as well as excellence in five categories: sales performance, marketing and communications, product support, parts support and training.…

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PacWest Machinery to Build New Oregon Facility

PacWest Machinery, the Pacific Northwest dealer for Volvo and other major brands, announced that it has begun construction on a 22,000-sq.-ft. facility in Portland, Ore., and expects it to be operational in the first quarter of 2017. The new building will sit on approximately six acres and will include a 10-bay service center. The site will have an expanded parts…

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More Than 18,000 Attend England’s Hillhead Show

Visitors turned out in droves for Hillhead 2016, which took place over three days at Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire, England. Despite a wet middle day, 18,655 unique visitors attended this year’s event – representing a 7.1 percent increase in attendance over the previous show in 2014. Rock Products’ Sales Director Sean Carr attended the event. “It was a good…

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Superior’s First Aggregate Screen Based on Customer Feedback

Superior Industries Inc. has completed research and development of its first-ever aggregate screen. Known as the Guardian Horizontal Screen, the triple-shaft, adjustable oval stroke design was engineered using valuable customer feedback. According to Superior, several key features help distinguish the horizontal screen as a unique new processing solution for the aggregates industry: Patent pending bottle jack lifting points simplify and…

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Construction Spending Down in May; Up Year-Over-Year

The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during May 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,143.3 billion, 0.8 percent (±1.3 percent) below the revised April estimate of $1,152.4 billion. The May figure is 2.8 percent (±1.6 percent) above the May 2015 estimate of $1,112.2 billion.

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