Jan. 12, 2023 – During a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023, John Deere CEO John May revealed two new technologies – the 145 X-Tier electric excavator and a high-tech planting system – designed to help customers be more productive, profitable and sustainable. John Deere Construction & Forestry is pursuing a stated goal of introducing more than 20…
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Holcim US Partners with Amazon Web Services
Jan. 11, 2023 – Holcim US, a leader in sustainable building solutions, today announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Baker Concrete Construction to provide innovative, low-carbon ECOPact® concrete for the construction of several Amazon Data Centers in Northern Virginia. The companies’ goals on sustainability enabled a collaborative approach to the initiative. Concrete contributes a significant share of…
Read MoreCASE Groundbreaker Roadshow Takes a Second Tour
CASE Construction Equipment is launching the second leg of its Groundbreaker Roadshow celebrating the launch of the CASE Minotaur DL550 compact dozer loader – a first-of-its-kind machine and an all-new equipment category launched in 2022. The tour attracted crowds last Fall and put a huge exclamation point on one of the largest and most dynamic product launches of the year.…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Hosts U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst
Heidelberg Materials hosted U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Jan. 10 at its Mason City, Iowa, cement plant. Ernst spent some valuable time during the morning with the Mason City team learning about the facility’s history as well as the innovative work that is currently being done at the plant with alternative fuels and the shift to lower-carbon EcoCem PLC.…
Read MoreMDU Resources Names Nathan Ring CFO of Knife River Corp.
MDU Resources Group Inc. named Nathan W. Ring chief financial officer of the company’s wholly owned construction materials subsidiary, Knife River Corp. effective upon completion of the planned separation of Knife River. Ring currently is vice president of business development at Knife River. MDU Resources previously announced it expects its spinoff of Knife River into an independent, publicly traded company…
Read MoreCommand Alkon Announces Senior Leadership Changes
Integrated software and technology solutions provider Command Alkon announced that John Pumpelly has been added to the executive leadership team as chief financial officer. “John is a proven CFO with a superior track record of delivering results and creating value,” said Martin Willoughby, chief executive officer at Command Alkon. “He is an experienced and extremely well-rounded leader in global finance…
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