Feb
15
FY 2019 Spending Bills Are Finally Law
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By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations, ARTBA The House and Senate Feb. 14 overwhelmingly approved the final seven FY 2019 spending bills after nearly five months of short-term extensions and the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. President Donald Trump Feb. 15 signed the legislation despite the lack of southern border...
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Feb
05
AEM: What the State of the Union Needs to Address Bipartisan solutions needed to get policies passed, support 1.3 million U.S. jobs
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater issued the following statement today on what the equipment manufacturing industry needs to hear from Dennis Slater, AEM President President Trump during tonight’s State of the Union Address and from Democrats in their response: “Equipment manufacturers want President Trump and the Democrats...
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Jan
31
DEWALT® Announces 60V MAX* Mixer/Drill with E-Clutch® System Long runtime, cordless convenience, and a durable brushless motor achieve powerful mixing and drilling
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DEWALT announces the 60V MAX* Mixer/Drill with E-Clutch® System (DCD130), designed for mixing a wide variety of materials from thin set to fiber-reinforced concrete. The Mixer/Drill can also be used for high torque drilling. Using the DCB606 battery, the 60V MAX* Mixer/Drill with E-Clutch® System offers more than two times the...
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Feb
04
Enerpac History: Connections to WWII
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Enerpac History: Connections to WWII Editor’s note: It’s interesting to look at today’s tools and equipment and reflect onthe roles it pllayed in history. Enerpac’s history takes us back to the days of WWII. We hope you enjoy this history lesson. With a rich history of company transition and growth, Enerpac...
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Feb
02
Utah Landfill Shuffles, Gains Space
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GPS rover and level/slope measuring system help relocate garbage to gain 2.3 million yards of landfill space By Jeff Winke Ask the average person on the street where garbage goes after the garbage truck picks it up and takes it away, and most will likely say, “the dump.” At one time, most communities...
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Jan
30
Caterpillar Introduces New and Updated Products and Technology
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Feb
11
Tom Ewing’s Environmental Update
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* The Department of Interior issued a sobering notice last week addressed to the Governors of the seven Colorado River Basin States. DOI calls the Colorado River “the most important water resource in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.” DOI wants recommendations from the Governors on what actions are appropriate to...
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Feb
04
Tom Ewing’s Environmental Update
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* Last week, U.S. DOE announced up to $42 million in project selections to support early-stage research and development (R&D) of innovative residential and commercial energy efficiency (EE) technologies for buildings, which use 75% of U.S. electricity and account for 40% of U.S. overall energy use. A total of 46 research teams...
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Jan
28
Tom Ewing’s Environmental Update
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* If you’re in a bad mood take a look at the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) 2019 Annual Energy Outlook. Wow. Plenty of energy at the national scale for the next 30 years. If you’re in a really bad mood, look closer – plenty of affordable, recoverable energy for economic...
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Feb
04
Enerpac History: Connections to WWII
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Enerpac History: Connections to WWII Editor’s note: It’s interesting to look at today’s tools and equipment and reflect onthe roles it pllayed in history. Enerpac’s history takes us back to the days of WWII. We hope you enjoy this history lesson. With a rich history of company transition and growth, Enerpac...
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Feb
02
Utah Landfill Shuffles, Gains Space
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GPS rover and level/slope measuring system help relocate garbage to gain 2.3 million yards of landfill space By Jeff Winke Ask the average person on the street where garbage goes after the garbage truck picks it up and takes it away, and most will likely say, “the dump.” At one time, most communities...
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Jan
31
DEWALT® Announces 60V MAX* Mixer/Drill with E-Clutch® System Long runtime, cordless convenience, and a durable brushless motor achieve powerful mixing and drilling
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DEWALT announces the 60V MAX* Mixer/Drill with E-Clutch® System (DCD130), designed for mixing a wide variety of materials from thin set to fiber-reinforced concrete. The Mixer/Drill can also be used for high torque drilling. Using the DCB606 battery, the 60V MAX* Mixer/Drill with E-Clutch® System offers more than two times the...
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Jan
02
CASE Announces Fourth-Annual Dire States Equipment Grant
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Grant provides $25,000 in free equipment use to one winning community to repair and/or build local infrastructure or other critical systems. CASE Construction Equipment has issued the call for entries for the 2019 Dire States Equipment Grant. Submissions can be made at DireStates.com/Grant. The 2019 entry deadline is March 31, 2019,...
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Jan
02
Utility Contractor Offers 7 Lessons in Entrepreneurship to Kick Off the New Year
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Utility Contractor Offers 7 Lessons in Entrepreneurship to Kick Off the New Year Going from selling directional drill rigs and underground equipment to running your own utility construction business requires a big leap of faith and a lot more. Scott Kandziora shares what he’s learned since he co-founded Milwaukee-based Underground Specialists in...
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Nov
02
Matt Jeanneret Has Been Named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ARTBA
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Matthew J. Jeanneret has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), effective Nov. 1. Matt Jeanneret Jeanneret, who joined ARTBA in 1998 as director of public affairs, has been serving as the association’s deputy chief operating officer since January. ...
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