Aug
16
Wells Fargo Reports: Housing Starts Disappoint in July
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Housing starts fell 4.8 percent to a 1.16 million-unit pace in July. Weakness was largely concentrated in multifamily, which fell 15.3 percent, while single-family slipped 0.5 percent. Permits fell 4.1 percent. Single-Family Starts Better Than Monthly Print Implies At first glance, today’s housing starts report appears to extend a weak string of...
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Aug
15
Products At Work: The GOMACO 3300 paver is slipforming curb and gutter off the right side in Clarksville, Arkansas
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This three-track GOMACO 3300 paver is slipforming curb and gutter in Clarksville, Arkansas. The GOMACO 3300 has a symmetrical design that allows for paving off the left-side and right-side. This machine is set up for right-side pour and is now being converted to pour eight foot (2.4 meter) sidewalk. This...
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Aug
15
Wells Fargo Reports: Homebuilder Confidence Jumps in August
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The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose 4 points in August to 68. Rising demand for new homes pushed the future sales index up 5 points to 78, back to its post-recession high. Demand for New Homes Strengthens in August Homebuilder confidence rose solidly in August, as...
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Aug
10
Products At Work: Hospital Built to Plan
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MEP contractor’s technology precisely places plumbing / HVAC systems By Jeff Winke The Denver, Colorado suburb of Northglenn sold 5.7 acres of vacant land to SCL Health Community Hospitals for the construction of a 60,000-square-foot community-based hospital and medical office facility. The location is less than a half mile from I-25. The...
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Jul
27
Ford Celebrates 100 Years of Truck History – from 1917 Model TT to 2017 F-150 Raptor
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Ford celebrates 100 years of leadership, innovation, capability and durability for its iconic trucks – from the Ford TT that kicked off this rich history on this day in 1917 to the new Ford F-Series lineup Henry Ford’s vision to create a vehicle with a cab and work-duty frame...
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Jul
25
Upgrade in Paradise
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Aug
15
Interesting Events
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By Greg Sitek Recently I’ve had the opportunity to participate, live and digitally, in several events that have or will have an impact on our world. They involved asphalt, tires and mobility and the introduction of a new piece of equipment. Mobility is at the heart of all our activities. It’s a...
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Aug
14
Tom Ewing’s Environmental Update
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* If your friends tell you you’re full of wind, well, take it as a compliment and then tell them (assuming you have more than one friend ) everything you’ve learned from reading DOE’s extensive and very user-friendly “2016 Wind Market Reports.” Wow – great resource. The reports update the continued...
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Aug
07
Tom Ewing’s Environmental Update
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* July ended a NOAA public comment period regarding the North Pacific right whale, the start of a 5-year review under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The review “must be based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review.” Whales have human friends...
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Aug
15
Products At Work: The GOMACO 3300 paver is slipforming curb and gutter off the right side in Clarksville, Arkansas
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This three-track GOMACO 3300 paver is slipforming curb and gutter in Clarksville, Arkansas. The GOMACO 3300 has a symmetrical design that allows for paving off the left-side and right-side. This machine is set up for right-side pour and is now being converted to pour eight foot (2.4 meter) sidewalk. This...
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Aug
14
CASE Expands D Series with CX145D SR Minimum-Swing Excavator
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New 32,100-pound minimum-swing excavator offers reduced footprint, precision maneuverability and powerful bucket digging force and lift capacity for road and bridge work, utility, landscaping and general construction applications. CASE Construction Equipment introduces the all-new CX145D SR minimum-swing radius excavator to its D Series lineup. Designed to provide ample digging and lifting...
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Aug
12
New BlastMetriX UAV Improves Blast Design and Analysis by Quickly Capturing Accurate 3D Face Profile Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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The new BlastMetriX UAV program from 3GSM GmbH allows quarries and mining operations to take advantage of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology to quickly, safely an accurately capture three-dimensional face profiles for enhanced visualization of the blast area. The flexible system is the right tool for surveying large blast sites...
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Aug
15
AEM Poll: Rural-Urban Agreement on Need for Infrastructure Investment
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An overwhelming majority of Americans in urban, suburban and rural communities believe that investing in infrastructure will improve the U.S. economy according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers(AEM). While infrastructure needs differ in different parts of the country, the new survey shows that adults strongly support modernizing...
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Aug
10
Practice Smart Digging: AEM Supports “Call 811” Day
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Practice Smart Digging: AEM Supports “Call 811” Day 8/11 on Calendar a Convenient Reminder from Common Ground Alliance Do you know where your local utility lines are? The Common Ground Alliance has designated 8/11 on the calendar as a convenient reminder to “call before you dig,” and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)...
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Aug
02
The I Make America Campaign New Video 1.3 Million Strong
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The I Make America campaign is all about supporting manufacturing jobs! That’s why it produced this new video about the 1.3 million men and women who make up the equipment manufacturing industry. Check it out: It’s more important than ever to get involved and tell your elected leaders about the importance of the...
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