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• Simpson Strong-Tie Donates to Oklahoma Storm Relief Efforts

  Source: Simpson Strong-Tie Co. Inc.
  Created: June 19, 2013

  Company donates $25,000 to American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund; matching employees' personal contributions to Red Cross

• McGraw-Hill Launches Document Management Solution

  Source: Cygnus Business Media
  Created: June 19, 2013

  Dodge DocuPro enables construction project teams to aggregate, organize and distribute current project and organization information using a desktop or mobile device.

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  Equipment Financing Monthly Confidence Index Continues Gains

  Source: Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
  Created: June 19, 2013

  The percent of executives surveyed who said business conditions will improve has doubled from the May survey results

• Ashtead CEO Looks to Steady U.S. Recovery to Double Market Share

  Source: Bloomberg
  Created: June 19, 2013

  Ashtead Group Plc, parent company of Sunbelt Rentals, said it has the tailwind to grow sales “aggressively” for several years as the U.S. market for rental equipment benefits from tight credit and...

• ARTBA: Hours of Service Proposal Should Exempt Transportation Construction Industry Drivers

  Source: American Road & Transportation Builders Association
  Created: June 18, 2013

  The House Highways & Transit Subcommittee held a hearing to discuss the FMCSA revised hours of service rule, which limits when, and for how long, operators may drive commercial vehicles

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  KPI-JCI Celebrates 3,000 Screens Sold

  Source: KPI-JCI - Astec Industries
  Created: June 18, 2013

  Johnson Crushers International Inc. (KPI-JCI) recently celebrated the shipment of its 3,000 th screen, marking nearly $200 million in revenue for the company from screen sales and providing 47...

• Survey Says The Rental Show Attendees Have Highest Trade Show Buying Plans

  Source: American Rental Association
  Created: June 18, 2013

  Attendees at The Rental Show topped the Trade Show Trends report for highest total buying plans, which measures the percentage of show attendees who plan to buy within 12 months of a show.

• ABC: Davis-Bacon Act Inflates Cost of Federal Construction

  Source: Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.
  Created: June 18, 2013

  Association officials say Davis-Bacon Act hinders economic growth and imposes an enormous amount of paperwork on contractors