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Commercial Contractors Poised for Faster Industry Recovery

The Construction Financial Management Association's quarterly Confindex survey of commercial-contractors' CFOs showed a 13% jump in confidence, and an 18% improvement in 2013 outlook.
The Construction Financial Management Association's quarterly Confindex survey of commercial-contractors' CFOs showed a 13% jump in confidence, and an 18% improvement in 2013 outlook.

CFOs participating in the Construction Financial Managament Association's most recent Confindex survey confirm that construction’s recovery is positioned to accelerate, and could outperform previous expectations. The Overall Confidence Index rose 13.2% to 129, its highest level in two years (March 2011: 131) Each sub-index that makes up Overall Confidence rose between the final quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013. The Business Conditions Index surged 19.5% to 147 The...
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Commercial Contractors Poised for Faster Industry Recovery

CFO confidence index surges 13% in first quarter of 2013, with concerns about finding skilled workers at the top of the worry list

Press Release • March 28th, 2013
JOHN DEERE

John Deere (NYSE: DE) is a world leader in providing advanced products and services for agriculture, forestry, construction, lawn and turf care, landscaping and irrigation. John Deere also provides financial services worldwide and manufactures and...

Company • March 12th, 2013
Volvo Construction Equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment offers a product range including wheel loaders, mini wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, wheeled excavators, excavators, mini excavators, articulated haulers, motor graders, skid steers, asphalt pavers, rollers, milling...

Company • February 22nd, 2013
Home Builders, Utilities Hail Reconsideration of EPA Stormwater Discharge Rule

US EPA to withdraw numeric limit on stormwater runoff from construction sites and pursue additional improvements to controversial 2009 rule

Press Release • January 10th, 2013
Coneqtec Corp. Announces Sale of Its Interests in TerraQuip

Coneqtec continues its strategy of increasing production capabilities and developing new products and product lines.

Press Release • September 7th, 2012
Web Training Preps Dozer Trainees for Productive Instruction

Hour-long self-directed Internet course offers operator trainees a foundation of equipment and safety knowledge to get ready for classroom or field training

Press Release • August 7th, 2012
Housing Starts Decline 1.1% in February 2012

Single-family starts declined 9.9%, multifamily starts gained 21.1% and construction permits rose 5.1%

Press Release • March 23rd, 2012
LA Legislature Considering 5-Year Update to $50 Billion Coastal Protection Plan

Strategy range from building barrier islands and beachfronts to raising buildings out of flood areas

News • March 22nd, 2012
Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Sends EPA Back to Drawing Board on Wetlands Permits

Ruling forces EPA to change its permitting process in a way that interjects more certainty for future construction projects

Press Release • March 22nd, 2012
Deere K Series Dozers

Deere boosts weight and power in its Tier-4-Interim 550K, 650K, 700K and 750K hydrostatic dozers

Product • March 9th, 2012
Subcontractor Drives Quality with 3D Model and Grade Controls on Demanding Design-Build Site

Bergkamp Construction's fine-grading technology makes site-prep contractor the go-to problem solver in building a facility for assembling 45-ton wind turbines

Article • January 30th, 2012
Advisory Board Says LightSquared Can't Coexist With GPS

Tells the FCC 'no practical solutions or mitigations' would stop interference

News • January 17th, 2012
North Carolina Uses Analytics to Build Roads Faster, Cheaper

NCDOT is analyzing geographic data to help narrow the choices of possible road corridors and, at the same time, is able to reduce costly land surveys.

News • November 30th, 2011
Number of Improving US Housing Markets Expands for Third Month

November NAHB Improving Markets Index expands from 23 to 30, improving markets dominated by smaller metros

Press Release • November 9th, 2011
Cat Launches CaterpillarUniversity.com

CaterpillarUniversity.com is a new online learning platform for all Cat machine and engine customers.

Press Release • November 7th, 2011