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ARA Foundation Contributes $6,000 to Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort

When the ARA Foundation board of trustees met recently at the American Rental Association (ARA) headquarters in Moline, IL, it unanimously voted to donate a total of $6,000 — $3,000 each — to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army.

Fiat Reorganizes Management to Ease Merger with CNH

CEO of parent to Case, New Holland and Kobelco construction equipment brands shares leadership of new Group Executive Council with Fiat chairman

Snow Removal Equipment

How to Plan for Snow Removal Business

The snow handling side of your business should be as well-thought out as the construction side

A thorough business plan should incorporate financial management, the proposal process, operations, job costing and consideration for the types of contracts you will use.

Snow Removal Equipment

Safety First During Snow Removal

Snow environments present different hazards for employees; make sure equipment is set up properly and drivers are operating with safety in mind

'Make sure you have your truck set up right in terms of safety: flashing lights, strobe lights, etc. because you're out plowing at night time,' says Zeke Zinchiak of ZCon Inc.

Construction Safety

Free Disaster Relief Online Training Course

Professionals involved in Hurricane Sandy and other disaster relief efforts can take ClickSafety's online disaster awareness course for free

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Stop Business Crises Before They Create Havoc

Focus on the "what if" questions and formulate a plan to avoid crises from negatively affecting your business

Rather than ignore possible problems - no matter how impossible they seem - head them off before they take their toll on your business.

Construction Technology

How Contractors Can Use Technology to Help Weather the Economic Downturn

Use of technology can be a driving factor in generating cash flow and reducing costs on the jobsite

Job costing software adds the ability to track inventory costs plus the labor hours consumed against the job while the job is in progress.

Cat Dealer's Hydraulic Shop Salvages Cylinders and Saves Customers Money

Rebuilding heavy equipment makes good economic sense, particularly for the hydraulic components on construction and earthmoving machinery.

Cat dealer's hydraulic shop salvages cylinders with tube hone.

Equipment Rental Industry to Significantly Outpace Economy Through 2016

According to the latest American Rental Association (ARA) forecast from the ARA Rental Market Monitor updated last week, industry revenue will grow another 7.6 percent to reach $33.5 billion next year.

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2012 Election Results for Construction: 'Status Quo, But More of It'

Associated Equipment Distributors (AED)

Status quo election result may be blessing in disguise given uncertainty of federal tax and budget policy and the broader economy

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New Book Offers Tips for Marketing Construction Businesses

Construction Marketing Association

All functional marketing types including traditional and digital media are described with practical tips for modern marketing of construction brands

Essex Rental Corp. Sees 17.6% Jump in Third-Quarter Rental Revenues Over Last year

Equipment rental revenue was $12.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, a 17.6% increase from $10.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and a 13.1% increase from $11.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

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