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Pearl Moves to Expanded Los Angeles Warehouse and Offices

Pearl Abrasive Co.

Pearl Abrasive has relocated its Los Angeles facility to accommodate increased inventory. The new location is only a quarter mile from the previous warehouse and office that Pearl had occupied since 1968.

Shown here is the new headquarters for Pearl Abrasive in Los Angeles.

Snorkel Appoints New Partner for Southeast U.S.

Snorkel has strengthened its presence in the southeast region of the U.S. by appointing Sun Marketing Group as its manufacturer’s representative in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Snorkel appoints Sun Marketing to represent southeastern U.S. states.

Towable Compressors (85 Cfm and larger)

Aging Air Compressors Get New Life with Doosan Factory Certified Remanufacturing Program

Older Ingersoll Rand or Doosan air compressors with capacity greater than 675 cfm will be inspected then rebuilt to showroom condition

All air compressors, as part of Doosan's remanufacture program, go through a 117-point inspection prior to being disassembled down to the frame before rebuilding.

FAA to Issue $15.5 Million Safety Grant for Kotzebue, Alaska, Airport

U.S. Department of Transportation

Grant will help expand runway safety areas at both ends of Runway 9/27 at Ralph Wien Memorial Airport

$10 Million FAA Grant to Extend Fort Worth Alliance Runways

U.S. Department of Transportation

Airport Improvement Program grant will pay for continued work to extend each of Alliance’s two runways to 11,000 feet

FAA to Issue $9.6 Million Grant to Rehab Orlando International Runway

U.S. Department of Transportation

Runway 18R/36L rehabilitation project will extend the useful life of pavement, realign Taxiway A and purchase an aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicle

US DOT Issues $18 Million Grant for Repaving Van Nuys Airport

U.S. Department of Transportation

FAA Airport Improvement Program grant will pay for rehabilitating the entire 8,000-foot-long primary runway

$16.5 Million Federal Grant Will Complete Niagara Falls Rail Station

Federal Railroad Administration grant will finish a regional transportation gateway for trains, buses, tour vehicles, taxis and pedestrians

Construction Technology

New Online Equipment Auction Site Caters to Global Community

Quantos Auctions is a new online auction website with the goal of sales without borders and will hold its first auction on November 29, 2012

Quantos Auction is a new online auction site to sell and remarket equipment to global buyers.

Reachmaster Announces MBO of Skako Lift Inc.

ReachMaster Inc.

ReachMaster Inc. has taken over the assets and activities of Skako Lift Inc., which include the representation of the well-known ReachMaster Falcon, Bluelift and Denka compact aerial lift product lines.

Ebbe Christensen heads up Reachmaster Inc., now divested from parent Skako Lift Inc.

Coneqtec Corp. Announces Sale of Its Interests in TerraQuip

Coneqtec - Universal

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

Construction Unemployment Falls to 11.3% in August 2012

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)

Heavy and civil engineering - which could be a leading indicator for the nonresidential construction industry - continues to expand and added more than 17,000 positions during the past year

The construction industry added 1,000 jobs in August 2012, lowering the unemployment rate from 12.3% in July to 11.3% in August.

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