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Webcast: Social Media Summit for Construction Brands

This free webcast will take a look at case studies and best practices for leveraging social media brands to realize results for your construction business

Equipment Finance Activity Grew 16.5% in 2011

Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

Equipment finance activity marked a second year of growth following a 3.9% growth in new business volume in 2010

Construction Unemployment Dips to Almost-4-Year Low

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)

Decline of 1,000 construction jobs in July suggests workers drawing paychecks from other industries, but overall job growth soothes fears of near-term recession

Nonresidential building lost 500 jobs for the month but has added 1,500 jobs, or 0.2%, since July 2011. Residential construction employment has increased by 5,800 jobs since June and 6,900 jobs since 2011.

Financing, Insurance & Leasing

LaHood Announces $363 Million in Grants for State Highway Projects

U.S. Department of Transportation

Money from 12 grant programs was distributed to applicants from all 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico

Concrete Industry Associations Partner to Form Certification Consortium

Concrete Industry Certification Consortium

Consortium is a non-profit clearinghouse dedicated to raising industry awareness of certifications aimed at improving quality and safety in concrete construction

Atlanta Voters Reject 1% Sales Tax for Transportation

Defeat of the 10-year, 1% sales tax leaves the Atlanta region's traffic congestion problem with no visible remedy

Used Equipment Values Drop 0.2% in June

Rouse Services LLC

June auction sales of construction equipment in 14 major rental equipment categories averaged 0.4% less than May values

Billy Goat's New Website Features a Full-Circle Look Into Its Cleanup Solutions

Billy Goat Ind.

Website visitors can examine Billy Goat products through an all-encompassing 360-degree view, learn about each product in full detail and glean insightful tips through the Technical Support feature.

Billy Goat Industries unveils new website.

Save the Date: IAPAs and IPAF Summit on March 26, 2013 in Miami

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

This is the first time the IPAF Summit and IAPAs are being held in the US, and there is an excellent line-up of top speakers for the Summit conference.

The International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs) and the IPAF Summit conference will be held on March 26, 2013 at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel in Miami, FL.

Construction Safety

IPAF Reports 17 Fatal Accidents Involving Aerial Work Platforms in the First Half of 2012

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

Causes of global work-platform fatalities were fairly evenly spread: electrocution (4), overturn (4), mechanical related (4), fall from platform (4) and entrapment (1).

Speedy Makes Major Investment in Skyjack Scissors, Doubles Fleet Size

Following a huge £7-million investment into its power division, Speedy Services is continuing to flex its muscle as the UK’s leading provider of equipment rental and support services by doubling the size of its electrical scissor lift fleet in a £4-million deal.

Speedy Services is continuing to flex its muscle as the UK’s leading provider of equipment rental and support services by doubling the size of its electrical scissor lift fl eet in a £4 million deal.

Hertz Second-Quarter Rental Revenues Increase 11% Year Over Year

Worldwide equipment rental revenues were $335.0 million for the second quarter of 2012, an 11.0% increase from the prior year period, driven by an 18.8% revenue increase in the U.S. and 15.2% in North America.

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