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Xylem Expands Latin American Presence With New Sales and Service Base in Panama

Xylem Dewatering Solutions

In response to rapid growth in Panama, Xylem has opened a new sales and service office to provide greater customer support to the developing Latin American market.

Roger Euliss Named Sales Director at Allen Engineering Corp.

Allen Engineering Corporation

Euliss will continue on as president of Equipment Synergy International (EIS).

Roger Euliss, president of Equipment Synergy International, was recently named sales director at Allen Engineering Corp. under a joint marketing agreement between the two companies.

Allen Engineering and Equipment Synergy International Announce Joint Marketing Agreement

Allen Engineering Corporation

The brands will share sales and marketing resources to better penetrate the construction equipment rental market.

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Top 10 Articles on FCP - January to June 2012

The most viewed articles on ForConstructionPros from January to June 2012

The top 10 most viewed articles on ForConstructionPros in the first half of 2012.

Atlanta's Transportation Sales Tax Part of a United Nations Plot?

Conservative opponents of the July 31 referendum on a 1-cent sales tax to fund Atlanta's regional transportation plan are smearing it as a United Nations plot to 'outlaw private property and redistribute wealth'

H&E Equipment Hiring as Company Plans for Growth

H&E Equipment Services plans to add new locations and is actively looking to hire qualified senior executives, branch managers and sales representatives to staff them.

Ashtead Profits From Cash-Strapped Customers Increasingly Turning to Equipment Rental

Ashtead more than quadrupled its annual profit and upgraded expectations for this year as slow construction markets push a growing number of cash-strapped customers to rent rather than buy equipment.

Equipment Lease Finance Industry Confidence Drops 10 Points in June 2012

Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's June 2012 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry shows a drop from 59.2 to 48.5 in June 2012

The June 2012 Foundation Monthly Confidence Index for the equipment leasing and finance industry took a big drop of 10.7 points down to 48.5.

Hertz Equipment Rental to Hold Two-Day Hiring Open House

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC) will be hiring hundreds of new employees this summer and will hold a two-day employment open house at more than 50 HERC locations throughout the country.

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Half of Contractors Expect a Solid Year With a 25% or Smaller Increase in Work

42% of firms will need a 26% to 50% increase in backlog to position their companies for business increases expected in 2013

42% of firms will need a 26% to 50% increase in backlog to position their companies for business increases expected in 2013.

National Pervious Concrete Pavement Association Pervious in Paradise

Construction Employment Declined in 30 States Between May 2011 and May 2012

More states lost construction jobs in May than at any point since June 2011 as 30 states experienced annual job losses and 27 states and D.C. lost jobs during the past month.

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