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ARA Insurance Launches Workers’ Compensation Insurance Program

American Rental Association (ARA)

ARA Insurance, Kansas, City, MO, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Rental Association (ARA), has partnered with Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Southfield, MI, to provide ARA members with a new workers’ compensation program.

United Rentals Completes Acquisition of RSC Holdings

United Rentals, Inc. completed its previously announced acquisition of RSC Holdings Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $18.00 per share at the time of announcement, for a total enterprise value of $4.2 billion, including $2.3 billion of net debt.

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2012 Economic Outlook: Housing Construction Expected to Continue Inching Upward

National Association of Home Builders

Current softening attributed to typical month-to-month volatility in the numbers; 2012 housing starts forecast to grow 17%

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Terex Encouraged by AWP, Crane Segments Performance in Q1 2012 Results

Terex Corporation

Net sales were $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 44.8 percent from $1.26 billion in the first quarter of 2011.

KHL: JLG leads the way in Oshkosh Q2 results

In its second quarter results (ending 31 March 2012) Oshkosh said that access equipment market recovery has led the way. The sector, primarily comprising of JLG, has contributed $760.4 million to the company's $2.08 billion sales - an increase of 61.4% from the same period last year.

Economic Forecast Webinar to Be Held May 3

Associated Equipment Distributors (AED)

Top economists from the Associated General Contractors of America, Reed Construction Data and the American Insitute of Architects will provide predictions about the possibilities in a complimetnary webinar to be held May 3, 2012, from 2-3:30 p.m. ET.

Highway Bill Heads to Congressional Conference May 8

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Combined House and Senate conference committee could deadlock over Keystone pipeline or regulatory streamlining provisions

Volvo Rents Grows Kansas Presence with Acquisition of Big L Rentals and Sales

Volvo Rents, a worldwide provider of small-to-medium sized construction equipment, announces the acquisition of Big L Rentals and Sales, a single-location construction equipment rental company in Garden City, KS.

NATM Announces Dealers Committed to Compliance

NATM announces its latest program, Dealers Committed to Compliance (DCTC). This new program, launched in March, allows NATM to recognize trailer dealers and help further educate consumers on the importance of the NATM Compliance Verification Program.

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Caterpillar Adds Ex-Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman To Board

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) elected former presidential candidate Jon M. Huntsman Jr. as its newest director, adding a former chief executive with political and diplomatic experience to its board.

Urban Artists Turn Aerial Platform Safety Into Art Pieces

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

Mr. Shiz and Foundry, two artists from Paris and Brighton, have created two pieces of urban art commissioned by IPAF celebrating aerial platform safety.

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