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Landscape Contractors See Favorable Year Ahead

The overall outlook among landscape contractors is rather favorable for 2012. Few expect a reduction in sales volume (regardless of service sector), and roughly half expect to grow sales.

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AGC Introduces Lean Construction 101 Online Course

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Online course provides a foundation of key concepts and terms used in Lean Construction

Forecast: 2012 Rental Momentum Could Repeat Industry's 2007 Revenue Peak by 2014

With economic uncertainty pushing equipment users to rent, Manfredi predicts 2012 construction-equipment rental revenues to grow as fast as they did in 2005

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Study Finds Lease Accounting Proposal Threatens Negative Impact on U.S. Economy

Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

Complex new proposal would require leases to be recorded on corporate balance sheets

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Equipment Demonstrations Highlight Pavement LIVE 2011

Nine outdoor equipment demonstrations highlighted the first Pavement LIVE trade show

The threat of rain deterred Rayner Equipment Systems from spraying sealer with its PavementSaver II dual application machine, but contractors took advantage of the opportunity to test out the unit spraying water on the pavement.

VISTA Training Expands Internationally with HeviCert Acquisition

VISTA Training Inc.

HeviCert Inc. provides heavy equipment operator training and certification worldwide. The acquisition was officially completed on September 1, 2011.

Perkins Named One of the Best Companies to Work For in Brazil

Perkins Engines Inc.

For the fourth consecutive year, Perkins was honored by Brazilian business magazine Exame/Você SA as one of the 150 best companies to work for in Brazil.

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Two New Inductees Named to Rental Hall of Fame

The late William F. Berry and Gunnar Glifberg will be formally inducted during a ceremony at The Rental Show in New Orleans on Feb. 6.

CNH Names New President/CEO

Boyanovsky, 67, has served as president and CEO of CNH since March 2005.

Volvo Rents Acquires California-Based Excel Rentals

Excel's Temecula, CA, location is currently open, while its San Jacinto branch is expected to be opened by the first quarter of 2012.

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KHL: Italian Rental Market Shrinks by 5% in 2011

The report finds that the Italian rental market shrank by 2.1% to €1.6 billion in 2010 and is forecast to fall by a further 5% to €1.53 billion this year.

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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Sells $5 Billion Worth of Construction Equipment Over the Internet

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. has set a new record as it exceeded US$5 billion in online equipment sales.

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