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Construction Technology

3 Reasons Construction Companies Need to Digitally Transform Now

As the pandemic continues to change the way businesses run, construction companies have begun to realize the importance of going digital.

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JobSiteCare Delivers Doctor-led Healthcare Right to Your Construction Site

JobSiteCare delivers physician-led managed healthcare directly to injured or ill workers on jobsites, while its TextBadge smartphone-based screening technology provides customizable capabilities that will keep workers safer during and after the pandemic.

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EU and U.S. Temporarily Suspend Tariffs Impacting Construction, Heavy Equipment

U.S. President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to a 4-month suspension on tariffs that had been placed on a variety of products, including some types of construction and other heavy equipment.

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Worksite Equipment

How to Calculate Equipment Use Cost

Key ways to calculate your equipment cost and how to use that information to be more effective in your project bids.

How to Calculate Equipment Use Cost

Construction Technology

Dodge Data & Analytics Selects Reltio Enterprise 360 to Build New Construction Data Services

Dodge Construction Network

Strategic collaboration drives flexibility and scalability to harness, aggregate and analyze data from thousands of public and private sources.

Construction Starts Down to Begin 2021

Dodge Construction Network

Commercial starts dropped 27%, institutional starts were 15% lower, while manufacturing starts collapsed 59%

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The Construction Industry Lost 61,000 Jobs on Net in February

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)

Almost all of the job loss was in nonresidential construction, a segment in which employment declined by 60,800 jobs on net in February.

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Construction Update

This Week's 10 Hottest Construction Stories: New Rules Open PPP Payoff to the Smallest Businesses

Why the most-read construction stories include how to troubleshoot concrete cracks, 9-day continuous concrete pour slipforming grain silos, where surface transportation funding stands, six factors when adding drones to your construction business

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Construction News Tracker

Construction News Tracker: Arctic Blast from Texas to Maine Drives Fuel Prices Skyward

All construction material prices increased during January for the first time since 2018, NAHB measured a 14.5% increase in new home construction permits in 2020, PCA forecasts 2021 regional cement consumption to be led by a 3% increase in the South

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Business Services

Takeuchi Training Center Adds New Technical Trainer and Training Coordinator

Takeuchi-US is preparing for the opening of the new Takeuchi Training Center with the addition of Ashleigh Gross as a technical trainer and Megan McFarlane as training center coordinator.

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Lifting Equipment

JLG Joins ALI’s Ladder Safety Month Initiatives

JLG Industries Inc.

American Ladder Institute (ALI) is hosting the 5th annual National Ladder Safety Month Feb. 22 through March 31

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Construction Safety

March Ladder Safety Month Focuses on Securing the Leading Cause of Fatal Falls in Construction

Lack of training on proper use of ladders is the primary cause of more than 81% of fall injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments, and the safety industry is working especially hard this month to get free training to those who work with ladders

Consider workers' weights, weight of tools and materials taken up ladders.

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