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97% of Utility Contractors Deemed Essential to Keep America Working

Large majority of NUCA survey respondents indicate work backlog is remaining constant or rolling with work stoppages

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Construction Technology

[PODCAST] How Cloud Software Slashes Contractor’s Risk as it Quells Office Intrigue

How smart devices and collaborative project-management software can document the oral contracts made on project sites to head off contract disputes.

Construction Safety

OSHA Considers Employer’s Good Faith Efforts in Enforcement During Pandemic

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

New interim guidance to advise compliance safety and health officers to evaluate an employer’s good faith efforts to comply with safety and health standards during the coronavirus pandemic

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Skyjack, Linamar Produce PPE, Ventilators for COVID-19 Efforts

Linamar Corporation’s Skyjack division received a request via social media from a local medical professional, prompting the revival of a promotional item which has new relevance today.

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During the COVID-19 Crisis, a New Type of Business Borrower Emerges

The finance sector is seeing a new type of B2B equipment financing customer emerging from the COVID-19 crisis. Is it a trend that will continue?

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Construction Contractor Confidence Plummets in Response to COVID-19, Says ABC

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)

Fewer than 30% of construction contractors responding to the survey expected their sales to increase over the next six months

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[PODCAST] AED Foundation and Caterpillar Investing in Reducing Technician Shortage

Caterpillar and the AED Foundation have announced a $300,000 scholarship to bring more students from high school into technical education.

Construction Safety

Hard Hat Face Shields Designed for Virus Protection on Construction Jobsites

DJM Design, CAD, & Coordination

Patent-pending lightweight design easily slides onto existing hard hats to help teams practice virus protection.

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Construction News

Contractors Take Lion’s Share of the First Round of Paycheck Protection Loans

UPDATED April 24, 2020 -- We know more about obstacles to the smallest businesses getting these forgivable funds just in time for a second round of PPP funding coming to replenish the pot

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Volvo Sales Slide 17% in First Quarter as COVID-19 Pandemic Took Hold

Volvo Construction Equipment

Company sees demand stall in the first quarter as measures to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic went into effect

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ELFA March Survey of Economic Activity Shows March New Business Volume Up 9%

Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

March new business volume was up 9% year-over-year, 31% month-to-month and 17% year-to-date - but the data can be "misleading"

[VIDEO] What's Trending on ForConstructionPros Today?

ForConstructionPros.com Editor Larry Stewart and Equipment Today Editor Becky Schultz talk about the news and subjects trending on ForConstructionPros.com and in the construction industry right now.

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