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STIHL Marks Manufacturing Milestone with 75 Millionth Unit Built in America
Stihl Inc.
The company produced its 75 millionth powerhead at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Virginia Beach, VA
Stihl Marks Manufacturing Milestone
Construction News
Trump Plans National Emergency to Build Border Wall as Senate Passes Spending Bill
White House confirms the president will sign a spending bill that doesn’t fund a border wall, and declare an emergency to take construct funds without Congressional approval
An LA Times graphic of apprehensions of people attempting illegal crossings of the southern US border since 2000 shows significant decline, raising the possibility that courts will question the president's declaration of national emergency.
Construction News
Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Headquarters
NYC's deal enticing Amazon to build in Queens faced fierce backlash from lawmakers and unions who say the tech giant doesn’t deserve $3B in government incentives
Amazon Nyc
Construction Technology
[VIDEO] Technology Trends Poised to Disrupt the Construction Equipment Industry
Barry Kirk, executive director, CAVCOE, shares the projected timeline of technology deployment, its potential to disrupt current business models and operations and his recommendations to stay on top of the trends
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Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Confidence in the Equipment Finance Market Increases in February
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry increased over three points from January to February 2019
Equipment Backhoes
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Construction Input Price Declines Carry Into New Year
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
Construction input prices have declined for three consecutive months and in four of the previous six months
Construction input prices fell 0.7% on a monthly basis in January yet are up 1.6% year-over-year.
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
New Data Shows Trump Administration Tariffs Cost US Businesses $2.7B in November
Data shows Americans are the big losers in the trade war, not foreign competitors, says Tariffs Hurt the Heartland spokesman
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Construction News
February is Youth Leadership Month
Find ways to give your younger employees leadership opportunities to help groom them for future leadership roles
February is Youth Leadership Month; how can you incorporate this into your construction business?
Construction Safety
IBM Collaborating on Worker Safety Monitoring in Hazardous Environments
IBM is using IoT technologies integrated into wearables to identify potential hazards in the workplace
IBM is working with Garmin, Guardhat, Mitsufuji and SmartCone to identify potential hazards in the workplace.
Construction News
Wall-Funding Scramble Keeps Trump Construction Promise in Question
‘Reprogramming’ funds from Corps of Engineers flood control, disaster relief from CA and PR, and military infrastructure likely to draw ‘firestorm’ of legal challenges
Construction crews staged material needed for the Santa Teresa Border Wall Replacement project near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry. The staging area also showcases a scaled down example of what the bollard style wall will look like.
Business
New Construction Innovations Hub Promoting Efficiency, Safety and Sustainability
Innovations Hub will apply research capabilities and hands-on industry experience to help construction leaders overcome issues that trigger cost overruns and schedule delays
Business
CA Subcontractor Cited $12M for Stealing Wages from 1,100 Workers
RDV Construction paid framing and drywall crews for 21 months with checks that bounced
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