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US Equipment Rental and Construction Stocks Attract Harvey Buying

With tens of thousands displaced and the heart of the US energy industry damaged, analysts anticipate a major rebuilding job on the Gulf Coast

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AGC Survey: 70% of Contractors Still Struggling to Find Qualified Craft Workers

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Craft worker shortages are the most severe in the West followed by the Midwest, South and Northeast

Tight labor market conditions are prompting firms to change the way they operate, recruit and compensate workers, according to Stephen Sandherr, chief executive officer for the Associated General Contractors.

VS220 DUST-COLLECT-R Portable Vacuum System

General Equipment Company

Ideal for use with its extensive line of surface grinders, planers and other surface preparation solutions, General Equipment Company’s new VS220 Portable Vacuum System offers an effective dust control system that balances power, performance and utility.

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Construction Grade

Zoning Wouldn’t Have Saved Houston From Harvey; Less Sprawl Would Have Helped

Pro-business dis-regulation magnified Houston flood devastation for a third year in a row, and will again if Harris County won’t match development with flood control

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Construction News

How Hurricanes Affect Construction Jobs

The damage brought by Hurricane Harvey has upended the lives of thousands of Texans and continues to wreak havoc on their communities. Rebuilding will require a slew of construction jobs, as roads, buildings, and homes get needed repairs.

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Equipment Monitoring & Logistics

Lojack Helped Recover More Than $10M in Stolen Equipment in 2016

LoJack Corporation

LoJack's "2016 Construction Equipment Theft Recovery Report" indicated wheeled and tracked loaders were the most stolen types of equipment in 2016

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Worksite Equipment

Basic Concepts Noise Reduction Barriers

Basic Concepts, Inc.

Basic Concepts' noise reduction barriers create a sound-minimizing enclosure between a jobsite and pedestrian walkway

Bci Noise Reduction Curtain

Hurricane Harvey Impact Upends Texas Economic Recovery

Ryan Says Congress Likely to Need Budget Extension; Could Delay Oct. 1 FAST Act Increases

House Speaker Paul Ryan says Congress will probably need to pass a continuing resolution, which would extend 2017 infrastructure funding levels, in order for the Senate to process the necessary appropriations bill

New Tappan Zee, Now Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, Opens to Westbound Traffic

Four years and $4B in, the replacement for New York's Tappan Zee bridge is delivering on time and on budget

Chicago Program Could Require Developers to Build Affordable Housing

Mayor Emanuel and two aldermen will propose changing the Affordable Requirement Ordinance on Sept. 6 to eliminate developer’s option to buy out of building affordable units

Mayor Emanuel's proposed change to Chicago's Affordable Requirement Ordinance would require a developer's building like this one going up near Logan Square to include 20 affordable housing units, or to add 27 affordable units within two miles of the building.

Terex Lattice Boom Truck Crane Erects Wind Turbines in Swiss Alps

This type of high alpine project is enormously challenging on equipment so the crane service provider decided to rely on the proven strengths of its Terex TC 2800-1 lattice boom truck crane

On behalf of German company Enercon GmbH, Switzerland-based Welti-Furrer Pneukran & Spezialtransporte AG erected three E-92 wind turbines at the Gries Pass, which has an altitude of roughly 8,202 ft.

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