Ahern Rentals Sees Market Improvement, But Not in Las Vegas

Ahern Rentals has seen demand for its construction equipment increase in many parts of the country, but not in its hometown.

November 15, 2010

Ahern Rentals has seen demand for its construction equipment increase in many parts of the country, but not in its hometown.

In reporting the company's third-quarter results, CEO Don Ahern said, "Las Vegas is a shrinking market as I sit here today... I would have to kind of put a negative outlook on Las Vegas."

Elsewhere, however, the company has begun to see increased demand for its lifts and groundwork machinery.

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