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Mortenson Construction Augmented Reality App Reimagines Construction Worksites

Users can point their smartphones at the construction site or at a printed handout to experience a life-like digital representation of the future building under construction

Akin to Pokemon Go, Mortenson Construction's new mobile app is helping the University of Washington community 'experience' a new computer science building 18 months before its doors open to students.

Sponsored Content

When The Electric Grid Isn’t Reliable – Propane Is.

Propane Education and Research Council (PERC)

The DOE warns of a 100x surge in blackouts by 2030. Propane is reliable, on-site energy that keeps critical systems running when the grid can’t.

When The Electric Grid Isn’t Reliable – Propane Is.

H&E Equipment Services to Pay More than $1B for Neff Corp.

Combined 2016 rental revenues of the two companies would equal nearly $795M, creating one of the five largest US rental companies

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Portable Generators

Doosan G40WDO Mobile Generator

Doosan's G40WDO mobile generator offers many of the same features as the higher-prime output G50 but is exempt from permitting fees or surcharges on diesel-powered equipment of 50 hp or greater

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Equipment Monitoring & Logistics

JLG ClearSky Fleet Management Telematics Solution

JLG Industries Inc.

JLG offers ClearSky telematics devices factory-installed and form-fitted to the exact machine on new production models, as well as retrofit kits for machines currently in the field.

JLG offers ClearSky telematics devices factory-installed and form-fitted to the exact machine on new production models, as well as retrofit kits for machines currently in the field.

Construction Input Prices Increase for Sixth Time in Seven Months

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)

Much of the input price inflation in June was due to increased charges for crude petroleum which registered a price increase approaching 9%

The overall rate of increase for construction input prices has been quite slow. On a year-over-year basis, construction input prices are up 2.6%.

Portable Lighting

LED Light Towers Gain Ground

Consider both sides of the equation when deciding between LED and metal halide lighting.

Light emitted by LED (left) is whiter and more like daylight than that given off by a metal halide (right) light tower.

New ANSI Updates Got You Antsy? Here Are the Six Key Changes

To comply, lift equipment manufacturers and operators will need to take new safety features into consideration

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Maximizing Profitability Through the Total Cost of Ownership Metric

True total cost of ownership (TCO) is determined by factoring in everything that goes into operating a machine over its lifetime: initial purchase price, fuel costs, maintenance costs, utilization, organizational overhead, resale value, etc.

Paylor: 9 Points of Wisdom for Business Success in the Trump Era

What could be better than a market that asks “When can I have it?” rather than “How much?" Feels like 2007! Happy days are here again! Right? Well, let’s slow down a minute.

Craig Paylor is currenty chief operating officer at Ahern Rentals. He's well-known and outspoken figure within the equipment rental industry, having served previously as president of JLG Industries, president and CEO of National Truck Body Solutions, as well as a member of the board of directors at SmartEquip Inc.

Wacker Neuson Names New CEO

Wacker Neuson America Corporation

The Supervisory Board of Wacker Neuson SE has named the successor to Mr. Cem Peksaglam (CEO), whose contract expires in August 2017. Martin Lehner, CTO and current Deputy CEO, has been appointed to the position.

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Volvo Sells Stake in Deutz

Sweden's AB Volvo announced it had sold its 25% stake in German diesel engine maker Deutz AG as the truck maker continued to trim assets outside its core business.

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Home Depot to Purchase Rental Partner Compact Power Equipment

The Home Depot announced a definitive agreement to purchase Compact Power Equipment Inc., a leading national provider of equipment rental and maintenance services for $265 million in cash.

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