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Global Surge in Mega-Projects Forecast at Contractors Conference
Large engineering and construction firms will find a growing global market for capital outlays in the years ahead, but investors will be more demanding, according to speakers at the Engineering and Construction Contracting Association's 42nd Annual ECC Conference in Orlando, Fla.
September 8, 2010 – Engineering News-Record
5 Steps to Using E-mail Promos to Attract Event Attendees
One of a marketer's biggest frustrations comes from all the effort spent to organize and execute an event with little or no return on investment. But even the greatest event ever planned will not be successful if it is not promoted properly.
September 8, 2010 – ClickZ
Obama's Infrastructure Plan: More Cash Could Hit the Road
For companies that do the unglamorous work of pouring cement, crushing stones, and hauling earth, President Barack Obama's $50 billion proposal outlined on Sept. 6 to rebuild U.S. roads, railways, and runways is welcome relief amid unrelenting economic gloom.
September 8, 2010 – Bloomberg
US economic growth decelerating, says Fed's Beige Book
US economic growth "showed widespread signs of deceleration" in the six weeks to the end of August, according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book.
The book supports recent economic data showing that the recovery is losing momentum.
September 8, 2010 – BBC
Case names Danish importer, sales and service provider
Case construction equipment in Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands will now be available from Conmac, a newly-formed subsidiary of Helms Holding.
September 7, 2010 – Construction Europe
AGC: Construction industry adds 19,000 jobs post-strike
The construction industry added 19,000 jobs in August as a strike that had lowered employment in July ended, but the sector's 17 percent unemployment rate was the highest August rate ever, according to a new analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) of federal employment data.
September 7, 2010 – Equipment World
Punjab State pushes ahead in road development
India's Punjab State is amongst the country's leading areas with regard to the development of new road and highway connections. The next two years will see US$1.43 billion of road projects being completed in the state.
September 7, 2010 – World Highways
Wind deal expands Barnhart's service
Barnhart Renewables, a division of Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co., will join forces with wind turbine engineering specialist WindPower Innovations, Inc.
September 7, 2010 – International Cranes
Special Economic Zone to be created in Samara Region
MOSCOW, September 7 (Itar-Tass) -- A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of the industrial-production type with 16,000 to 20,000 jobs will be created in the Samara Region, Samara Governor Vladimir Artyakov said here on Tuesday. He signed jointly with Deputy Minister of Economic Development Oleg Saveliev an agreement on the creation of SEZ. The ceremony took place in the premises of the ministry on Tuesday.
September 7, 2010 – Itar-Tass
Mahindra-SsangYong Deal Details Emerge
What was viewed like the beginning of a new era for South Korean manufacturer SsangYong may turn out to be not at all that exciting for some of the employees working for SsangYong. As more details about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed last month surface, there is more cause for worry for the carmaker's personnel.
September 7, 2010 – Autoevolution
Martinelli greenlights US$75mn La Villa-Las Tablas highway expansion
Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has given the order to start work on a project to repair and expand the 26km La Villa-Las Tablas highway in southern Los Santos province.
September 7, 2010 – BNAmericas
DNIT launches US$423mn tenders to improve BR-101 in Bahia
Brazil's transport infrastructure department (DNIT) has launched four tenders valued at 730mn Reais (US$423mn) for a project to repair and expand 166km of highway BR-101 in eastern state Bahia.
September 7, 2010 – BNAmericas
Four unexpected economic bright spots
FORTUNE -- Good economic news has been hard to come by lately, but not all is doom and gloom in America these days. The end of summer ushered in a few signs of progress in some of the unlikeliest corners of the economy. They are no guarantee that the good times are around the corner, but they do provide a helpful reminder that this slow recovery is exactly that: a recovery.
September 7, 2010 – CNN Money
Thompson Pump Emergency Response Team Fights Gulf Oil Spill
Port Orange, FL -Within a few days of the incident on the Deepwater Horizon, Thompson Pump Company mobilized their Emergency Response Team (ERT) to provide pumping equipment, supplies, manpower and a wealth of tactical knowledge to areas devastated by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
September 7, 2010 – Construction Equipment Rental News
Unemployment in U.S. May Rise Toward 10% on `Feeble' Growth
The jobless rate in the U.S. is likely to approach 10 percent in coming months as the economy fails to grow enough to employ people rejoining the labor force, economists said.
September 7, 2010 – Bloomberg
Pioneer Hi-Bred Expands Seed Research Program
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, announced plans to expand a new, innovative research initiative across North America for the 2011 growing season. The program supports a 50 percent increase in the number of experimental products Pioneer can test to help growers ultimately get the right product on the right acre to maximize productivity.
September 7, 2010 – AgriMarketing
Manitou first half sales up 8.3%
Manitou's revenues grew by 8.3% in the first half of the year to ?387.1 million, with a 42% "rebound" in sales of skid steer loaders at its Gehl business in the US leading the figures.
September 6, 2010 – International Rental News
Obama Plans Business Tax Relief, Spending to Spur Growth
President Barack Obama this week is proposing to expand tax relief for businesses and boost federal spending on the nation's transportation system to help bolster an economy that's losing jobs heading into the November congressional elections.
September 6, 2010 – Bloomberg
Reasons Why Stocks in Agriculture Equipment are Strong
The dramatic growth of emerging markets such as China, India and Brazil; strong crop prices; and the potential for a U.S. economic recovery continue to boost the prices of agricultural equipment manufacturers.
September 5, 2010 – Farm Equipment
What Are Your Emissions Compliance Options for Tier 0 and Tier 1 Machines?
If in-use non-road emissions regulations may be in your future or if you face other emissions requirements by way of bid specifications or green construction sites, you're likely asking yourself what you can do with Tier 0 and Tier 1 equipment in your fleet. There are a number of options, including repower and machine replacement.
September 3, 2010 – Compact Equipment Online
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