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Viewpoint Construction Software Acquires Maxwell Systems

Viewpoint Construction Software recently announced that it has acquired Maxwell Systems, a long-time provider of construction software solut...

Donation of Brutus HDPTO Utility Vehicles Saves CAN/AM Hockey More...

Donation of Brutus HDPTO Utility Vehicles Saves CAN/AM Hockey More Than $10,000Polaris Industries Inc. and its Newport, N.Y., dealer Moodyâ€...

John Deere Inaugurates Two New Manufacturing Facilities in Brazil

In February, John Deere’s Construction and Forestry Division marked the completion of two manufacturing facilities in Indaiatuba-SP, Brazi...

Construction Industry Pledges to Hire More Than 100,000 Veterans

During the Feb. 10 “A National Symposium: Veterans’ Employment in Construction,” hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor and Joining Fo...

Robust New NUCA Hawaii Chapter Rises from Islands

Rising from one of the world’s most remote places — the Hawaiian Islands — a new NUCA Chapter has emerged following weeks of recent gr...

Keeping an Eye on a Sensitive Ecosystem

Preserving an ecosystem often tops the list of challenges for many excavation projects. Being aware of nearby wildlife, waterways and plant...

First Things First

Manufacturers of construction machines and those who use them are rightly concerned that equipment is operated correctly to complete work in...

Will ObamaCare Stifle Company Growth?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often just called ObamaCare) was supposed to be in force by now. Instead, the law is being i...

Pairing with a PEO

It’s no secret that utility contractors in today’s world have more demands on their time than any other period in history. In our extrem...

For Rent

As 2014 continues to roll on, so does recovery in the utility construction market. And with the hopes of new work, comes the need for equipm...

Staying Strong

Since its introduction to North America more than 30 years ago, pipe bursting is still making a tremendous impact on the way sewer, water, g...

Trenchless Technology

Over the past decade, much attention has been given to the current state of our aging underground utility infrastructure network. The estima...

HDD Showcase

Got an HDD project in the works? Here, four manufacturers highlight their HDD products....

Preventive Maintenance Is About Safety Too

Preventive maintenance (PM) is as much about safety as it is about maintaining equipment to improve its life. Contractors realize that if th...

Keystone XL
Keystone Not-so-XL

In a slight divergence from my normal Inside Washington column, I’d like to take this month’s column to highlight what I believe is our...