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Constructive Confrontation in the Workplace

To successfully navigate workplace conflict, managers must be able to confront team members in a positive, productive manner. Whatever the s...

Mighty Movers

Articulated dump trucks, or ADTs as they are often referred to, can play an important role on today’s jobsite. Their versatility and produ...

A Grade Above

Five Manufacturers Showcase their Motor Grader Offerings...

Grade-A Technology

Motor graders remain among the most difficult to train new operators on and, as with many trades, finding skilled operators in the construct...

Just a Number

Aging is inevitable; we grow up, we get older and our bodies begin to wear. While that physical deterioration can be a nuisance, it doesn’...

James Copeland Named Thompson Pump’s Branch Manager of the Year

named Thompson Pump’s 2013 Branch Manager of the Year. Copeland is the Branch Manager of the Summerville, S.C., Thompson Pump and Mfg. Co....

Atlas Copco Listed Among World’s Most Ethical Companies

Atlas Copco was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the second consecutive year. The prestigio...

quipment and Software Investment Forecast
Equipment and Software Investment Forecast to Grow 4.2 Percent in...

Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 4.2 percent in 2014, according to the Q2 update to the 2014 Equipment Leasing and F...

CASE and Leica Geosystems Form Partnership

CASE Construction Equipment recently announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Leica Geosystems to provide machine control...

Doosan Contest Winner Receives One-Year Lease on Machine

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment America recently announced the winner of its CONEXPO-CON/AGG trade show “Win a One-Year Lease” c...

Caterpillar Launches First Video in its ‘Built For It’ Series

Displaying the precision of five of its construction machines, Caterpillar launched the first in a series of “Built For It” Trials short...

NUCA of DC Hosts Winter Utilities Forum

After having been postponed in January due to an extreme weather emergency, NUCA of DC’s Winter Forum was held Feb. 2 and was a phenomenal...

Long-Time NUCA of Ohio Executive Director, Bob O’Donnell, Passes Away...

Robert Vincent (Bob) O’Donnell, 74, of Bellbrook, Ohio, passed away April 13, 2014 from a malignant brain tumor. He was born in Niagara Fa...

Safety
Fall Protection Stand-Down

As part of its ongoing fall prevention campaign, OSHA has announced a national Fall Prevention Stand-Down from June 2 to 6, 2014, to raise a...

The Misinformation of PABs

The infrastructure community, especially water and wastewater contractors, has been talking about Private Activity Bonds (PABs) for a long t...