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Oil & Gas Pipeline: Barnard Pipeline Completes L-402 Program for...

EDITOR’S NOTE: In each issue, Utility Contractor will profile the projects of NUCA’s Top Job Competition winners. These projects...

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Equipment Finance and Rental

Whether performing a simple line tap or completing a multi-million dollar network installation, utility contractors depend on their equipmen...

Holliday Elected to Deere & Company Board of Directors

Deere & Company on Dec. 6 announced the election of Charles O. (“Chad”) Holliday Jr. to the Board of Directors, effective Ja...

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Report: Private sector poised to capitalize on billions in municipal...

In the wake of tightening municipal budgets, environmental violations, and aging infrastructure, private players are poised to capitalize on...

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Chevrolet, Ford, Hino and International to reveal new commercial vehicles...

Four of North America’s leading truck manufacturers have announced they will unveil new vehicles at The Work Truck Show 2018. Che...

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Word Association

Let’s play a quick game of word association. What do you think of when you hear these words?: Connect. Network. Browse. Content. Did y...

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NUCA of Virginia to Construct Training Facility for the Virginia...

NUCA contractors and associate members are contributing free labor, materials, and equipment to construct a concrete trench facility and a c...

TTC Hosting Utility Investigation School 2018

The Trenchless Technology Center at Louisiana Tech University (TTC) in conjunction with the ASCE‘s Utility Engineering and Surveying I...

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Protecting Our Infrastructure

Utility Locating Is the First Step in Preventing Utility Strikes Preventing damage to buried utilities is an ongoing effort for utility prov...

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Prinoth Expands its Distribution to West Virginia

Prinoth, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tracked vehicles, has just signed an agreement with Leslie Equipment Company to r...

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Dodge Momentum Index Ends Year on High Note

The Dodge Momentum Index grew 3.6% in December to 153.9 (2000=100) from the revised November reading of 148.6. The Momentum Index is a month...

Longest Curved Microtunnel Drive Completed in North America

Ward & Burke Tunneling Inc. recently holed through on the first of two drives for the Kingsbury Run Culvert Repair project in Cleveland,...

KOBELCO USA Grows Dealer Network

KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA continues to expand representation in the North American market by adding Century Rentals and Westrax Mac...

Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
Florida Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Double WIFIA Funding

U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) on Nov. 30 introduced the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2017 to ex...

Jacobs Completes CH2M Acquisition, Creating $15 Billion Professional Services Firm

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. on Dec. 18 announced completion of its acquisition of CH2M via a cash and stock transaction. The combination, ...