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Tsurumi Pump Celebrates 40 Years of Business in the U.S.

Tsurumi Pump is celebrating an important milestone — 40 years of business in the U.S. The pump manufacturer has seen tremendous growth...

MS4 Survey Reveals Stormwater Program Gaps and Opportunities

Stormwater is the only growing source of water pollution in many waterways across the United States. With urban populations expected to grow...

Complacency is an Enemy of Workplace Safety

When reading OSHA news releases you often see comments from officials pointing to simple complacency as a serious hazard on the jobsite. The...

Ditch Witch Introduces SK3000 Stand-On Skid Steer

Underground construction workers, landscapers and golf industry professionals can now step outside of the cab and gain a 360-degree view of ...

NUCA TT Committee Chair Jeff Rumer (l) explains to a CT land developer
NUCA Committee Updates: Trenchless Technology

The Trenchless Technology Committee In effort to better represent the contractors engaged in trenchless installation and rehabilitation, the...

A Clean Construction Site Is a Safe Construction Site

Construction sites are the scene of 21% of work-related deaths in the USA, making construction the 9th most dangerous job. Fortuna...

Following the Money May Lead to New Infrastructure Legislation

Since our last examination of infrastructure legislation in Congress (Inside Washington, March/April 2019), the road to a successful resolut...

Construction Employment Rises by 7,000 in September

Construction employment increased by 7,000 jobs in September and by 156,000, or 2.1 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of un...

Nominations Open for Prestigious NUCA Awards

The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) is accepting nominations for its 2019 Top Jobs Award, Chapter Merit Awards and National ...

jobsite near Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals’ baseball stadium
Top Jobs Sanitary Sewer Collection Category Winner: Main Pumping Station...

[EDITOR’S NOTE: In each issue, Utility Contractor will profile NUCA’s Top Job winners. These projects present the association&rs...

ICUEE 2019 Attracts Record Numbers to Louisville

Record numbers of utility and construction professionals converged on Louisville, Ky., for the 2019 International Construction & Utility...

SDLG Announces Updates to Motor Graders

SDLG, a Chinese construction equipment manufacturer, has announced updates to its G9138, G9190 and G9220 motor graders – combining imp...

Westech Introduces Westech Coyote Hydrovac to the Canadian Market

Westech Vac Systems, a leading provider of rugged, high-quality vacuum truck-mounted solutions, has introduced the compact Coyote hydrovac f...

Construction Employment Increases in 252 of 358 Metro Areas from...

Construction employment grew in 252 out of 358 metro areas between August 2018 and August 2019, declined in 60 and was unchanged in 46, acco...

Vermeer Launches Innovative XR2 Vacuum Excavator

Vermeer continues to propel the utility industry forward with the introduction of a new advancement in hydro-excavation. The Vermeer XR2 vac...