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NUCA Calls on New Administration to Keep Its Focus on...

The chief executive officer of the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA), Doug Carlson, issued the following statement about Presi...

Q&A: Ask Carl – Marijuana and the Workplace

Question: As result of a ballot question in the 2020 election, New Jersey just legalized recreational marijuana. State utility contractors a...

PPI Places $200 Bounty on Old Exhumed HDPE Conduit

The Power & Communications Division (PCD) of the Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI) is offering a $200 bounty for exhumed high-density p...

Plastics Pipe Institute
HDPE HDD Conduit Design Calculator Available

The Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI), has released a new, free software tool that aids in determining the most appropriate wall thickness ...

Komatsu’s intelligent Machine Control 2.0 available on D51i-24 and D61i-24

Productivity is key to job site success. And just as technology has transformed global business, Komatsu’s intelligent Machine Control...

Five Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2021

Both the immediate and long-term future of the manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of ever-evolving and pr...

Construction Industry Facing Declining Demand in 2021

Most contractors expect demand for many types of construction to shrink in 2021 even as the pandemic is prompting many owners to delay or ca...

John Deere Joint Tests Its First Electric-Powered Backhoe with National...

John Deere, a leading manufacturer of construction equipment, and National Grid, an electricity, natural gas, and clean energy delivery comp...

B2W Software: Heavy Highway and Civil Construction Software
B2W Software Announces Program for 20th Annual User Conference

B2W Software, a leading provider of heavy construction management software, has announced the program for Innovation Forward, the compa...

McElroy Introduces New TracStar iSeries

McElroy builds on the success of the TracStar legacy with the introduction of the TracStar iSeries, bringing a new level of performance and ...

Caterpillar Oil & Gas Announces DGB Upgrade Kits for Diesel...

Caterpillar Oil & Gas offers Dynamic Gas Blending (DGB) upgrade kits to convert U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final diesel engines.  Th...

Construction Employment Slows Over 12 Month Period

Only 34 percent of the nation’s metro areas—just over one-third—added construction jobs from November 2019 to November 202...

Environmentally Friendly HVAC in New Construction

In the past few years, consumer knowledge about the relationship between energy consumption and climate change has grown significantly. As a...

Leadership Changes at Super Products LLC

After 13 years leading and growing Super Products LLC, Mike Vanden Heuvel announced his retirement and left his role as the President of Sup...

Vermeer Corp. Acquires Electric Horizontal Directional Drill and Fluid Management...

Vermeer Corporation announced on Dec. 21 it has acquired electric-powered horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and fluid systems technology...