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Vermeer Looks to the Future After 75 Years in Business

Built on Founder Gary Vermeer’s legacy of finding a better way, for Vermeer Corporation the last 75 years have centered around impacti...

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NUCA Statement On House EPA Appropriations Bill

Utility Contractor Association Aghast About Mammoth Cuts To Promised Water Infrastructure Resources Carlson The chief executive officer of t...

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NUCA Statement On House USDOT Appropriations Bill

Utility Contractor Association Decries Massive Cuts To Promised Infrastructure Resources Carlson The chief executive officer of the National...

Ditch Witch Partners with Heavy Equipment Colleges of America to...

Careers in horizontal directional drilling can be lucrative and fulfilling and are needed and perhaps most importantly, available. A lack of...

The Experience Modification Rate and How it Works

When you are making a major purchase as a consumer, companies typically look at your credit report. They want to see how much of a risk they...

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Overall Winner/Gas Distribution: MTNG 12-in. Steel Piping – Rock Island...

[EDITOR’S NOTE: In each issue, Utility Contractor profiles NUCA’s Excellence in Underground winners (formerly “Top Jobs&rd...

NUCA Announces 2023 Scholarship Winners

NUCA proudly announced the winner of its 2023 scholarships. This year’s winners are: D.A. Foster Memorial ScholarshipEthan NemeckMack ...

Advanced Locating Techniques for Accurate Underground Electrical Utility Mapping

By Emily Newton Accurate underground electrical utility mapping is essential for preventing digging activities from turning into catastrophe...

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Water Infrastructure Needs Higher than Ever: Advocating Creative Solutions to...

The Infrastructure Investments and Job Act (IIJA) passed in late 2021 included authorizing $35 billion in water infrastructure investments o...

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2022 NUCA Ditchdigger of the Year Award: Lauren Atwell, Petticoat-Schmitt...

Lauren Atwell of Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors (right) accepts the Ditchdigger of the Year Award from Fred Chesney The National Utilit...

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2022 NUCA Associate Member of the Year Award: Rob Krzys,...

Rob Krzys of Benjamin Media (right) accepts the Associate award from NUCA CEO Doug Carlson. The National Utility Contractors Association (NU...

Industry Groups Sign Formal Alliance with OSHA

OSHA hosts signing ceremony for a new National Alliance between OSHA and the North American Excavation Shoring Association (NAXSA), Associat...