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Equipment financing confidence index dips slightly

May 22, 2012

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The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Monthly Confidence Index for the equipment finance industry for May is 59.2.

Ohio DOT launches ‘SMART’ program to generate millions

May 22, 2012

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is hoping to generate millions of dollars in new money by launching a program that will permit advertising and sponsorship opportunities at interstate rest ...

Nonresidential construction spending falls 1.6 percent in February

May 21, 2012

Total nonresidential construction spending fell 1.6 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $555.4 billion, according to the April 2 report by the United States ...

LaHood attends Dubuque Millwork District TIGER project ribbon cutting

May 21, 2012

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood celebrated the ribbon cutting on the $137 million Historic Millwork District multimodal improvement project, a keystone in a strategy to reinvigorate the community ...

Ritchie Bros. completes AssetNation acquisition

May 16, 2012

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has successfully completed the acquisition of AssetNation, an online marketplace and solutions provider for surplus and salvage assets. Ritchie Bros. says it intends to continue to grow AssetNation's ...

Deere 2012 Q2 earnings $1.056B

May 16, 2012

Deere & Co. reports that its second-quarter net income was was $1.056 billion, or $2.61 per share, for the second quarter ended April 30, compared with $904.3 million, or $2.12 ...

Schuster: Obama will sign transportation bill by Fall

May 15, 2012

Congress member Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chair of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials, predicts President Barack Obama will sign a transportation bill — with a ...

Georgia DOT awards $73.7 in transportation work

May 14, 2012

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has initiated bids for major transportation improvement projects all across the state, with the agency awarding $73.7 million in new work, including significant, multi-million-dollar ...

Holcim’s Q1 2012 report: Growing demand for construction materials

May 09, 2012

In Holcim's first-quarter 2012 earnings report, the company says that due to good economic conditions in Asia and Latin America and growing demand for construction materials in North America ...

Transportation bill must be inflation-adjusted

May 08, 2012

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) sent a letter to conferees for the reauthorization of a highway bill saying "it is one of the most proactive steps Congress ...

DOT gives states $20M for natural disaster repair

May 08, 2012

The DOT is giving Alabama, Oregon and South Carolina money to help cover costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by disasters.

Granite Q1 2012 results show 21-percent revenue increase

May 08, 2012

Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction has reported a net loss of $12 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the first quarter of ...
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