Economics
Equipment Lease finance...
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the January 2013 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) on Jan. 23.
Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing ... Read More...
Granite Construction to...
Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction Inc. plans to acquire Kenny Construction Co. for $130 million, Granite announced in a Dec. 28 written statement.
Founded in 1927, Kenny is a privately-owned, Northbrook, Ill.-based company with about 425 employees. Kenny offers a ... Read More...
In a 257 to 167 vote late in the evening on New Year’s Day, the ... Read More...
New business volume up 3...
In a slight increase, new business volume for November was up 3 percent – $6.4 billion, up from $6.2 billion – from the same time in 2011, according to the latest report from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s ... Read More...
WEX: U.S. construction...
WEX Inc., in collaboration with IHS, has released results of its WEX Construction Fuel Consumption Index (FCI), which indicated an increase of 3.6 percent in November versus its level the previous year.
The WEX Construction FCI measures national fuel ... Read More...
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released the August 2012 edition of the Monthly Motor ... Read More...
Aeriel view of Washington State highway systemPhoto courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation ... Read More...
September 2012 surface trade...
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 0.1 percent lower in September 2012 than in September 2011, totaling $77.7 billion, unadjusted for inflation, according ... Read More...
The Monthly Motor Fuel Report by States (July 2012) was just released on the Office ... Read More...
PCA forecasts 7.5-percent...
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) forecasts a 7.5-percent increase in cement consumption in 2012, up 50 basis points from its summer forecast. However, due to the economic uncertainties, these figures may change again.
If Congress resolves the fiscal cliff ... Read More...
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