Deere to build new equipment plant in China

Lauren Heartsill Dowdle - Dec 15, 2010

Deere says it will invest $50 million in a new manufacturing plant in China to make construction equipment. The new plant in Tianjin will produce four-wheel-drive loaders and excavators. It will be the Moline, Illinois, company’s sixth manufacturing plant in China, ...

U.S. DOT unveils new ‘Buy America’ Web page

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 15, 2010

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Dec. 15 unveiled a new U.S. Department of Transportation "Buy America" Web page that the DOT says will help American businesses reap the full benefits of the Obama Administration’s historic investments in transportation infrastructure. Speaking ...

ACI seeks submissions for first Sustainability Award

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 15, 2010

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is seeking submissions for its inaugural ACI Concrete Sustainability Award to be given in 2012. The ACI Concrete Sustainability Award was established in 2010 to recognize individuals or teams who have made contributions in highlighting concrete’s ...