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Forty states added construction jobs between July 2018 and July 2019, while construction employment increased in 25 states from June to July, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released Aug.... Continue Reading...

Although boring won't begin until early next year, construction crews in Cape Charles, Va., are making significant progress on the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel (PTST) project. At a cost of $756 million, a new two-lane tunnel will be built under Thimble Shoal Channel.... Continue Reading...

President Ted Valpey's operational 1928 Wilford Universal power shovel. Northeast Rockbusters, the New England chapter of the Historical Construction Equipment Association (H... Continue Reading...

Genie invites customers to ask questions and get answers about the significance and importance of safety and productivity accessories for aerial equipment, including mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), such as boom lifts and scissor lifts, and vertical mast lifts during its upcoming "... Continue Reading...

A grade separation project north of Los Angeles is calling for a different approach than many of the other Alameda Corridor-East Projects (ACE). Crews working on the Fairway Drive grade separation project, one of 19 separation projects in the San Gabriel Valley, will not only depress the roadway, but raise the railroad tracks, as well.... Continue Reading...

For nearly 20 years drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin have caused Lake Mead to drop nearly 130 ft. In Southern Nevada, conservation efforts have reduced per capita use by 36 percent even as the population increased by more than 650,000 during the same period.... Continue Reading...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is requesting information and comment on Table 1 of the agency's Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction.... Continue Reading...

James McHugh Construction Co. is building the $80 million-plus Kenect Nashville, a 20-story, 420-unit high-rise that will be the second largest apartment building in Nashville, Tenn. , when completed in July 2020.... Continue Reading...

Designed for the toughest and most demanding work sites, the new John Deere Class Production Class L-Series wheel loadersoffer customers the power and comfort they need on the job. Three models — including the 744L,824Land 844L— are equipped with a roomier cab, new electrohydraul... Continue Reading...

Komatsu America Corp. recently introduced its Proactive Dozing Control logic, a fully-integrated dozing control system that allows operators to perform auto-stripping, auto-spreading and high production dozing, as well as finish grading.... Continue Reading...

With construction booming across the country, tower cranes are part of every big city skyline, including Houston. Some of the work, however, is being done by smaller, less visible distant cousins — mini-cranes.... Continue Reading...

In what will be the first major construction of a state mental health hospital in more than two decades, work has begun on a facility in Houston that will provide services for people needing inpatient acute psychiatric care or support to help transition back to their home communities.... Continue Reading...

A new casino is rising from the desert in Glendale, Ariz. The new $400M Desert Diamond West Valley casino is more than twice the size of the original one built at the site, which also includes a resort.... Continue Reading...

As Bonnell Industries continues to expand, its dedication to customer service remains at the heart of what it does. In order to improve the customer journey, Bonnell has implemented a number of changes to increase convenience and streamline the purchasing and servicing process.... Continue Reading...

Terex Utilities has updated the monitor display for the Terex Load Alert system. Load Alert monitors and analyzes the truck's jib and platform capacity and boom positions on Terex aerial devices. It provides visible and audible alerts when an overload is detected.... Continue Reading...

Representing the fourth generation of ownership, Carolina Tractor & Equipment's Amanda Weisiger Cornelson had always envisioned working for the family company one day — just not before venturing out on her own first.... Continue Reading...

After years of challenging the rigid hours of service regulations in place for the trucking industry, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Inc. (OOIDA) may be seeing some progress. An announcement by the Department of Transportation is expected this summer, following a fact-gathering phase, of a proposed rulemaking.... Continue Reading...

Equipment Corporation of America (ECA) has taken its leadership role in drill rig operator training to a new level with the establishment of the ECA Training Center in Jacksonville, Fla. The facility will offer a host of training types and exams related to its BAUER and KLEMM lines of equipment.... Continue Reading...

Fierce ocean storms, hurricanes and nor'easters have regularly pounded the rail-thin Outer Banks of North Carolina. Cape Hatteras is famous for being the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," a spot on the East Coast notorious for the hundreds of sunken ships sent to the bottom of the ocean floor — some from as far back as the 1500s.... Continue Reading...

The $13.46 million re-decking of four bridges along Interstate 95 in Port St. Lucie at Glades Cut Off Road (County Road 709) and Ten Mile Creek (just south of Okeechobee Road/Exit 129) will be completed in weeks, much to the relief of motorists that are now able to enjoy a smooth ride.... Continue Reading...