Sun September 01, 2013
ConExpo 2014: Vegas For First Timers
(Article courtesy of LasVegas.com):So you’ve never been to Vegas. What’s kept you? Never mind - no use wasting any more time trying to explain. The important thing is that you’re ready for the time of your life, and there’s no better place to celebrate than here....
Fri August 23, 2013
Letter to the Editor: Re ConExpo 1975
(Editor’s Note: The following letter to the editor was in response to our ConExpo ’75 retrospective):Thanks for putting me on your mailing list I received my first copy of the Midwest edition and was surprised to see the article on the 1975 ConExpo in Chicago Next year I will have been in this industry for 45 years and this was my first ConExpo – have not missed one since That year Clark Equipment changed the brand on all their products to Clark....
Thu August 22, 2013
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014 Tapped for International Buyer Program
CONEXPO-CON/AGG has again earned International Buyer Program (IBP) status from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The IBP helps qualified international buyers, representatives and distributors more easily attend the show and connect with export-minded exhibitors looking to boost sales and establish global connections....
Matthew Willett - Thu August 22, 2013
Demolition in Ever-Changing Las Vegas a Booming Industry
(Editor’s Note: The following article was published in the March 11-15 CEG ConExpo Special). There are lights, cameras and fireworks. Thousands crowd together to feel in their chests the greatest show in town, a town whose shows are legend....
Thu August 01, 2013
ConExpo 1975 Keeps on Truckin’ - ConExpo 1975 Part 5
These ConExpo articles were published in Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) on March 5, 1975 and June 25, 1975, respectively. These and other ConExpo articles to follow will be part of a continuing series that take a look back at ConExpos past through the reporting of CEG....
Thu August 01, 2013
ConExpo 1975 Highlights - ConExpo 1975 Part 4
Total attendance at ConExpo 1975 exceeded 140,000 and compares to a total of 125,000 that attended the last show in 1969. There were a total of 251 exhibitors, of whom 220 were construction equipment and component manufacturers....
Thu August 01, 2013
New Crawlers Highlight ConExpo 1975 - ConExpo 1975 Part 3
These ConExpo articles were published in Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) on March 5, 1975 and June 25, 1975, respectively. These and other ConExpo articles to follow will be part of a continuing series that take a look back at ConExpos past through the reporting of CEG....
Thu August 01, 2013
ConExpo ’75 Attracts Visitors From Across the Globe - ConExpo 1975 Part 2
(Editor’s note: This article was published in CEG Feb. 19, 1975.)ConExpo, the show everyone involved in the construction equipment industry has been waiting for, opened this past week in Chicago....
Thu August 01, 2013
Road Shows From Past to ’Present’ - ConExpo 1975 Part 1
Editor’s Note: These ConExpo articles were published in Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) on Feb. 5, 1975. These and other ConExpo articles to follow will be part of a continuing series that take a look back at ConExpos past through the reporting of CEG....
Fri July 12, 2013
Conexpo ’75 Revisited
(Editor’s Note – the following article appeared in the June 25th, 1975 edition of Construction Equipment Guide). Every year brings new and bigger construction equipment and the developments in off highway trucks have proved no exception....
