Megan Tanel, AEM Senior Vice President of Construction and Utility Sector - Tue October 20, 2020
AEM Voice of Customer Survey: Looking at COVID-19's Impact on Construction, Utility Sector Workforce
We're now six months into what can best be described as a "COVID state of being," and it's nearly impossible to overstate the fatigue that has set in as far as analyzing numbers and data and trying to be prepared for whatever comes next....
AED - Wed September 23, 2020
AED Embarks on 10-Day 'Driving for Dealers' Tour
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) embarked on a 10-day multi-city bus tour to visit equipment dealers across the Midwest, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains and the West. Stops also included two in Illinois and one in St....
AEM - Wed July 08, 2020
AEM Applauds Legislation to Strengthen Manufacturing in America
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) president Dennis Slater issued the following statement supporting introduction of legislation to strengthen manufacturing by U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan:"The Association of Equipment Manufacturers commends the introduction of the National Institute of Manufacturing Act to strengthen the manufacturing sector and ensure the future competitiveness of U.S....
AASHTO Journal - Thu April 16, 2020
AASHTO Asks Congress for $50B Fiscal Backstop for State DOTs
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials sent a letter to Congressional leadership on April 6 requesting the immediate emergency injection of $49.95 billion to offset an estimated 30 percent loss in state transportation revenues over the next 18 months....
The White House - Thu April 16, 2020
President Donald J. Trump Announces Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups
On April 14 President Donald J. Trump announced many of the esteemed executives, economists, scholars and industry leaders who together will form various Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups....
AEM - Tue April 07, 2020
Equipment Manufacturers Call for National Manufacturing Strategy
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is calling on the federal government to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy for manufacturing to strengthen the economy, create new jobs and opportunities, and ensure the United States is the best place in the world for equipment manufacturers to innovate, manufacture, and do business....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed March 25, 2020
How to Reshape Our Country's Surface Transportation Financing Outlook
With the COVID-19 health crisis front and center, many people in the heavy construction industry see a U.S. Congressional stimulus package as a means of funding the nation's roads and bridges. Efforts to bolster an economy buckled by the coronavirus, as well an uptick in non-traditional funding partnerships, present opportunities to reshape our country's surface transportation financing picture....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon January 06, 2020
Economists Make 2020 Construction Predictions
Construction economists are not sugarcoating their outlook on the industry in 2020. The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (ELFF) forecasts slower growth in the economy next year, and predicts equipment investment will be weak....
Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Mon December 30, 2019
Nonresidential Construction Up 41 Percent in D-FW Area
New construction projects have been booming in North Texas due largely in part to a boom in commercial building throughout the region. According to a new report released by national research firm Dodge Data & Analytics, construction in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area increased by 5 percent from November 2018 to November of this year....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 17, 2019
Construction Crystal Ball . . . Leading Economists Make 2020 Golden State Predictions
With 2020 nearly upon us, construction industry executives are wondering what the new year holds for them. They are attending presentations by economists, peering into crystal balls and otherwise anxiously looking into the future....
