Geoff MulvIhill - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 25, 2009
Sunken Economy Boosts Public Construction Projects
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) Public construction projects, usually an exercise in cost overruns, are getting cheaper as material prices fall and builders compete for contracts just to stay afloat, a silver lining for cash-strapped governments but a worry to some contractors who risk lowballing themselves out of business....
Fri September 04, 2009
Million-Dollar Deal Shows Hope During Down Economy
On August 21, Low Country Machinery, Pooler, Ga., delivered six new 14-ton (12.7 t) 426Z wheel loaders to its long-standing customer, Coastal Concrete, a deal worth $1 million. The six new machines update Coastal Concrete’s fleet and marks its 18th JCB machine purchase....
Fri April 24, 2009
Plasterer Equipment Sponsors Discussion on Economy
Against a backdrop of what some say is the worst recession since the Great Depression, Robert L. Morgan, a Conshohocken, Pa.-based, nationally known investment advisor, spoke to approximately 200 paving and excavating contractors and landscapers at a recent dinner for the Inter County Contractors Association at the Shady Maple Farmers Market and Smorgasboard in East Pearl, Pa., in Lancaster County....
Giles Lambertson - Wed April 15, 2009
Manufacturing Leaders Discuss State of Economy
The recession of 2009 has construction industry manufacturers fine-tuning their business plans to ensure that when the economy bounces back, sales of their product lines will rebound as well. Three manufacturing executives who accepted a request by Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) for a question-and-answer exercise, are, of course, keenly interested in the impact of the Obama administration’s infrastructure stimulus policy....
Giles Lambertson - Wed January 28, 2009
Tips to Survive a Down Economy
Some general contractors across the United States are facing a strategic dilemma: Slim down in the face of a potentially deep recession, or beef up and bid on big public works projects. The very survival of their companies could depend on the decisions they make....
Sun December 21, 2008
Denver to Speed Up City Construction to Boost Economy
DENVER (AP) Denver will speed up city construction, including three libraries and a crime lab, to pump the local economy. Mayor John Hickenlooper said Dec. 11 the city will complete approximately 200 improvement projects in four years instead of five....
Fri September 26, 2008
Komatsu HM350-2 Driven by Enhanced Productivity, Improved Fuel Economy
Developed to work in a variety of conditions from rough terrain construction sites to landfills, the HM350-2 articulated dump truck is equipped with two-stage lift cylinders, hydropneumatic suspension front and rear, maintenance free oscillating hitch and wet multiple disc brake retarder....
Fri April 25, 2008
Corzine: Rebuild Bridges, Roads to Boost N.J. Economy
By Tom Hester Jr. Associated Press WriterTRENTON, N.J. (AP) New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine has an idea in mind to lift the state from the economic doldrums — a massive statewide initiative to repair aging roads, bridges and mass transit that would create thousands of new jobs....
Aaron C. Davis - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed December 26, 2007
Deficit Balloons to $10 Billion Amid Slowing Economy
SACRAMENTO (AP) Four years after a fiscal crisis helped precipitate the recall of former Gov. Gray Davis, California once again faces a staggering budget shortfall that could force deep cuts in spending for schools, roads, health care and welfare programs....
Sun July 29, 2007
Tough Michigan Economy Affects Highway Builders
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Some companies that build highways in the state say they are laying off workers as a weak Michigan economy in part has left less money available to fund infrastructure projects. Slagter Construction, a Grand Rapids-based road builder, has cut its work force to 66 from 102 in the past five years and plans to open a Florida office for the first time, President Brian Slagter said....
