Tue September 20, 2016
CASE Names Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District Winner of the Dire States Equipment Grant
CASE Construction Equipment has awarded the $25,000 Dire States Equipment Grant to the Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in Tioga County, New York. The SWCD will use the equipment as part of its Environmentally Sensitive Stream Maintenance Program that works with municipal officials and highway department staff to ensure scientifically sound maintenance practices in streams and waterways to mitigate damages from future flooding events....
Jeff Winke - Mon October 10, 2016
Constructive Construction Gives Hope, Opportunity to Young Adults
While the mainstream media wallows in the destruction, drama, and assigning blame in the police shooting that spawned the “civil unrest” that put Milwaukee in the news for a couple of days in August, an alternative, online news feed I get has been covering the promises, programs and activities that counter the negative....
Wed September 14, 2016
House Passes Much-Needed Perkins Act
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement today in response to the passage of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act in the U.S....
Thu August 25, 2016
ECA Ramps Up Customer Service With Bauer Maschinen Training Program
Equipment Corporation of America (ECA), a distributor of foundation construction equipment, has successfully completed a customer service-focused training program from one of its key manufacturers, Bauer Maschinen GmbH....
Thu August 25, 2016
Mike Rowe Lashes Out at Media for 'Uneducated Voter' Bias
Mike Rowe said the press is trying to impact the election when it implies that Donald Trump's supporters are uneducated. An electrical contractor wrote to the 54-year-old host of “Dirty Jobs” to say that he finds it offensive when the media constantly refers to majority of the Republican nominee's supporters as “uneducated white men.”“If the media is referring to Trump supporters who happen to be male caucasians suffering from a lack of knowledge brought about by an absence of formal or practical instruction, than I guess 'uneducated white men' is a fair description,” Rowe responded in a lengthy Facebook post....
Mon August 22, 2016
Texas Company to Provide Ironworker Training to Veterans
Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc. (ACS) of Houston, Texas, has been approved by the Steel Erectors Association of America as a SEAA/NCCER Ironworker Training Unit and Assessment Site. The company, which opened its doors in April and recently became a member of SEAA, completed its first two training classes in June and July, providing 36 veterans with Level 1 ironworker training....
Thu August 11, 2016
U.S. Companies Share Best Practices for Line Maintenance with Chinese Electric Utility
Delegates from the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) recently visited the United States to participate in a two-week training program sponsored by the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)....
Wed August 17, 2016
Zach Hodge Receives George W. Martin Memorial Auctioneer Scholarship
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Inc. announced this year's George W. Martin Memorial Auctioneer Scholarship winner. The winner was chosen from a talented pool of students seeking to gain their auction license....
Tue August 09, 2016
Vanguard/Acrisure Hosts NYC Special Riggers Association Insurance Seminar
Install a rigorous safety program and buy into it 100 percent. Bulletproof your contracts. Use creative underwriting and employ strong broker/client relationships. These were some of the key pieces of advice speakers offered contractors seeking ways to manage and mitigate soaring insurance costs at the New York City Special Riggers Association (NYCSRA)'s first insurance seminar, presented on June 15, sponsored and hosted by Vanguard/Acrisure at the NY LaGuardia Airport Marriott....
Fri August 05, 2016
Colorado Groups Plan Construction Careers Program
Turning to construction, it can seem like finding additional craft employees is a little like looking for the elusive mythical beast. Well maybe not that hard, but close. In fact, Colorado added 11,500 construction employees in the last year, a 7.5 percent growth rate....
