Records 1 to 10 of 338 in the last 30 days.
| Road Builders Support Transportation Reauthorization Bill |
| Logistics Today (June 25, 2009) - The American Road and Transportation Builders Association has endorsed James Oberstar's Blueprint for Transportation Investment and Reform.
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| Posted on 7/2/2009 |
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| Business gets taxed, workers get hurt |
| CNNMoney (July 1, 2009) - Sometimes what's politically irresistible is economically nonsensical, as we may soon be reminded. The Obama administration, desperate for revenue and spotting an easy target, is proposing three hefty tax increases on business. If the administration gets its way, the result will be bad news for all Americans.
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| Posted on 7/1/2009 |
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| Differing views on climate bill's future |
| Agriculture.com (June 30, 2009) - Expensive fuel and fertilizer, or the salvation of the biofuels industry? In a nutshell, that's how two different agricultural leaders view a climate bill that heads to the U.S. Senate after narrow passage in the House of Representatives last week.
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| Posted on 7/1/2009 |
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| Construction output drop fuels UK economy contraction |
| Cranes Today (June 30, 2009) - UK construction output fell by 6.9% during the first three months of 2009, compared to a 5% fall in the fourth quarter of 2008. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) said this has fuelled a 2.4% fall in GDP in real terms in the first quarter, compared to earlier estimates of a 1.9% fall. |
| Posted on 7/1/2009 |
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| Terex AWP Service Training Needs Met with Two New Locations |
| Lift & Access (June 30, 2009) - Terex Aerial Work Platforms, Redmond, Wash., has opened two new sites for service training in Oklahoma City, Okla., and Southaven, Miss., in order to provide customers with more convenient training options. |
| Posted on 7/1/2009 |
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| Best construction opportunities are in mature world markets, says new study |
| International Construction (June 30, 2009) - A new report by accountant BDO Stoy Hayward says the best construction opportunities in the world today are in the US, UK and Canada. It put these mature, in some cases declining economies, ahead of fast-growing emerging construction markets such as China, India and South Africa.
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| Posted on 7/1/2009 |
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| FIEC predicts 5.2% fall in EU construction |
| Construction Europe (June 30, 2009) - This year's edition of Construction Activity in Europe from the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) forecasts a 5.2% fall in construction output in the EU in 2009.
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| Posted on 7/1/2009 |
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| ADB loans China US$ 100 million to improve roads |
| International Construction (July 1, 2009) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$ 100 million loan from its ordinary capital resources (OCR) for the Xinjiang Urban Transport and Environmental Improvement Project, China.
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| Posted on 7/1/2009 |
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| Mixed results from Liebherr |
| American Cranes & Transport (June 22, 2009) - Liebherr's crane divisions faired better than others in the group's 2008 financial review. However, they did not escape the downward trend towards the end of the year or the general concerns for 2009. |
| Posted on 7/1/2009 |
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| USDA: Corn looking up, soybeans still being planted |
| Agriculture.com (June 29, 2009) - The last week was a big one for the development of the '09 corn crop, with hot, muggy conditions in much of the Corn Belt. But, some farmers who have chest-high corn fields now still have bare-dirt soybean fields yet to be planted. The corn crop improved slightly over the last week on improved weather: As of Sunday, 72% of the crop is in good to excellent condition, according to Monday's USDA numbers. that's up 2% from the previous week and 11% better than a year ago at this time.
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| Posted on 7/1/2009 |
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