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Roundup: Invías tenders, Puntas de Sayago, Cemargos bonds
Colombia's national roads authority Invías has awarded tenders worth a total 35.2bn pesos (US$19.8mn) to improve and maintain highways in eight departments.
May 16, 2012 – BN Americas

PPI growth for materials lows in March; recent data imply declines; steelmakers expand
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods climbed 0.3%, not seasonally adjusted (but fell 0.2%, seasonally adjusted) in April and 1.9% over 12 months. The short-term outlook for materials costs looks relatively benign. Steel manufacturers are building capacity. Timken broke ground in late April on a $225 million plant expansion in Canton, Ohio.
May 14, 2012 – AEM

It's Week Two: AG CONNECT 2013 Is Revealing More Masters & Mavericks!
It's May 14 and Week Two of the Masters & Mavericks campaign on Facebook and Twitter.
May 14, 2012 – AEM

Ahern Rentals Receives Extension to Propose Reorganization Plan
Ahern Rentals received an extension of the 120-day period in which the company can exclusively propose a reorganization plan to exit bankruptcy, VegasInc.com reported.
May 14, 2012 – Rental Equipment Register

Ag Groups Urge Rail, Waterways Measures in Transport Bill
The conference process for divergent House- and Senate-passed surface transportation bills began last week with a public hearing that was dominated by opening statements and calls for passage of a long-term bill.
May 14, 2012 – USAg Net

Monday Economic Report - May 14th
Much of the economic focus last week dealt with the aftermath of French and Greek elections. While European sovereign debt issues have been in the forefront the past few years, it seems there are always new developments that add to our collective anxieties about the euro's stability and member nations' ability to grapple with their finances.
May 14, 2012 – Shopfloor

Contrasting UK construction outlook
Figures from the UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed that construction output in the country fell by 5% in the first quarter of 2012, considerably worse than the estimate of -3% that ONS previously indicated for GDP in the first three months of the year.
May 14, 2012 – Construction Europe

CNH Proposes $3 Million Expansion to Fargo Tractor Plant
A tractor plant in Fargo is requesting a five-year tax break on an addition that owners say will add 48 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $3 million.
May 14, 2012 – Farm Equipment Magazine

Atlas Copco appoints Nitin Lall as new GM
Atlas Copco (India) has announced the appointment of Nitin Lall as general manager of the company's newly setup construction technique customer centre in India. He will take up the post with immediate effect.
May 14, 2012 – Construction Week Online

Infrastructure 2012 Report Highlights Innovative Solutions at State, Regional, Local Level
Constrained public budgets and a growing recognition at the local level of the importance of infrastructure -- combined with lack of action at the federal level -- are causing states, regions and cities across the United States to seek innovative infrastructure approaches and solutions.
May 14, 2012 – Compact Equipment

China's central bank eases
China's central bank took further action Saturday to stimulate its economy.
May 14, 2012 – CNN Money

Workers Lacking Skills Hinder More U.S. Factory Gains: Economy
Paul Bonin has no problem getting enough orders to keep his South Bend, Indiana, factory busy. What he can't find are enough qualified employees to work on the assembly lines.
May 14, 2012 – Bloomberg

India factory output dips 3.5% as manufacturing shrinks
India's industrial production fell unexpectedly in April, led by a drop in manufacturing, raising concerns about a slowdown in its economy.
May 14, 2012 – BBC News

Buhler Industries Sales Up 43%, Profits Rise 68%
Sales for the quarter were the highest ever recorded by the Company in one quarter.
May 14, 2012 – Agri Marketing

Ecorodovias to win US$1.1bn BR-101 concession as court lifts block
Brazil's federal audit court (TCU) has revoked a precautionary measure blocking the award of a 2.14bn-real (US$1.10bn) concession to expand and operate federal highway BR-101 in Espírito Santo state, a spokesperson for national transport authority ANTT told BNamericas.
May 14, 2012 – BN Americas

Near-sourcing brings manufacturing home
For years, the Illinois company Caterpillar made its small bulldozers in Japan.
May 13, 2012 – Waste Management World

Profit doubles at Wacker Neuson
German manufacturer Wacker Neuson has reported double digit growth in the first quarter, and confirmed its forecast for 2012.
May 13, 2012 – Construction Europe

LiuGong Construction expands DLL parternship
LiuGong Construction Machinery has expanded its partnership with DLL to include wholesale and retail financing to dealers and customers throughout Canada.
May 11, 2012 – Aggregates Manager

Transportation bill still in limbo
Congress is struggling to complete a major overhaul of federal transportation programs ahead of a June 30th deadline when the current program ends.
May 11, 2012 – Brownfield

MOPC receives 9 bids for national road inventory contract
Paraguay's public works and communications ministry (MOPC) has received nine bids from local and international consortiums for the national road inventory contract, according to a ministry statement.
May 11, 2012 – BN Americas

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