KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA to Host Fundraiser at ConExpo Supporting Wounded Warrior Project

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KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA will donate $100,000 to the nonprofit organization Wounded Warrior Project from the sale of five KOBELCO SK350 limited edition crawler excavators designed to support the troops. One of these machines will be on display in Silver Lot Booth 4408 at ConExpo 2014 March 4-8 in Las Vegas, Nev. Supplementing the company's donation will be monies collected from attendees making donations throughout the show in KOBELCO's exhibit.   The WWP supports a full range of programs and services for this generation of injured veterans and their families. More than 47,000 servicemen and women have been injured in […]

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Brasfield & Gorrie Pours the Foundation for Florida Hospital’s New Women’s Hospital

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Brasfield & Gorrie and Florida Hospital laid the foundation for Florida Hospital for Women, making it the second largest foundation pour in Central Florida. The overnight pour involved 6,700 cubic yards of concrete transported by more than 100 concrete trucks that made 750 trips over a 12-hour period. The amount of rebar used to reinforce the foundation, laid end to end, would stretch from Orlando to Tampa. The project team conducted a 47,000-cubic-yard excavation prior to pouring the mat foundation, and 4,200 tons of recycled aggregate have been placed underneath the mat foundation. The foundation also includes more than 700 […]

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AGC Reports on Construction Employment for Year Ending 2013

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Construction employment expanded in 192 metro areas, declined in 84 and was stagnant in 63 between December 2012 and December 2013, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that even with so many metro areas adding jobs for the year, 20 metro areas topped previous construction employment peaks for the month. “Growing demand for apartment and single-family construction was behind a lot of the growth in most metro areas last year,” said Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist, noting that private residential construction spending soared by 18 […]

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OSHA Issues Proposed Rule to Extend Compliance Date for Crane Operator Certification Requirements

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued a proposed rule to extend the compliance date for the crane operator certification requirement by three years to Nov. 10, 2017. The proposal would also extend to the same date the existing phase-in requirement that employers ensure that their operators are qualified to operate the equipment. OSHA issued a final standard on requirements for cranes and derricks in construction work on Aug. 9, 2010. The standard requires crane operators on construction sites to meet one of four qualification/certification options by Nov. 10, 2014. After OSHA issued the standard, a […]

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TCA Announces New Board Members

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MT. VERNON, Iowa — The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has elected three new board members for the 2014 year. The new board members were announced at the TCA's annual meeting, which took place at the 2014 World of Concrete in January. Elected to three-year terms on the board for the first time are: Tim Manherz: operations manager, TAS Commercial Concrete (Houston, Texas) Luke Eliot: general manager, BD Stevens Limited (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada) Mark Reed: president, E.E. Reed Construction (Houston, Texas) “These new members bring extensive industry experience to the table and are well-respected leaders in their markets,” said Mitch Bloomquist, […]

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