by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Heavy Machinery News, Workforce News
The City of Winston-Salem will hold a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday 4/14/16 for equipment operators to fill a shortage within its workforce. The job fair will be held at the Goodwill Career Connections Center at 2701 University Parkway. The city needs to...
by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Equipment Rental News, Heavy Machinery News
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq:ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced the availability of its new heavy equipment telematics solution, which includes the dual-mode PT 7000 device and theFleetEdge web...
by admin | Apr 12, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Barnhart recently transported and set a 370,000-lb. transformer for a customer in Missouri. The cargo measured 28’ 8” long by 11’ 5” wide by 16’ 11” high. Location: Memphis, Tenn., USA Description: Barnhart offloaded the transformer from railcar utilizing jacks and...
by admin | Apr 12, 2016 | Constuction & Business News
Composite materials and adhesives could revolutionize construction and lead to entire towers being glued together, according to American architect Greg Lynn. Carbon fiber, fiberglass and other structural plastics are lighter, stronger and cheaper than many traditional...
by admin | Apr 11, 2016 | Constuction & Business News
Tom Linebarger, CEO of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), and Tetsuji Ohashi, CEO of Komatsu Ltd. today announced a global corporate responsibility partnership to improve communities around the world. This partnership will build on the companies’ already strong business...
by admin | Apr 10, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
Repairing aging water systems, design-build projects, and industrial and marine projects are three of the 10 fastest growing categories in government contracting, according to an analysis by government bid data provider Onvia. Two other categories mentioned in what...