Fri August 17, 2012
Tim Frank Named SANY Chairman
Tim Frank, a construction equipment executive with extensive global experience in sales, marketing, operations and product development, has been named chairman of SANY America Inc. In this newly created position, Frank has overall responsibility for manufacturing, sales, marketing and support for all SANY equipment products in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America....
Mon May 07, 2012
AED Vice Chairman Tells Congress: Shale Energy Means Growth and Jobs
Shale energy development has been a lifeline for construction companies and suppliers still struggling to recover from the recession — this was the message Mike Quirk, vice president of product support at Wagner Equipment Co....
Kim Phelan - Wed March 07, 2012
AED Chairman on Selling Construction Equipment: The Rewards are Many
In 1977, when a 24-year-old Larry Glynn bumped into his friend Bob McGowan at the local St. Louis post office, the planets were not only perfectly aligned but possibly even orbiting to the beat of that year’s pop hit, “Stayin’ Alive.” Glynn was looking for a job, and McGowan’s family company was looking for a salesman — so Glynn walked out of the post office with a name and phone number to call, which led to an interview and a job offer....
Fri October 21, 2011
ABC National Chairman Attends Media Event at Capitol
In a historic move, the House Labor and Industry Committee passed six Prevailing Wage Reform bills Oct. 5, which will now move to the House floor for a vote. The Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, instituted in 1961, requires that workers on public construction projects be paid the prevailing rate for their labor....
Mon October 10, 2011
Top HNTB Executive Paul Yarossi Elected ARTBA Chairman
Paul Yarossi, a professional engineer with 40 years of experience and the president of HNTB Holdings Ltd., has been elected 2011-12 chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Wed September 14, 2011
ARTBA Chairman Bill Cox Offers a Statement on President Obama’s Surface Transportation Bill
American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chairman Bill Cox, president of Annapolis-Junction, Md.-based Corman Construction, represented the association at a White House event where President Obama called on Congress to take steps to address the nation’s short-term and long-term transportation infrastructure challenges....
Fri July 08, 2011
State Transportation Board Re-elects Chairman, Vice President for 2011-12
Rudy Bowen of Gwinnett County and Johnny Floyd of Cordele were unanimously re-elected chairman and vice-chairman (respectively) of the State Transportation Board. They will serve in the posts throughout fiscal 2012, which began July 1 and ends June 30, 2012....
Fri April 08, 2011
Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter ABC Names Annual Chairman, Directors
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter named Michael (Mike) Bennett as chairman of the board effective Jan. 1, 2011. Bennett is responsible for all chapter activities to further merit-based construction throughout eastern Pennsylvania....
Fri February 04, 2011
Distributors Elect Dennis Kruepke as 2011 Chairman of AED
North American construction equipment distributors have elected Dennis Kruepke to the position of 2011 chairman of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED). Kruepke is president and CEO of McCann Industries, Addison, Ill., the Case dealer serving the Chicago metro area....
Wed December 29, 2010
Brad Sant Elected to a Second Term as SEI Chairman
American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Vice President for Safety & Education Brad Sant has been elected to his second term as chairman of the Safety Equipment Institute (SEI). The SEI is a private, non-profit organization that administers an independent, third party certification program and tests a broad range of safety and protective products used by workers throughout the materials, construction and transportation sectors....
