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VIDEO: HES Equipment Hosts Rally for Vice President-Elect JD Vance

HES Equipment held a rally Oct. 29, 2024, for Vice President-elect (then Vice Presidential nominee) JD Vance at its facility at 4203 Blue Star Hwy. in Holland, Mich. According to the company, it was the biggest rally held for Vance with more than 2,000 people inside the building, while another 1,000 were waiting outside....


AED Outlines Tax Policy Priorities to Ways & Means Committee

On Oct. 15, Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) submitted its priorities to the House Ways & Means Committee's Republican Tax Teams that are charged with studying key tax provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and preparing for next Congress' expected reform debate....


Fed Funding to Increase U.S. Battery Production

In July, the Biden administration announced it would fund $1.7 billion for electric vehicle component production at 11 manufacturing plants across the country. In doing so, the fed made progress toward both ending the nation's dependence on China for batteries and meeting its 2030 goal of making 50 percent of all new U.S....


Seattle Mayor Signs Legislation for Transportation Levy

On July 10, 2024, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed into law the legislation that will place the Transportation Levy on Seattle voters' ballots in November 2024. The legislation was unanimously approved by the City Council on July 9....


IIJA Report Card Reveals Mixed Grades

Two and a half years after the signing of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act, the grading for results is mixed. Some say the bipartisan IIJA will advance the nation's infrastructure industry for decades to come....


Bipartisan Legislation to Support Loggers Harmed by Natural Disasters Introduced

Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Loggers Economic Assistance and Relief Act, which would establish a new U.S. Department of Agriculture program to support loggers who have lost income due to natural disasters....


South Carolina Lt. Gov. Evette Visits Mauldin, Champions Trade Jobs

Calder Brothers Corp. welcomed South Carolina's Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette April 16, 2024, to its Mauldin Paving Products factory in Taylors, S.C., to speak about manufacturing career opportunities available locally at the Bonds Career Center high school in the nearby town of Greer....


ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer's Statement On Courts Overturning Federal Greenhouse Gas Performance Standard

Federal Courts in both Texas and Kentucky have now ruled that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) lacks the statutory authority to impose a Biden administration greenhouse gas (GHG) performance mandate on state transportation departments....


Proposed Budget Boosts IIJA Transportation Construction Programs

Citing its vision to protect and build on the progress made over the past three years, the Biden administration released its proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year. With almost $79 billion earmarked for highway, safety and transit programs, the budget also adds $9.5 billion to support the resilience, safety and sustainability of the nation's transportation network via the bipartisan infrastructure law....


Industry Calls FHWA's Arbitrary Emissions Performance Mandate an Overreach

The construction industry has declared its support of 22 states challenging the FHWA's greenhouse gas (GHG) performance rules, which went into effect this past December. The AGC and ARTBA believe the federal agency lacks the authority to impose performance measures and that FHWA has underestimated the administrative costs resulting from the mandate....



Today's Top Stories

  1. Depreciation Bonus Begins Phase-Out  →
  2. Officials in Maryland Propose to Remove, Rebuild Both Spans of Chesapeake Bay Bridge  →
  3. Amtrak Secures $112M in Federal Funds to Upgrade 13 Projects in Northeast Corridor  →
  4. MassDOT Plans to Replace Cape Cod's Sagamore Bridge With Two, Three-Lane Spans  →
  5. Coastal Conservation Group in La. Teams With Chevron, Others to Build New 'Super Reef'  →
  6. Murphy Tractor's Park City Facility Is Now Official John Deere Rebuild Center  →
  7. Turner Construction Leads $675M Concourse Project  →
  8. VIDEO: $4.7B Gordie Howe International Bridge Project Nears Completion  →
  9. Hitachi Construction Machinery Wins Silver in 2024 Anthem Award  →
  10. Pennsylvania Manufacturer Gives Major League Baseball All the Dirt  →
  11. ABC 2025 National Chair, Executive Committee Announced  →
  12. Alex Lyon & Son Hosts Rental Fleet Sale in Sauget, Illinois  →
  13. National Attachments Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary  →
  14. Illinois DOT Celebrates Completion of I-55 Interchange Near Joliet, Shorewood  →
  15. Work Begins on 2.4M-Sq.-Ft. Haas Automation Facility  →
  16. HIPOWER Introduces EHR Energy Storage, Distribution System  →
  17. HIPOWER Unveils T4F Mobile Power Models  →
  18. Louisville Pump Station Receives $230M Update  →
  19. ARDOT Awards Oklahoma Contractor First of Four Projects to Extend I-49 Near Fort Smith, Ark.  →
  20. JLG 519 Telehandler Meets Demands of Today's Job Sites  →
  21. Lift Planning Requires Strict Attention When Working On Wind Projects  →





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