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ABC Reports Construction Employment Increased by 23,000 in June

Construction industry employment increased by 23,000 in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released July 7 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industry employment has risen by 198,000 jobs since June 2022, an increase of 2.6 percent, to 7.947 million....


Best Line Equipment Expands With DEVELON in Jessup, Md.

Best Line Equipment, a successful equipment dealer in Pennsylvania for more than 35 years, will now offer DEVELON products from its new location in Jessup, Md. The new dealership is the company's first facility in Maryland and will serve the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., areas....


Highway Equipment & Supply Company Joins Takeuchi Dealer Network

Takeuchi-US has expanded its North American dealer network once again with the addition of Highway Equipment & Supply Company, headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa. The company's headquarters location, as well as its branches in Lock Haven and Ephrata, Pa., will now carry the full line of Takeuchi excavators, compact track loaders and wheel loaders....


Vermeer Midwest Announces Plans for Its New Facility in Collinsville, Ill.

Vermeer Midwest, the authorized dealer of Vermeer equipment in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and eastern Missouri, announced it will break ground this summer on a new facility in Collinsville, Ill. Located at 916 Fournie Lane, the future 15,000-sq.-ft....


Brooks Tractor Inc. Welcomes Kynell to Milwaukee Team

Brooks Tractor Inc. recently welcomed Kevin "Slim" Kynell to its Milwaukee team as service manager. In his role, Kynell will oversee service support while being a resource for customers and sales. Brooks Tractor's mission is to partner with customers to provide the most cost effective, technology driven equipment solutions....


NCCCO Foundation Announces Board Appointments, Officers for 2023

The NCCCO Foundation announced the appointment of seven members to its board of directors, effective July 1. Garry Higdem, Mario Sinacola & Sons, Frisco, Texas; Kerry Hulse, retired vice president of operations, Deep South Crane & Rigging, Houston, Texas; Tim Watters, president, Hoffman Equipment, Piscataway, N.J.; Chris Ryan, retired vice president of equipment, Boh Bros....


Manitou Group Wins at 2023 Sustainable Industry Awards

Manitou Group, a world reference in the handling, aerial work platform and earth moving sectors, has won in the "decarbonization" category at the 2023 Sustainable Industry Awards. The award recognizes the innovativeness and sustainability of the Group's hydrogen program....


AED Adds Stoltz, Promotes Porter

Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) announced the addition of Nichole Stoltz as senior regional manager and the promotion of Jonathan Porter, manager of government affairs, within the AED government affairs team....


Thompson Equipment Relocates to New Facility in Maine

Thompson Equipment recently relocated to a new facility at 15 Lisbon St., Lisbon, Maine, just down the street from its previous location. "Our shop capabilities [at the previous facility] were extremely limited, and we found ourselves doing a lot of repair work outside, which is not that unusual by the nature of the equipment we sell, but in the winter months it was not a pleasant experience — we needed to bring that work inside" said Steve Ferris, vice president of Thompson Equipment....


FRD-USA Opens New Nevada Facility, Focuses On Rock Drills

FRD-USA announced the opening of its new U.S. branch, located in Reno, Nev. The 9,000-sq.-ft. facility's primary focus is to grow the operation of the company's rock drill division, by stocking both down-the-hole and top-hammer crawler drills and rock drill parts, and performing shop and field service....






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