Tina Grady BarbacciaDesign-BuildGrant, training help disadvantaged youth get GED and learn construction industryA grant is helping youth and adults achieve their GED high school diploma equivalent and at the same time, it’s helping groom them for opportunities in the construction industry.January 5, 2015Design-Build(VIDEO) Who says snow plowing can’t be fun?Last year, I tried to make shoveling the driveway fun by having my two boys shovel along with me and make a fort while doing so.December 26, 2014Design-BuildHow New Health Care Laws Could Affect Worker’s CompensationThe new health care reform law will have both negative and positive effects on worker’s compensation systems throughout the nation, Dr. David Deitz, national medical director of commercial insurance strategic practices at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in Boston, told attendees during the Disability Management Employer Coalition in Las Vegas.November 10, 2014Design-BuildWhat the New Healthcare Could Mean for Your Business in 2015Beginning in 2015, employers with more than 50 employees are required to offer healthcare coverage to their full-time employees or otherwise be hit with a significant financial penalty. In 2016, this kicks in for smaller firms. A Willis Group Holdings P.L.C. survey found that 62 percent of the employers surveyed said they plan to comply with this mandate. Thirty-two percent of employers surveyed were undecided, and only 6 percent of those surveyed said that don’t plan to comply with the mandate.November 4, 2014BusinessMake-A-Wish Lets 3-Year-Old Experience Love of Construction for One DayThere are lots of little boys who love construction equipment and pretend to be a construction worker, but one 3-year-old boy who is battling cancer was actually able to be one for a day.June 26, 2014Design-BuildMoviegoers Get Real-World Experience of Texting While DrivingUnsuspecting moviegoers in Hong Kong received an in-your-face public service announcement from Volkswagen that seemed to be pretty effective.June 19, 2014Design-BuildSkydiving: The New Mode of TransportationWith the nation’s congested highways, one woman who works for the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) Southeast District has found another way to get around – by parachute. Doris Dumey, CAP-OM (pronounced Demi, like Demi Moore), is the executive assistant to the MoDOT District Engineer, Mark Shelton, at the Sikeston, Missouri, District office. After […]May 14, 2014BusinessHow Latest Obamacare Update will Affect Your BusinessThe employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – a.k.a. Obamacare – that would require companies with 50 or more full-time employees to offer affordable health care coverage to employees and their dependents (an employee’s child younger than 26 years old) in 2015 or face big fines now have more time.April 17, 2014BusinessDoosan Intros Tier 4 Non-DPF Compact Diesel EnginesThe Doosan Infracore Engine Business Group launched three Tier 4 Final-compliant compact diesel engines with a non-diesel particular filter (DPF) design for the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) market at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 in Las Vegas.March 7, 2014Design-Build8 Questions, Acts to Avoid in InterviewsOur sister pub, Better Roads magazine discusses eight strange interview questions that candidates ask that could make or break getting the job.February 3, 2014Page 1 of 2Next PageTop StoriesHomeNissan Frontier: Free U.S. 250th Anniversary tailgate styling offeredNissan plans to produce 2,500 Frontiers with a subtle monochromatic Stars and Stripes design on the tailgate at no charge through the month of July.HomeEquip Exposition releases helpful tips for first-time show attendeesHomeKress introduces EyePilotHomeSDLG rolls out its first stand-on mini track loader, the STR1000HHomeHonda gives Pioneer 1000 a major overhaul, adds first fully enclosed Elite UTV
