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Business

$2.5 Million Athletic Field Renovation Focuses On Proper Drainage Systems

Student athletes at the State University of New York Westchester Community College have a new reason to get excited for the 2014 season. The 24,000-student body will be getting a $2.5 million renovation to its athletic fields, buildings, and pedestrian walkways and roadways.

September 3, 2013

Business

Arizona Construction Company Reaches Out to Local Nonprofit

One nonprofit in Arizona is getting a little extra help from one construction company.

August 27, 2013

Business

Helmet Detects Carbon Monoxide

Working around gasoline-powered hand tools makes you susceptible to carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s difficult to detect this deadly gas, so a group of Virginia Tech students and professors came up with an award-winning solution. They integrated a pulse oximetry sensor into a construction helmet to monitor the user’s blood gas saturation levels. By wearing the […]

August 21, 2013

Design-Build

Too Busy to Not Text and Drive? Think again.

This film has nothing to do with construction, but show it to your employees anyway. It’s the best safety briefing you’ll give all year.

August 20, 2013

Business

Bayer Employees Donate Time, Products to Learning Center

More than 200 employee volunteers from Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, helped at an animal-assisted learning center in celebration of Bayer’s 150th anniversary.

August 19, 2013

Business

Eight Projects Meet SITES Requirements

Eight new projects have achieved certification in sustainable design, construction and maintenance of built landscapes.

August 16, 2013

Business

‘Spot the Hazard’ Safety Campaign to Raise Safe Jobsite Awareness

MySafetySign has launched a “spot the hazard” campaign to help promote the awareness of dangerous construction workplaces.

August 15, 2013

Business

Equipment Rental Market Expected To Reach $46.5 Billion By 2017

The construction market and consumer spending are the most important drivers of growth in the equipment rental market for 2013, according to one analysis.

August 7, 2013

Business

John Deere Learn and Play Day Sees More Than 700 Children

More than 700 children gathered at the John Deere Pavilion in Moline, Illinois in celebration of the 6th annual John Deere Learn and Play Day.

July 23, 2013

Business

Telematic Platform Designed for Rough Environments

Tracking fleets just got a little easier with the help of Zonar. The company has released the V3R telematics platform for work truck fleets and construction equipment.

July 17, 2013

Business

Avoid Inherited Landscape Mistakes

Rene West likes a challenge. As president of Executive Landscaping, West may have put his business in what some may argue is the most demanding landscape in the country. Located in Pensacola, Florida, West and Executive Landscaping have created a lasting reputation that spreads from the beaches of the Gulf Coast to the less-tropical inland.

July 10, 2013

Business

CLCA Awards 19 Local Landscapers

The San Diego chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) recently honored 19 local landscape contractors with 2013 Beautification Awards for excellence in landscape installation and maintenance, demonstrating the best quality, construction, originality and attention to detail on 2012 projects.

July 9, 2013