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Volvo to equip all general purpose machines with CareTrack telematics system as standard

Posted: 2009-12-04

Volvo Construction Equipment has announced it will fit as standard its remote monitoring (telematics) system on all larger machines – along with a no charge 36 month CareTrack service subscription. Under the plan, all newly produced larger mach...

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IronPlanet reports record quarter with gross auction sales of $123 million

Posted: 2009-11-19

IronPlanet, the world’s leading online auction company for used construction and agricultural equipment, posted record sales for the third quarter of 2009. Gross auction sales were $123 million, an increase of 61 percent over third quarter of 200...

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Caterpillar Inc. Named in Newsweek’s Top 100

Posted: 2009-10-08

Caterpillar’s commitment to align its sustainability efforts with business strategy has earned the company a place on Newsweek’s Green Rankings, securing the #73 spot out of 500 companies listed. Caterpillar was named #5 in the Industrial Goods se...

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KIOTI Tractor Earns USCA 2009 Best of Wendell Award in Industrial Tractor Category

Posted: 2009-08-24

KIOTI Tractor, a division of Daedong Industrial Company Ltd, has been awarded the 2009 Best of Wendell Award in the Industrial Tractors category from the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA "Best of Local Business" Awards Program recognize...

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First Cat® branded retail lifestyle store opens in Dubai

Posted: 2009-06-03

Caterpillar Inc. announces the launch of its first pilot Cat branded retail lifestyle store in the Dubai Mall. The store represents the first of several Cat branded lifestyle stores planned in test markets around the world throughout the next two ...

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STIMULUS-FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CREATING NEW JOBS NATIONWIDE

Posted: 2009-06-03

Despite Today's Disappointing Jobs Report, Associated General Contractors of America Finds Early Signs Stimulus is Putting Americans Back to Work Construction companies nationwide are reporting that the stimulus bill passed last February is mak...

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JLG Launches Fluid Analysis Service to Enhance Equipment Performance

Posted: 2009-02-11

JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE: OSK], is pleased to announce the introduction of a Fluid Analysis Program for JLG customers of telehandlers, aerial work platforms, etc. in North America. This service is designed to comp...

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CUMMINS QSL9 EVOLVES TO MEET 2011 EMISSIONS WITH INTEGRATED AIR-INTAKE TO EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT

Posted: 2009-01-19

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) will introduce the next generation QSL9 engine platform ready to meet EPA Tier 4 Interim and EU Stage IIIB off-highway emissions at the INTERMAT Show in Paris, France from April 20 to 25th. The QSL9 will be showcased as a ...

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Cat® Auction Services Offers a Unique Unreserved Auction

Posted: 2008-10-02

Cat® Auction Services is changing the rules in the auction industry. A partnership of Caterpillar® dealers, the new business is focused on creating value and reducing risk for both buyers and sellers. Cat Auction Services offers more assurances th...

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Clean Diesel Emerging Technology Grant Funding Now Available

Posted: 2008-08-07

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to award approximately $3.4 million in grants to establish projects using emerging technologies to reduce emissions from the nation's existing fleet of diesel engines. Addressing the existing fl...

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JLG Industries Builds 1000th Millennia Military Vehicle

Posted: 2008-07-01

JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE: OSK] and a leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, announced today that it has produced and shipped the 1000th Millennia Military Vehicle (MMV) tel...

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Caterpillar to Sponsor Jeff Burton and RCR’s No. 31 Team in 2009

Posted: 2008-06-30

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) and Richard Childress Racing (RCR) have agreed to a multi-year partnership for the No. 31 Chevrolet driven by Jeff Burton beginning with the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Burton, a 20-time winner in NASCAR Sp...

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Caterpillar And Navistar To Pursue Strategic Alliance

Posted: 2008-06-20

Cat and Navistar to focus on global truck business and cooperate on engine technologies Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and Navistar International Corporation (Other OTC: NAVZ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue global on-hi...

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GENIE INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR GLOBAL EXPANSION;TO ESTABLISH MANUFACTURING PLANT IN CHINA

Posted: 2008-04-16

REDMOND, WASH. As part of a plan to expand globally, Genie Industries, a leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and part of Terex Corporation’s (NYSE:TEX), Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) segment, has selected a new manufacturing site in China...

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DEERE ANNOUNCES MAJOR INVESTMENT IN RUSSIA

Posted: 2008-04-07

MOSCOW, Russia-Deere & Company today announced plans to significantly expand its presence in Russia, one of the most important growth markets of the company in both agriculture and forestry. Deere said it has signed an agreement with the Russi...

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100,000TH MACHINE PRODUCED AT LECCE

Posted: 2008-04-07

New Holland plant at Lecce (Italy) celebrated production of its 100,000th item of construction equipment. This was a 23-tonne W270B wheel loader, a series B flagship machine of the type made famous by the James Bond film “Casino Royale”. With ...

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SLV EARTHMOVERS SELLS $4.22 MILLION OF EQUIPMENT THROUGH IRONPLANET

Posted: 2008-04-02

Pleasanton, CA — April 1, 2008 — IronPlanet® (www.ironplanet.com), the world’s leading online auction company for used construction and agricultural equipment, successfully conducted a one-owner auction for SLV Earthmovers of Monte Vista, Colorado...

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VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT (VOLVO CE) HAS ANNOUNCED THE SALE OF CHAMPION ROAD MACHINERY SALES, BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, TO STRONGCO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO.

Posted: 2008-03-31

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced the sale of Champion Road Machinery Sales, Brampton, Ontario, to Strongco Limited Partnership, Mississauga, Ontario. Champion was a division of Volvo Group Canada, Inc., and a company-owned me...

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INTERNATIONAL RENTAL EXHIBITION

Posted: 2008-03-31

The first International Rental Exhibition (IRE) will be held in Amsterdam in June, 2008. The new show, organised in co-operation with the European Rental Association (ERA), will be held at the RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam on June 3, 4 and 5,...

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CATERPILLAR, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND SHIN CATERPILLAR MITSUBISHI ANNOUNCE DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT FOR JAPANESE JOINT VENTURE

Posted: 2008-03-26

* Under share redemption plan, Caterpillar would become the majority shareholder in Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd. with an option to reach full ownership after five years. TOKYO, Japan- Executives from Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), Mitsubis...

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THE CAT RENTAL STORE NETWORK MARKS 10 YEARS OF GROWTH

Posted: 2008-03-26

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) celebrates the 10th anniversary of The Cat Rental Stores brand in 2008. Colorado Caterpillar dealer, Wagner Equipment Company established the first rental outlet approximately 10 years ago. Owned and operated by Caterp...

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STRONGCO PURCHASES VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT’S CHAMPION ROAD MACHINERY SALES

Posted: 2008-03-24

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CAT RENTAL STORE LAUNCHES PILOT WITH HOME DEPOT

Posted: 2008-03-21

Caterpillar’s rental division has begun a pilot program to run Cat Rental Stores in Home Depot stores, Caterpillar officials confirmed at ConExpo last week. Although Caterpillar officials offered few details on the program, they confirmed a pilot ...

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RACING LEGEND RICHARD PETTY HANDS OVER KEYS TO WINNING BIDDER OF CUSTOMIZED ‘CAT CHOPPER’

Posted: 2008-03-18

LAS VEGAS - Jeff Green compared his winning bid on the customized Cat Chopper motorcycle to enjoying a dish of Neapolitan ice cream. “I got the Cat Chopper, I met a true racing legend, Richard Petty, and I got to help a worthy cause like V...

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WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST EVER “CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE”

Posted: 2008-03-18

AEM teen program focuses attention on construction careers An Oklahoma team has won the first ever Construction Challenge held at the recently concluded CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 trade show in Las Vegas, USA. Teams from Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio an...

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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTORS / SOUTHERN CRANE NAMED ‘BUSINESS CHAMPION’ FOR EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS

Posted: 2008-03-18

RALEIGH – Southern Industrial Constructors and its wholly owned subsidiary, Southern Crane, today were honored with a “Business Champion” award from Business Leader magazine and Wake Technical Community College. For the second year, Business ...

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CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 AND IFPE 2008 SET RECORDS FOR ATTENDANCE AND EXHIBIT SPACE

Posted: 2008-03-17

Construction, construction materials and power transmission industry leaders unveil latest product technologies and innovations CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 and the co-located IFPE 2008 expositions have set records for attendance, exhibit space a...

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VOLVO CE AT CONEXPO 2008

Posted: 2008-03-13

Volvo Construction Equipment will be among the largest exhibitors at CONEXPO in Las Vegas. On show will be the rebranded range of road machinery, its revolutionary hybrid wheel loader, and nearly 30 other recently introduced machines from across...

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HARD DOLLAR® AND VERTIGRAPH® PARTNER TO HELP CONTRACTORS STREAMLINE THE TAKEOFF AND ESTIMATING PROCESSES, INCREASE ACCURACY AND BID FASTER

Posted: 2008-03-12

Ability to Link Hard Dollar Estimates to Vertigraph Electronic Takeoff Tool Dramatically Reduces Takeoff Time and Reduces Potential for Costly Errors TEMPE, AZ and DALLAS, TX – Hard Dollar Corporation, and Vertigraph, Inc. today announced a tec...

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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT THEFT CONTINUES TO PLAGUE EQUIPMENT OWNERS IN 2007, LOJACK’S ANNUAL THEFT STUDY REVEALS

Posted: 2008-03-12

Challenging Economy Demands Need to Protect Hefty Investment in Heavy Equipment Westwood, MA – March 12, 2008 –LoJack Corporation (NASDAQ: LOJN) today announced the results of its seventh annual Construction Equipment Theft Study in a repor...

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THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA SELECTED FOR THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM’S 2008 HONOR AWARD

Posted: 2008-03-07

The national building museum will present its 2008 honor award to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), the oldest and largest organization of contractors in the US, and its nationwide network of chapters in recognition of their lea...

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DEISTER MACHINE RECEIVES VULCAN’S TOP SUPPLIER AWARD

Posted: 2008-03-07

Deister Machine Company, a supplier of vibrating screens and feeders, has received top honors at the recent Vulcan Materials Company 8th Annual Alliance Partner Awards Banquet. Deister Machine Company was rated number one among all Vulcan supplier...

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KIRTLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO SELL ESSEX CRANE RENTAL

Posted: 2008-03-07

Cleveland, Ohio –Middle-market private equity firm Kirtland Capital Partners (Kirtland) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell Essex Crane Rental Corp. (Essex) to Hyde Park Acquisition Corp. (Hyde Park) for $210 million. Kir...

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RITCHIE BROS. CONDUCTS LARGEST AUCTION IN COMPANY'S 50-YEAR HISTORY

Posted: 2008-03-04

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) conducted the largest auction in its 50-year history last week, selling almost 6,200 lots over five days for total gross auction proceeds in excess of US$190 million. The Company sol...

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JLG ANNOUNCES NEW BRANDING FOR ITS COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES

Posted: 2008-03-03

McConnellsburg, Penn.-– JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE: OSK], announced today that it has rebranded its comprehensive offering of services under a single name, Ground Support™. Ground Support will become the new umbrel...

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TEREX TO SHOWCASE ARRAY OF NEW AND IMPROVED PRODUCTS;HOST MIKE ROWE OF DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S “DIRTY JOBS” AT CONEXPO

Posted: 2008-02-29

Westport, Conn. – Terex Corporation will participate in the 2008 ConExpo-Con/Agg Exposition, March 11-15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center displaying a diverse array of both new and improved products including: aerial work platforms; light, compa...

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RSC EQUIPMENT RENTAL TO EXHIBIT AT CENTRAL VALLEY FACILITIES EXPO 2008

Posted: 2008-02-29

RSC Equipment Rental to Exhibit at Central Valley Facilities EXPO 2008 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — RSC Equipment Rental today announced that it will attend the eighteenth annual Central Valley Facilities EXPO 2008 in Modesto, Ca. from Wednesday, March ...

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FLORIDA COMPANY NAMED EXPORTER OF THE YEAR BY U.S. EXPORT PROMOTION MAGAZINE

Posted: 2008-02-26

Costex Tractor Parts of Miami, Fla., has been awarded a 2008 ThinkGlobal/Commercial News USA Exporter of the Year award from ThinkGlobal Inc., publisher of Commercial News USA, the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department of Comme...

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CHETRA-INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY INTRODUCES ITS LINE OF HEAVY MACHINERY WITH A PLAN TO ENTER HIGHLY COMPETITIVE US MARKET

Posted: 2008-02-25

CHETRA-Industrial Machinery will present a wide range of bulldozers, pipe-layers, loaders and tractors at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG – 2008 exhibition (March 11-15 in Las Vegas) as well as host a press conference on March 11th 8-9 am at the Hilton Center...

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OSHKOSH CORPORATION APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT AT ITS JERRDAN CORPORATION SUBSIDIARY

Posted: 2008-02-22

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) announced today that it has appointed Michael (Mike) P. Walter as president for a subsidiary in its Fire & Emergency Group, JerrDan Corporation. Walter will be responsible for leading the JerrDan busi...

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RSC EQUIPMENT RENTAL TO GIVE AWAY FORD PICKUP

Posted: 2008-02-22

Scottsdale, Ariz. - RSC Equipment Rental, the leading provider of rental equipment and services throughout North America, is giving away a new Ford F-150 Lariat pickup in connection with RSC's presentation at the 2008 CONEXPO in Las Vegas, Nevada....

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THE CASE CONEXPO BOOTH FEATURES HEAVY IRON AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Posted: 2008-02-22

More than 30 New Equipment Models on Display Case Construction Equipment announced the plans for its booth at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 March 11-15, 2008. Case will be displaying 30 pieces of equipment on nearly an acre of exhibit space. This includ...

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CONSTRUCTION IS BIG BUSINESS FOR TEXAS

Posted: 2008-02-19

The construction industry contributed $58 billion to the Texas gross domestic product in 2006, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. Construction companies employed more than 628,000 workers as of December 2007, up 2 perc...

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IRONPLANET BREAKS SALES RECORD WITH $19-MILLION AUCTION

Posted: 2008-02-19

IronPlanet, Pleasanton, Calif., reported its largest auction ever, recording $19 million in gross auction sales in its Jan. 31 auction. The auction total was a 38-percent increase over the company’s previous record. “I am very excited about ...

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AEM, CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE FINALISTS PREPARE FOR VEGAS

Posted: 2008-02-15

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has named the 51 teams of finalists for its new teen-focused Construction Challenge and is now preparing for the finals at ConExpo next month. The final challenges will be held daily in the AEM boot...

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JCB UNVEILS NEW EQUIPMENT WITH BIGGEST STAND TO DATE AT CONEXPO/CON-AGG

Posted: 2008-02-14

JCB is celebrating record 2007 sales with its biggest stand to date at this year’s Conexpo-Conagg show in Las Vegas. The company, which is now ranked as the global number three construction equipment manufacturer, will have no less than 33 machine...

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ATLAS COPCO DIVESTS SPANISH RENTAL BUSINESS GUIMERA

Posted: 2008-02-13

Stockholm, Sweden, Atlas Copco S.A.E. has today divested Guimera S.A., which is part of Atlas Copco Compressor Technique’s rental operations in Spain. The divestment is part of the Specialty Rental division’s strategy to focus on its core business...

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THOMPSON RECYCLE MOVES 600 TPH ROAD-PORTABLE CRUSHINGPLANT 750 TIMES AND CRUSHES 18 MILLION TONS OF ASPHALT RUBBLE FROM 1995 THROUGH 2007.

Posted: 2008-02-07

Thompson Recycle, Tecumseh, Michigan has moved their asphalt rubble crushing operation from site to site more than 750 times and crushed about 18 million tons from March 1995 through November 2007, which includes 13 crushing seasons of eight to n...

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IRONPLANET ANNOUNCES FIRST AUSTRALIAN ONLINE AUCTION TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Posted: 2008-02-06

Pleasanton, CA and Brisbane, Australia — February 6, 2008 — IronPlanet™ (www.ironplanet.com), the world’s leading online auction company for used construction and agricultural equipment, today announced the date of the company’s first auction in A...

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50 YEARS UNLEASHED: BOBCAT CELEBRATES A HALF CENTURY OF COMPACT EQUIPMENT

Posted: 2008-02-04

In 1958, a company from North Dakota forged a partnership with two blacksmith-inventor brothers and built a machine that allowed people to work better, smarter and faster. Melroe Manufacturing Company purchased the rights to an innovative machine ...

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SAKAI APPOINTS THE SANCTON GROUP IN CANADA

Posted: 2008-02-01

Adairsville, GA - SAKAI is pleased to announce the appointment of the Sancton Group, Inc. as an authorized dealer in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador and Prince Edward Island. SAKAI offers a full line of high...

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GRANITE ADDED TO FORTUNE'S LIST OF 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR

Posted: 2008-01-30

WATSONVILLE, Calif., -- Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) announced today that the Company has been named to FORTUNE's eleventh annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. Granite ranked No.74 on the overall list of 100 companies. Th...

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KOMATSU TO OFFER FULL SUPPORT TO DISPOSAL OF ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINES AND RECONSTRUCTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Posted: 2008-01-30

Komatsu Ltd. (President and CEO: Kunio Noji) and Japan Mine Action Service (JMAS) (President: Mitsuo Nonaka), a nonprofit organization of Japan, signed an agreement on January 15, 2008 to jointly demine anti-personnel landmines in the contaminated...

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NEW CATERPILLAR SERVICE PARTS CENTER IN TEXAS KICKS OFF NETWORK MODERNIZATION PLAN

Posted: 2008-01-29

(Morton, Ill) - Building on the strength of a best-in-class global service parts distribution network, Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc. (Cat Logistics), a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), is announcing plans to open a n...

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CSI ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF THE BUILDING PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE

Posted: 2008-01-29

Alexandria, Va. - The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announces the formation of the Building Product Manufacturers Alliance (BPMA), a new group that will bring together leading manufacturers to share knowledge that will reshape and en...

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THOMAS EQUIPMENT CHANGES NAME TO OSIRIS CORP.

Posted: 2008-01-29

New York (PRWEB) -- Thomas Equipment Inc. changed its company name to Osiris Corporation, with the Nasdaq symbol of OSRS.PK, Petter M. Etholm, President and Chief Executive Officer, announced today. Formerly, Thomas Equipment's stock symbol was TH...

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AGC URGES SENATE TO QUICKLY PASS STIMULUS PACKAGE: CALLS AGREEMENT BETWEEN U.S. HOUSE AND PRESIDENT A "GOOD FIRST STEP"

Posted: 2008-01-29

Washington, D.C. - The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) said today that the agreement between the U.S. House of Representatives and the President on an economic stimulus package is a good first step and a sign that a stimulus packag...

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AGC CALLS ON CONGRESS TO CONSIDER COMMISSION'S VISION: CREATE AND SUSTAIN THE PREEMINENT SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN THE WORLD

Posted: 2008-01-17

Washington, D.C.—The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) today commended the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for conducting a hearing on the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission's report...

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TEREX TO ACQUIRE A.S.V., INC., MAKER OF COMPACT TRACK LOADERS

Posted: 2008-01-15

WESTPORT, CT, – Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire A.S.V., Inc. (NASDAQ: ASVI) through a tender offer followed by a merger. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, ASV is a manufa...

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CATERPILLAR® EQUIPMENT TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO BE STANDARD ON U.S., CANADIAN MACHINES IN 2008

Posted: 2008-01-15

Caterpillar will equip most of its new core, mining and industrial machines with EquipmentManager and Product Link—the remote asset management solution developed by Caterpillar. The remote tracking and management system will be a standard feature ...

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GENIE INDUSTRIES ACQUIRES PHOENIX EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Posted: 2008-01-15

REDMOND, WASH.–Genie Industries, Inc. announced today it has acquired the assets of Phoenix Equipment Company, a Waco, Texas company specializing in the refurbishment of aerial work platform equipment. This acquisition is key to Genie’s strategy o...

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JOHN DEERE UTILITY VEHICLE WINS 2008 FINOVATION AWARD

Posted: 2008-01-14

John Deere Gator™ XUV 850D Takes Top Prize In Farm Industry News ATV/UV Category CARY, North Carolina — Farm Industry News announced today that the John Deere Gator XUV 850D is the winner of the ATV/Utility Vehicle category of the 2008 Finovat...

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H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AWARDED TAKEUCHI DEALERSHIPS IN OKLAHOMA, AND PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA, THE CAROLINAS AND FLORIDA

Posted: 2007-12-19

Baton Rouge, LA  H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (H&E) announced that it has been appointed as the authorized Takeuchi dealer for the entire state of Oklahoma and portions of Virginia, the Carolinas and Florida, effective December 19, 2007. As a ...

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