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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Good news for plant operators: Volvo’s best efforts to date show that a driverless wheeled loader is still only 70% as efficient as one with a skilled operator behind the controls.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

The first of three containment vessel rings was lowered into place at Unit 4 of the Plant Vogtle nuclear plant expansion project near Waynesboro, Ga., reports World Nuclear News.

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GCP Applied Technologies

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The good news is that approximately one third of targeted CO2 reduction can be realized through clinker replacement. In addition to clinker replacement, improving the efficiency of cement plants and allowing for increased use of supplementary cementitious materials are effective ways to reduce carbon emissions.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

The good news is that there are easy ways to reduce your stress and get your body and hormone levels back to normal, and it’s found in fractals. Get some plants. Even if you don’t have a green thumb, having plants nearby can help with reducing stress. Overall, clearly not great for our overall health and well-being.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 21, 2013

Navistar COO Troy Clarke told the Dow Jones News Service that engine-manufacturing capacity may need to be pared back. The decision affecting any of three plants has yet to be made, but it would probably take several months, he told the newspaper. The company has two plants in Huntsville, Ala., and one in Melrose Park, Ill.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Novelis Inc, has announced it plans to build a $300 million plant to produce flat-rolled aluminum products such as those used by auto makers who are designing in lighter weight materials to meet fuel efficiency requirements.

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Construction Junkie

AUGUST 12, 2020

The process will involve milling the top 3 inches of pavement and then mixing those millings with a liquid plastic polymer binder, as opposed to the traditional method of hot-mix asphalt which is brought in from an area asphalt plant. For every 1-mile segment of pavement, the polymer will recycle 150,000 plastic bottles. courtesy of Caltrans.

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Natural Building

MAY 8, 2021

To the people closest to the gardens, that isn’t news: “When I was talking to elders, I said, ‘hey, it turns out these are incredible habitats for pollinators and animals,’” Armstrong says of her earlier research. The plants in the gardens are filling nearly every possible spatial niche. “If And they said, well yeah, of course.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 8, 2015

plant starting Oct. 12, reports Journal Star News. Caterpillar said it will layoff of 230 workers at its east Peoria, Ill., Since January, Caterpillar has laid off 1,2415 factory workers in Illinois alone. .

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MAY 10, 2019

General Motors Toledo Transmission Operations leadership leads local officials on a tour of the plant in April in Toledo, OH. Manufacturing investments in Ohio totaling approximately $700 million will help expand GM’s operations in Toledo, Parma and Moraine and create approximately 450 new manufacturing jobs. GM Job Creation In 2019.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 8, 2015

plant starting Oct. 12, reports Journal Star News. Caterpillar said it will lay off of 230 workers at its East Peoria, Ill., Since January, Caterpillar has laid off 1,2415 factory workers in Illinois alone. .

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 9, 2015

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) built a concrete conveyor belt bridge on northbound I-15 to transport concrete from the batch plant over the highway and directly into the work zone, reports Deseret News with photos.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 25, 2021

This is our first plant in the United States, but we see this as a steppingstone for future growth. Check out all the latest news related to Tennessee economic development, corporate relocation, corporate expansion and site selection. We plan to invest and grow in this region and make a positive impact to the community.”.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Honda became the first Japanese automaker to manufacture in Canada when it opened its Alliston assembly plant in 1986. It added a second assembly plant in 1998 and an engine plant in 2008. Honda Chooses Ontario For An Investment Of $857 Million appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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OCTOBER 28, 2014

Archives Articles By Location Articles By Topic Business Clusters/Corridors Daily News Featured Post Food Processing Nebraska Online Features U.S. Plains Blog-Oct-2014 corn Phillips Plant Expansion Syngenta' Syngenta Expands Seed Production Facility In Phillips, NE appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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MAY 14, 2013

Construction is expected to begin early next year on the new La Paloma Power Plant, to be located in the Harlingen Industrial Park in Harlingen, TX. The plant is being developed by Coronado Power Ventures, LLC and Bechtel. The plant is being developed by Coronado Power Ventures, LLC and Bechtel.

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MARCH 30, 2016

Merck , an American biopharmaceutical industry leader, will invest $168 million to expand its manufacturing plant near the town of Elkton, according to a news release from the governor’s office. According to plant manager Brandon Brega, Merck began operations in Elkton in 1941. Source: Merck & Co. Merck & Co.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Alcoa Announces Investment In Iowa Aerospace Manufacturing Plant appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Aerospace And Defense Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Daily News Featured Post Iowa Manufacturing Online Features Plastics And Medical Devices U.S.

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MAY 20, 2015

. . Liebherr USA has dropped most of a major lawsuit accusing former workers at its Newport News, Va., plant of conspiring with Chinese companies to rip off Liebherr truck designs, the Daily Press reports. .

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Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 4, 2017

bring you now our first serving of good and bad news: Good news: There’s actually a federal law that defines breaks. Bad news: FLSA does not require employers to give ANY BREAKS to their employees. Good news: There are 22 states that have laws including provisions for work breaks. It’s the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The agreement will run for 10 years beginning in 2017, according to Yonhap News on Sunday. CNH will be able to produce models of up to 5 tons at its plants and source OEM models above 5 tons. The mini-excavator product offering will include 14 models ranging from 1 to 6 tons and will be marketing globally except in South Korea.

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GCP Applied Technologies

AUGUST 7, 2018

GCP’s VERIFI® In-transit Concrete Management and VERIFI® Quality software provide valuable data insights and analytics to concrete producers to help improve concrete quality, optimize mix designs, save time and reduce costs from the plant to the job site. . “We In the News. RUN BETTER WITH LESS – It’s what we help to achieve.

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FDR Safety

JULY 16, 2018

Over the past few years, FDRsafety has been asked to represent a disproportionate number of small metal fabricating plants. The good news is that FDRsafety can help. All of these production issues are part of your reality.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 23, 2015

When operational by the end of 2015, the plant will be Utah''s largest solar energy generation facility. Scatec Solar Gets Financing For Solar Plant In Utah appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

According to the LaGrange Daily News , the 49-year-old piece of equipment is currently sitting at the city’s concrete plant, waiting to be sold either as-is or for scrap. The City Council of LaGrange, Ga., has retired a long-time civil servant: a 1964 Caterpillar motor grader.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

A Dubai-based startup company plans to build a $102-million plant in Buffalo, NY to make steel pipes for the oil and natural gas industry, The Buffalo News reports. The new pipe-making facility is expected to employ up to 172 workers. The plant will service drilling operations in the U.S. million development price tag.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

The new facility will be located in Perry Township on the site of TimkenSteel''s Gambrinus Steel Plant. TimkenSteel Selects Northeast Ohio Site For New Facility appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Great Lakes Blog-Oct-2014 Canton JobsOhio Perry Township Stark County'

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JULY 24, 2013

Consumers Energy has taken the next major step for its new natural gas plant in Genesee County, filing for approval of a certificate of necessity with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). “When operational in 2017, this plant will produce about 50 percent less carbon emissions than the coal plants it will replace.

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APRIL 10, 2014

BMW fired the biggest salvo thus far this year in the battle for North American automotive hegemony with its March 28 announcement of a $1-billion expansion at its Greer, SC plant. According to a Bloomberg News report, BMW also is on the verge of a decision to build a second North American plant.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Company eyes growth opportunity, increased productivity and enhanced safety; projected completion date for the new structure is June 2015. Linde Process Plants Invests In Expansion At Port Of Catoosa appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Southwest Blog-Nov-2014 Port of Catoosa Tulsa'

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 30, 2019

New construction technologies to attract younger workers, a push toward green building and the good and bad news in safety — these highlight some of the top stories in April. Joysticks and Simulations: The New Construction Recruiting Tools. Want more takes on the news and issues permeating the construction industry?

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Project includes 450 new direct jobs at plants that convert sugar cane biomass to energy pellets. Alternative Energy In South Louisiana | New NFR BioEnergy Biorefineries appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Mid Atlantic U.S.

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APRIL 7, 2015

Andersen Opens New Bayport Plant; Announces Additional Minnesota Expansions appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Daily News Featured Post Incentives Manufacturing Minnesota Online Features U.S.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Roofing product manufacturer''s new plant is its fifth in the country. Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Daily News Featured Post Manufacturing Online Features Quality Of Life Texas U.S. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

South Carolina plant extends company leadership in large and ultra-large earthmoving tires for mining and aggregates applications. Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Automotive Business Clusters/Corridors Daily News Featured Post Manufacturing Online Features South Carolina U.S.

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MAY 17, 2013

million acquisition of the Golden Guernsey dairy plant in Waukesha, WI, to provide additional manufacturing capacity for its growing kefir-based business. The Golden Guernsey plant was shuttered this past January following a bankruptcy filing, leaving 112 employees without jobs. Lifeway Foods, Inc.,

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Digger Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2012

This unusual Hitachi EX70LCK-5 is run by Hewitt Plant Hire, who are based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. This has proved to be something of a challenge, as even the local HM Plant Hitachi sales representative has never seen anything else quite like it. Rest assured we will bring news of its replacement here on the Digger Blog.

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