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Economist Lowers Expectations for 2017 & 2018

Construction Equipment

ConstructConnect released of its Q2 2017 Forecast Quarterly Report yesterday, revising its 2017 predictions and modifying its 2018 outlook. The report says the year-over-year grand total 2017 starts change forecast has been eased back to +4.8 percent figure that was estimated in Q1 of this year. percent from the +7.4

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Caterpillar Forecast Tops Estimates with the Recovery of Construction

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predict earnings for 2014 that has topped the estimate of the analysts as the recovery in the U.S. The average of 13 estimates compiled by Bloomberg was $55.5 per share, excluding $400 million to $500 million in restructuring costs, which is more than the estimate of $5.77 Caterpillar jumped 5.9% The shares had dropped by 2.6%

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The Wirtgen Effect: Deere C&F Revenue to Explode 80% in 2018

Construction Equipment

John Deere Construction & Forestry said that revenue for the division will increase by 80 percent in 2018, 56 points of which will be attributable to the consolidation of Wirtgen’s turnover, the Intermat Paris blog reported.

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The New Preconstruction Advantage: Connected Quantification & Model Coordination in a Common Data Environment

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For example, if each clash costs $3,500 per instance (PWC, 2018), it’s difficult for estimators and project managers to ensure each project is profitable during the planning phases of a project. Autodesk Construction Cloud’s CDE empowers teams to remain on the same page when planning and forecasting a project.

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The Wirtgen Effect: Deere Revenue to Explode 80%

Construction Equipment

John Deere Construction & Forestry said that revenue for the division will increase by 80 percent in 2018, 56 points of which will be attributable to the consolidation of Wirtgen’s turnover, the Intermat Paris blog reported.

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Top 10 Content Marketing Predictions for 2018

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It will continue to shift in 2018, presenting companies with many opportunities to win with high impact content. Still, by all accounts, 2018 is going to push brands to double down on original content. The message is simple: your business cannot rest on the laurels of past content or unoriginal content in 2018.

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U.S. grand total construction starts growth projection revised slightly downward

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ConstructConnect announced today the release of its Q3 2017 Forecast Quarterly Report. 2018 remains about the same at +5.9% Earlier, it had been estimated at +6.0%. grand total construction starts growth projection for 2017 over 2016 in ConstructConnect’s Q3 report has been revised down slightly to +4.5% from +4.8%.