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A Look Back at 75 Years of the Backhoe Loader

Construction Business Owner

By the 1950s, nearly two-thirds of all industrial construction was taking place outside of cities as suburban America was forming. In fact, residential construction in the suburbs accounted for 75% of total construction at the time. As millions of servicemen returned home, the housing market exploded, with 2.5

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Behind the Build: Interview with Trever White, Group Manager at Toyota Motor North America

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We recently had the chance to interview Trever White , Group Manager - Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering at Toyota Motor North America. Right now, I'm the group manager responsible for a team within our Toyota North America Production Engineering division called Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering, or DIME for short.

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Volvo CE Taps McCall for VP of Key Accounts

Construction Equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has appointed Stephanie McCall to a new role as vice president, key accounts. Prior to this new position, she worked as a key account specialist, government sales and marketing manager, federal government business director, and government channel sales and marketing director.

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Jim Brown Named President of Okada America

Construction Equipment

Jim Brown is the new president of Okada America, replacing Tony Neikirk. He has served in upper management for engineering personnel, national accounts, product marketing, service center facilities and sales and service departments. Brown had been executive VP. Neikirk will serve as a consultant through the transition.

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How Labor Shortages & Virtual Work Are Changing Purchase-to-Pay Processes

Construction Business Owner

CDT As a result of economic and cultural trends, construction organizations today are increasingly relying on technologies that increase efficiency — especially in accounting departments. Promote to rotator No Rotator Image Status of webinar Featured Thu, 06/22/2023 - 12:00 1 p.m.

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Sports ‘districts’ are popping up all over America

BD+C

Offices would account for half of the total square footage, which would include spaces for hospitality, residential, retail, entertainment, and food and beverage. In Denver, the firm is proposing to transform a parking lot near Coors Field, home to the Colorado Rockies baseball team, into a mixed-used environment across an entire city block.

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Live from the US' biggest design-build event: a snapshot of the delivery method's evolution

Construction Dive

The Design-Build Institute of America reflects on 25 years of the delivery method's progression from "alternative" to one that accounts for nearly half of nonresidential projects.

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