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Komatsu Income, Sales Rise in 3Q

Construction Equipment

announced its third-quarter financial results for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, reporting gains in income and sales. For the quarter, net income rose to 38.5 Net sales in North America for the first nine months of FY2014 totaled 227 billion yen ($1.9 Komatsu Ltd. billion yen ($326 million), up 5.5 percent from 3.65

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Viewpoint: How Apprenticeships Create Paths to Better Lives

ENR Construction

The building trades in modern America have long been a path to the middle class, and construction apprentice training provides more than a middle-class income. The jobs are a path out of endless financial worry.

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Making Sense of the Construction Tax Landscape

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The complimentary Viewpoint Tax Symposium featured keynote presentations from leading construction tax experts – including Moss Adams, LLP , Marcum LLC and BRAYN Consulting. Tax incentives for research and design can help construction companies to continue to innovate. A Closer Look at Construction Tax Incentives. A Tax Review.

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[VIDEO] First 3D Printed Community in Development

Construction Equipment

Last year, construction technology startup Icon and housing nonprofit New Story raised money to fund the construction of 3D printed homes for low-income families in Latin America. The first two of 50 3D printed houses were unveiled on Wednesday. The homes are 500 square feet with two bedrooms, a…

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Southern States Are Taking Over New Home Construction

Pro Builder

Southern States Are Taking Over New Home Construction. Over half of all new construction starts are in the South, despite the fact that the coasts are home to the biggest population hubs and far more expensive housing, Insider reports. . New-Construction Projects. Thu, 11/11/2021 - 10:26. million homes. Regional Builders.

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7 Construction Equipment Sharing Services

Lets Build

A 2015 study in the United States revealed that as many as around 70% of government’s heavy construction equipment remains unused. Basically, these services simply rent out construction equipment to contractors or businesses who need them, usually temporarily, and don’t have the required resources or financial stability. 3 Yard Club.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

The number and size of Passive House projects in North America has rapidly grown in the last year. Several mid-rise residential projects currently under construction will more than quadruple the number of available units and triple the square footage of Passive buildings.

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