07/15/13 The Raw Construction Industry News Feed

Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Construction.

• SC lens on killer truck rods _{2013-07-15, 08:11 pm}
  ... on the unsafe transportation of protruding objects. According to petitioner and NGO founder Piyush Tewari, construction companies transport rods longer than vehicles, which cause them to protrude, either impaling others or causing vehicles to swerve ...
• Prowler Tracks Puts An Array of Skid Steer Attachments on Sale _{2013-07-15, 07:35 pm}
  Prowler Tracks, one of the leading suppliers of high quality replacement parts for construction machinery in the US, is excited to announce that it is putting its wide selection of heavy-duty skid steer and compact track loader attachments on sale.
• Ban plea on rod carriers _{2013-07-15, 07:34 pm}
  ... 4,68,800 injured in road accidents across the country. Petitioner and the NGO's founder Piyush Tewari said the construction industry, as well as individuals, have been transporting material that protrudes much beyond the body of vehicles, causing ...
• Bonita Springs-based WCI announces new stock offering to public _{2013-07-15, 07:30 pm}
  ... it planned to use for general corporate purposes, including the acquisition and development of land and home construction. A registration statement for the securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, but it hasn't yet ...
• Old phone company site in downtown Omaha is becoming modern apartments _{2013-07-15, 07:29 pm}
  ... company's rapid expansion in the telecommunications industry and also helped usher in a time of corporate construction downtown. At the time the first brick was laid in the 1950s, the regional headquarters was heralded as downtown's first new office ...
• Omaha store, Tilly, sues chain over use of similar name _{2013-07-15, 07:28 pm}
  In the Money Talks blog, The World-Herald shares the latest in Nebraska business and development, with behind-the-scenes notes from our Money team.
• Emerging-Market Stocks Advance to One-Month High on Chinese GDP _{2013-07-15, 07:13 pm}
  Emerging-market stocks rose to the highest level in almost a month as China's economic growth met forecasts and the nation boosted foreign investor access to its markets.
• UPDATE 2-Mexico sees $300 bln in infrastructure spending through 2018 _{2013-07-15, 04:20 pm}
  ... chemical producer Mexichem and airport operators Gap, OMA and Asur are all potential winners. Shares in Mexican construction firm ICA, which is facing heavy debt and a weak cash position, rose more than 4 percent after the plan was announced. Both ...
• Ingersoll Rand Appoints Industry Vet to Lead Spinoff _{2013-07-15, 04:00 am}
  ... Quanex, Petratis led the maker of engineered materials and components for building products through one of the construction industry's toughest economic periods. In addition, his team grew the company organically and through acquisition, creating ...
• Warren Buffett News: Explosive Risk & Berkshire Hathaway Inc. _{2013-07-15, 06:45 pm}
  Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC , Canadian Pacific Railway Limited , Microsoft Corporation Students Can Now Help Warren Buffett Give $100K Away Through New Online Course With more than $100,000 of his sister's money burning a hole in his billionaire pockets, Warren Buffett is trying to ... (more)
• Time For A Rebound In C&J Energy Services _{2013-07-15, 06:45 pm}
  As domestic oil surges above $100 and natural gas supplies drop below 5-year averages, now could finally be the time to own C&J Energy Services .
• Potential Property Pitfalls at Lease Renewal Time _{2013-07-15, 06:37 pm}
  Most leases are complicated with numerous provisions that will impact operations.
• Netherland, Sewell is planning to move its downtown Dallas office _{2013-07-15, 06:31 pm}
  ... that Cousins Properties is currently renovating. The petroleum-consulting firm joins Lockton Cos. and Turner Construction which are also planning to relocate to the 33-story office high-rise. Cousins Properties bought the building last summer at ...
• Company recognized for hiring vets _{2013-07-15, 06:30 pm}
  ... you've done, and we thank your veterans for everything they've done," Beas said. Division 7 has done extensive construction work at Whiteman Air Force base near Knob Noster, as well as work at Ft. Leonard Wood. According to its website, Division 7 ...
• Panama City skyline rises over the horizon as a ship is guided by... _{2013-07-15, 06:18 pm}
  PortMiami unveiled a clock Monday during a congressional symposium that counts down the years, days, hours, minutes and seconds before the expanded Panama Canal is completed in 2015.
• Report: Browns close to stadium renovation plan _{2013-07-15, 06:06 pm}
  ... is one of our priorities," Banner said in a statement. "We have engaged Gensler architectural firm and Turner Construction to explore every opportunity to help us accomplish this through a potential renovation. This process is in the early stages so ...
• Overton Square adds a new retail tenant _{2013-07-15, 06:02 pm}
  Alexandra Rushing , owner of Harbor Town boutique The Ivory Closet and Adel Amor Cosmetics, signed a 1,300-square-foot lease at the resurgent Midtown shopping area.
• Introducing New Guru Meryl Witmer, Fund Manager and Berkshire Hathaway Director _{2013-07-15, 05:54 pm}
  Newest guru Meryl Witmer is a principal at New York-based investment firm Eagle Capital Management LLC, which she joined in 2001.
• The forgotten heroines who built Waterloo Bridge: Historian reveals... _{2013-07-15, 05:26 pm}
  ... that records proving they rebuilding the bridge during World War II could have been thrown out when its construction company went into liquidation. Claims: A documentary on The Ladies Bridge claims that women did a substantial amount of the building ...
• Weyerhaeuser Rating Reiterated by TheStreet _{2013-07-15, 05:15 pm}
  's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at TheStreet in a note issued to investors on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

06/26/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Construction

• Coal representative says Obama administration may kill industry, Politico says _{2013-06-26, 10:04 am}
  Stocks with call strike movement; IOC WLT InterOil July 85 call option implied volatility decreased 7% to 75, Walter Energy September 12.5 call option implied volatility decreased 4% to 104 according to IVolatility.
• Regal-Beloit upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Barrington _{2013-06-26, 10:03 am}
  On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade SummaryWestern Alliance Today's noteworthy upgrades include: ARM Holdings upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Adobe upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies... Alliance Data upgraded to Buy from Neutral at SunTrust... Allot Communications upgraded to Buy from Hold at Wunderlich... Banco Bilbao upgraded ... (more)
• Kratos awarded $18M contract for medical amplifiers _{2013-06-24, 03:00 am}
  Kratos Defense awarded $2.6M critical infrastructure security contract Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced today that its Public Safety & Security Solutions Division recently received a $2.6M contract award from a large international petroleum product provider.
• Germany says a Liberty, Kabel deal would be complicated, Reuters reports _{2013-06-17, 03:00 am}
  On The Fly: Analyst Initiation Summary Today's noteworthy initiations include: Becton Dickinson initiated with a Buy at ISI Group... Blackhawk initiated with a Buy at Jefferies... Clovis initiated with a Buy at Mizuho... Encore Wire initiated with a Neutral at DA Davidson... Epizyme initiated with a Buy at Citigroup... Francesca's initiated with an ... (more)
• Mellanox upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel _{2013-06-17, 03:00 am}
  On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade SummaryWestern Alliance Today's noteworthy upgrades include: ARM Holdings upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Adobe upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies... Alliance Data upgraded to Buy from Neutral at SunTrust... Allot Communications upgraded to Buy from Hold at Wunderlich... Banco Bilbao upgraded ... (more)
• Today's Market: Chinese Money Coming To America _{2013-06-26, 09:59 am}
  Some may be troubled by the news today that China is buying America, but we view this as very good news .
• Pope Resources: Time To Take Profits In This Timber MLP _{2013-06-26, 09:59 am}
  Pope Resources is one of the smaller players in the timber field. With a market capitalization of $300 million and $42 million in debt, POPE is dwarfed by the likes of Weyerhaeuser with an enterprise value of $18.5 billion, Plum Creek Timber with an enterprise value of $10.0 billion, and Rayonier with an enterprise value of $7.5 billion.
• Caterpillar: It May Be Time To Go Short _{2013-06-26, 09:58 am}
  ... or inefficient in how it uses its assets to grow the firm. Caterpillar is an asset-intensive firm in that the construction equipment it builds and facilities it uses represents over one-third of the assets of the firm. Therefore, when we study ...
• Blue Chip News: Walter Energy, Inc. _{2013-06-26, 09:52 am}
  Hot Stock Profits provides investors and traders with valuable trading tools and content as well as micro-cap stock alerts via eMail and text messages.
• Race Across America Powered By Trane Crosses 2013 Finish Line _{2013-06-26, 09:50 am}
  Trane , a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand , commemorated its 100th anniversary by aligning its reputation for unstoppable reliability with the world's most unstoppable athletes as RAAM's first-ever presenting sponsor.
• Research and Markets: Industrial Construction in the US to 2017: Market Forecast _{2013-06-26, 09:48 am}
  This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the industrial construction industry in the US.
• Epa Recognizes KB Home with 2013 Energy Star Leadership in Housing Awards _{2013-06-26, 09:37 am}
  ... efficiency, which can lower the total cost of homeownership for KB homebuyers. The awards recognize KB Home's construction of ENERGY STAR certified new homes in all of its divisions across 33 major markets coast-to-coast. "We are proud that the EPA ...
• Research and Markets: Construction in Canada - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2015 _{2013-06-26, 09:30 am}
  This is in contrast to the 8.6% decline recorded in 2009. During the forecast period, the Canadian construction industry is expected to stabilize as a result of a large government stimulus package which is aimed to increase infrastructure spending, create jobs and increase the availability of credit.
• RDInvesting Provides Investors with Free In-Depth Equity Reports on... _{2013-06-26, 08:30 am}
  Cemex SAB de CV shares increased 3.84 percent to close at $10.01 a share Tuesday.
• Five Star Equities Issues New Research Reports on COH, MPEL, PAAS and ... _{2013-06-26, 08:30 am}
  Five Star Equities releases regular market updates so investors can stay ahead of the crowd and make the best investment decisions to maximize their returns.
• Five Star Equities Issues New Research Reports on AVD, BKS, DMD and... _{2013-06-26, 08:30 am}
  American Vanguard Corp. shares declined 16.41 percent to close at $23.02 a share Tuesday.
• Op-Ed: Why We Need the Scaffold LawJun 20, 2013 _{2013-06-20, 03:00 am}
  Construction is still a dangerous job, among the deadliest work in New York City.
• Vincotech Now Represented in Japan _{2013-06-26, 09:24 am}
  UNTERHACHING, Germany-- -- Vincotech , a supplier of module-based solutions for power electronics, today announced that its representative has set up shop in Fukuoka, Japan.
• Storage Made Easy and Eleco PLC Collaborate to Create Secure File... _{2013-06-26, 09:11 am}
  Eleco PLC and Storage Made Easy, the trading name of Vehera LTD, announce that a 5-year deal has been signed to create a secure file sharing capability specifically for the construction industry.
• Johns Hopkins Medicine Breaks Ground on New Sibley Memorial Hospital _{2013-06-26, 09:09 am}
  Johns Hopkins Medicine and Turner Construction Company broke ground yesterday on the New Sibley Memorial Hospital - a 469,000 SF, all-private 200 bed hospital in Northwest Washington, DC.

Illinois unemployment rate holds steady at 9.5 percent

... services firms shed 5,800 jobs, leisure and hospitality businesses cut a net 4,900 jobs, and positions at construction companies were down 1,300 for the month. "Not just because it's high, but the hope was that last month was kind of an anomaly," he ...

http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/business/19574856-420/illinois-unemployment-rate-holds-steady-at-95-percent.html

Mario Gabelli - Active Trading LUFK, SUP, OMPI

According to GuruFocus Real Time Picks, GAMCO Investors' Chairman and CEO Mario Gabelli is actively trading this week, making three significant increases to his recently updated portfolio of 792 stocks, 41 of them new, with a total value of $13.6 billion, and a quarter-over-quarter turnover of 6%. Booming Oil Patch Loves LUFK - Major Gains Over the ... (more)

http://www.gurufocus.com/news/216850/mario-gabelli--active-trading-lufk-sup-ompi

Peabody Ignites Coal Trade

Peabody Energy turned in a better than anticipated Q1 result, and although it still ran at a $0.05 per share loss during the quarter, that was $0.09 better than consensus.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1353061-peabody-ignites-coal-trade?source=feed

The most common job in Australia

... children. According to the Census figures the most common full-time job is technician and tradesperson in the construction industry. There are 333,298 people employed in the role, and 99 per cent of them are male. Richard Blandy, adjunct professor ...

http://www.news.com.au/business/your-business/whats-the-most-common-job-in-australia/story-fn9evb64-1226623537666?from=public_rss

Earnings on Tap: General Electric

General Electric is set to report first-quarter results Friday ahead of the bell, with the consensus estimate calling for $0.35 earnings per share compared with $0.29 per share reported in the corresponding period a year ago.

http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=592781