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.