Underground compact-equipment maker The Toro Company announced Feb. 15 that it will acquire its major competitor, Charles Machine Works, for $700 million in cash.
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Month: March 2019
Window is Narrow for Passing Infrastructure Bill
Congressional committees are laying the groundwork for a new multiyear surface transportation bill, or maybe a more wide-ranging infrastructure package.
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With Merced to Bakersfield Route, a High Speed Rail Reset in California
After California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom (D), narrowed the scope of his state’s high-speed rail project, realists looking for good news about the project let loose with an affirming “Amen.”
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Product Snapshot: Scissor Lift and Track Saw
The 324R scissor lift has a working height of 32 ft in a relatively lightweight frame for its height class.
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Pulse: Project News for the Week of March 11, 2019
Project News from Dodge Data & Analytics
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Trump Wall Plan Faces Hurdles in Congress, Courts
President Donald Trump is facing challenges on Capitol Hill and in the courts over his emergency declaration, which would let him transfer funds from other construction accounts to pay for his long-desired wall along the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Criminal Charges Dismissed Against Schlitterbahn Defendants in Death of Caleb Schwab
A state judge dismissed all charges against five defendants in connection with injuries to two women and the death of 10-year-old Caleb Schwab on a waterslide in Kansas City, Kan., in 2016.
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Canada To Build First Cross-Country EV Charging Network
Canada is on track to have the first transcontinental electric highway, with plans announced by former state-owned energy firm Petro-Canada to roll out 50 high-powered electric vehicle charging stations along the 4,860-mile Trans-Canada highway by 2020.
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Canada To Build First Cross-Country Charge Station Network
Canada is on track to have the first transcontinental electric highway, with plans announced by former state-owned energy firm Petro-Canada to roll out 50 high-powered electric vehicle charging stations along the 4,860-mile Trans-Canada highway by 2020.
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Updated HoloLens Targets Construction Industry Users
When Microsoft first unveiled the HoloLens mixed-reality headset nearly four years ago, skeptics wondered whether the floating holograms of the bulky headset could serve the design and construction industry as more than a display tool.
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