GSK expansion could bring 1,850 new jobs (Harlow Star)

THE possibility of a massive expansion of GlaxoSmithKline’s Harlow research and development base which could create up to 1,850 jobs have taken a step closer to reality.   more.

Construction worker recovering after trench collapse (WKYC Cleveland)

Construction worker recovering after trench collapse   more.

Caterpillar’s rapid expansion tapering […]

Construction of new homes slows

Northwest Arkansas News - A positive side effect of the slowdown, Bailey said, is the POA filled many of its job openings because there were fewer jobs in construction. ? It?s not the end of the world, ? said Stewart Baguley, president of First Security Bank in Rogers .   […]

DNR says landowner filled in 5-6 acres of wetlands illegally (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

A Crow Wing County landowner used heavy equipment to dredge at least five acres of marsh and fill in part of a stream in one of the largest wetland violations that area officials say they have ever seen. The damage, discovered […]

Construction begins on Schuyler wood pellet plant - largest in the United States (Herkimer Evening Telegram)

Schuyler - New England Wood Pellet LLC announced today that it is begining construction of a wood pellet manufacturing plant in Schuyler.   more.

Sector Snap: Heavy Equipment (Sharewatch)

The Peoria, Ill.-based company sharply cut its full-year earnings forecast, citing high […]

City agrees to financial terms for equipment (Helena Daily World)

Questions to Darren Wallace of Scott Equipment Co. were bounced back and forth by the Helena-West Helena City Council Tuesday night. Wallace answered questions about a bulldozer the city had been renting for two months from his firm.   more.

You can be your own construction […]

Remains ID???d as Bullard???s

Fayetteville Observer - On Jan. 20, about two weeks after Bullard disappeared, a man working on a backhoe in southern Cumberland County found her wallet in a roadside ditch. Searchers flooded the area and found more clues, including a wallet that belonged to the other woman .   more.

Bluegrass Airport Construction […]

Deutsche Bank and GLG face fines on Alcatel bonds (Financial Times)

France’s stock market regulator has recommended imposing heavy fines on Deutsche Bank and GLG Partners, the leading London-based hedge fund, over their involvement in a 2002 issue of convertible bonds by Alcatel, the French telecommunications equipment group.   more.

Dimensional Fund will grow to 800 […]

Construction Begins On Javits Center (CBS 2 New York)

Construction has begun on the addditions to the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Phase one of the project is expected to cost about $1.68 billion. It will increase exhibition space by 45 percent — to a total of 1.1 million square feet of exhibition space. The first […]

Body Found In Missing Student Search

KGO - A backhoe could be seen in the yard, but police were keeping a crowd of media well away from the scene and were declining to comment. The Burlington Free Press, citing construction workers who declined to be identified, reported on its Web site that .   more.

Caterpillar […]

Rush Enterprises Reports 34% Hike in Gross Revenues (TruckingInfo.com)

10/20/2006 Rush Enterprises Inc. which operates the largest network of heavy-duty and medium-duty truck dealerships in North America and a John Deere construction equipment dealership in Houston, Texas, said third-quarter gross revenues totaled $651.3 million, a 34.2 percent increase from gross revenues of $485.4 million reported […]