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New office supports global meetings, home to some of the company’s global function teams, and accelerates innovation and collaboration Doosan Bobcat, a global leader in the compact equipment industry, today officially announced the opening of a new Global Collaboration Center in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The center will house some elements of the company’s global functions […]

The contract allows Volvo Construction Equipment to better serve state and municipal customers by streamlining access to equipment from the entire Volvo product line. Volvo CE is pleased to announce a second consecutive Sourcewell contract in their heavy construction equipment category. As one of the top-scoring respondents, Volvo earned the new four-year contract during a […]

Beginning in August 2019, construction business owner and social media influencer Missy Scherber will take the mic as the host of CONEXPO-CON/AGG Radio in a new series called “Contractor Conversations.” This announcement comes on the heels of CONEXPO-CON/AGG Radio being named Best Construction Podcast by Construction Junkie for the second year in a row. “Contractor […]

The Cat® 794 AC Mining Truck is now available equipped to meet U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final exhaust emissions standards. In field testing, the Tier 4 pilot trucks matched the superior performance and productivity of the Tier 2 equivalent versions of the 794 AC. The Tier 4 trucks also delivered lower operating costs by reducing […]

Program will help address service technician labor shortage across the U.S. John Deere has received approval from the U.S. Department of Labor for its new Registered Apprenticeship Program and is making it available to its Agriculture & Turf and Construction & Forestry dealers. The program will help address a widespread shortage of service technicians, especially in […]

Foley Equipment, which has served Kansas and Western Missouri for more than a half century, has partnered with six other Cat® dealers in the United States to form a new, independent truck service network called RIG360. “We are excited to help form and launch the new RIG360 network and bring even more truck parts and […]

Doosan Bobcat, a global leader in the compact equipment industry, today announced the appointment of regional presidents and a new global organization and leadership structure. In this organizational structure, the newly created global groups – engineering, procurement and strategy – will work across all regions to fully integrate and leverage the power and scale of […]

Select Fluid Power and Ring Power Crane extend the network of certified EnCORE repair shops to the Pacific Northwest and the southeast United States, respectively. The two new partners will help ensure that Manitowoc customers receive factory-quality service repairs as quickly as possible, reducing machine downtime. Manitowoc has added two new partners as EnCORE certified […]

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has opened its second Volvo Certified Used Center in North America. Alta Equipment Company (Alta) in New Hudson, Michigan, was selected for this second location, joining the initial VCU center announced last year in Las Vegas. By partnering with its dealer network, Volvo CE is providing customers with quality pre-owned […]

CASE Construction Equipment and Southeastern Equipment supported Team Rubicon in its efforts to help the Dayton, Ohio community recover from the destruction of the EF4 Tornado that caused extensive damage across multiple swaths of the city. The tornado, which touched down late on the night of May 27, traveled 19 miles across the northern part […]

John Deere recently completed the construction of a 7,500 square foot facility in Coal Valley, Illinois to better meet internal training demands, along with supporting customer visits and events. The building is part of the Construction & Forestry Training Campus and includes three classrooms that can be used separately for training purposes, or combined to hold […]

Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc. (KSM) has promoted JP Cotton to West Texas Finance Manager where he will work with regional customers to secure financing for their equipment utilizing the company’s extensive network of lending partners. He brings over 15 years of combined heavy equipment and finance experience to the position and has been a resident of […]