FAYETTEVILLE, AR — Michael Baker International, an engineering, planning, and consulting services company, announces the opening of the firm's Fayetteville, Arkansas, office. The office is the firm's third Arkansas location, joining outposts in Little Rock and Bentonville, and will serve as an extension of Bentonville operations, which has exceeded …

BEAUMONT, TX — HD Hyundai Construction Equipment North America announces the addition to its dealer network of Elite Equipment, Beaumont, Texas. Elite Equipment will sell and service the full line of Hyundai construction equipment to customers in east Texas and southwest Louisiana.

“The addition of Hyundai to our product …

SHREVEPORT, LA — White Cap, the distributor of specialty construction supplies and safety products for professional contractors, has acquired Midstream Supply & Rental, a distributor of concrete accessories, erosion control, safety products, and rental equipment based in Shreveport, Louisiana, serving non-residential and infrastructure end markets.

Midstream Supply & …

JONESBORO, AR — H&E Rentals (H&E) announces the opening of its Jonesboro branch, the third general rental equipment location in the state of Arkansas. Since the second quarter of 2023, H&E has opened 18 new branches across the country and acquired nine others. The facility includes a fully fenced yard …

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Guernsey, one of Oklahoma City’s largest and oldest full-service design and consulting firms, announces the re-centering of its corporate headquarters closer to the Oklahoma City metro’s urban core. Coming in 2025, Guernsey will migrate its Oklahoma City-based staff to the just-announced redevelopment of the historic …

LOUISVILLE, KY — ProStack, a bulk material handling solutions company, announces the addition of Powerscreen Crushing and Screening to its global distributor network. This strategic relationship will help ProStack expand its footprint in North America and provide customers with innovative material processing solutions.

As part of the ProStack distributor …

SHREVEPORT, LA — SitePro Rentals announces the opening of their latest branch in Shreveport, Louisiana. The nearly 8,000-square-foot facility on over three acres of land, will service construction professionals in northern Louisiana and eastern Texas.
“This location will help us connect our branch network in Texas and Louisiana with our …

TEXARKANA, TX — H&E Equipment Services Inc. (H&E) announces the opening of its Texarkana branch. The location on the Texas-Arkansas line makes it the company’s 24th rental location in the state of Texas, but it is the third branch to serve the Arkansas market, primarily in the southwestern area of …

Our baseline forecast for the American economy next year calls for a mild recession by the second half of the year as the impact of higher interest rates sets in.
For some time, our forecast has included a 65% probability of recession over the next 12 months. Next year, we …

WESTMINSTER, Colo. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced that the company has changed its headquarters from Sunnyvale, California to Westminster, Colorado.

Westminster is Trimble’s largest employment center in the U.S. and serves as a central business hub for several of Trimble’s core market segments including agriculture, construction and geospatial. In addition, …

Tax increases and IRS funding commitments in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 are intended to affect larger corporations and high-income individuals. However, middle market businesses and their owners who understand how they might be affected can position themselves to take advantage of new credits and incentives, avoid unpleasant income …

KNOXVILLE, TN — Power Equipment, a member of the Bramco family of companies, announces the promotion of Andy Moon to President following the retirement of Chris Gaylor at the end of February 2022. This promotion is effective, March 1, 2022. In his new role, Moon will continue to lead …

BATON ROUGE, LA — APTIM announces that its Baton Rouge office will relocate to new headquarters at The Water Campus, a 35-acre research and business complex residing along the Mississippi River. The company expects to move into the new space in Fall 2022.

APTIM is based in Baton Rouge and …

Many of the most famous structures of ancient times were constructed from a material we often think of us as modern. The workers who built them needed a material that could be shaped into blocks and other forms more easily than carving from stone. Finally, someone concocted a mixture of …

ASHLAND, WI — Kinperium Industries (Kinperium) announces it has acquired K.A. Group, consisting of K-Tec Earthmovers (K-Tec) and Ashland Industries (Ashland). Kinperium partnered with the owners and management of K-Tec and Ashland to acquire a majority stake of the company. K-Tec & Ashland are manufacturers of pull-pan earthmoving scrapers …

Companies develop safety programs for reasons that may seem obvious: they want to prevent injuries of all kinds, so workers don’t suffer the physical effects and both workers and companies don’t endure negative financial or operational impacts. In addition, safety programs can also minimize the potential for damage to facilities …

LITTLE ROCK, AR — Power Equipment, a Bramco company, announces Brian Bourne as the new Sales Manager for Central and Southern Arkansas. Bourne is responsible for leading the Little Rock, Arkansas, sales team in the promotion and sale of new, used, and rental equipment within that market.

“Brian comes …

The future is looking bright for the construction industry, with project pipelines full and the promise of infrastructure spending infusing the industry with confidence and optimism. But as we face another year of supply chain issues and crippling workforce shortages, it’s possible that our industry’s biggest challenge could be too …