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Mike Pence visits Manitowoc to promote USMCA

By Bill Tremblay The American Congress must ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) if it wants to boost its manufacturing exports, according to Mike Pence,...

UQM Technologies acquired by Danfoss

Danfoss has announced it has acquired all outstanding common shares of UQM Technologies, a developer of alternative energy technologies.  UQM Technologies is a developer and manufacturer...

Designed for space robots, SE4 tech also applies to heavy equipment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjZSGN2OypA SE4 Inc is introducing a robot operating system that combines virtual reality (VR), Computer Vision (CV) and artificial intelligence (AI) software to enable highly-accelerated...

Canada launches pilot project for undocumented construction workers

The government of Canada has launched a new temporary pilot project that will offer permanent residency to undocumented construction workers. The initiative will create an avenue to...

Working on White Pass: McCloskey helps build a railroad legacy

Jon Rudolph has a long relationship with the railroad, from his father serving as a personnel safety manager in the 70s to his latest...

ConExpo registration is now open

North America’s largest construction trade show — ConExpo — is one step closer to returning to Las Vegas. Registration is now open for the co-located ConExpo-Con/Ag and...

Snowposium returns to Milton

The annual Snowposium is returning to its home base in Milton, Ontario, to help snow and ice management pros to plan for the winter...

Astec Industries appoints president and CEO

Barry Ruffalo has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Astec Industries. Ruffalo has also been elected to the Astec Industries' board of directors....

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