Tag: years
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This Year’s Presidents Day Sales Are Seriously Better Than Ever – Let Us Help You Find What You Need
It’s been a minute since I’ve done one of these sales posts. Normally, the angel we know as Caitlin Higgins is the one who takes these beasts on. But Caitlin was on vacation so I took the reins this round. The one thing I forgot about the process is that you are exposed to A…
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Tariff fears tied to biggest construction cost jump in 2 years
Dive Brief: Construction input prices jumped 1.4% in January, marking the largest monthly increase in two years, according to an analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors. Energy costs drove much of that increase, with crude petroleum, natural gas and unprocessed energy all rising. However, the price jump also stems from a rush to purchase materials…
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Halff Celebrates 75 Years of Improving Lives and Communities
Halff, an award-winning, employee-owned and full-service infrastructure consulting firm, proudly celebrates its legacy of improving lives and communities with its 75th anniversary in 2025. Since its founding in 1950 by Dr. Albert H. Halff, the firm has grown from a one-man consulting practice into one of the nation’s largest infrastructure consulting firms. Dr. Halff’s extraordinary…
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5 Keys to Export Success 5 Years After Brexit
Export Leader of The Year Award Winner Reveals His Journey to International Business Success in 2025’s First Interview January 31st 2025 marks Brexit’s official 5th anniversary, and – for some businesses – international trade remains a point of great frustration. Brexit, for many British enterprises, has been more shock and less awe. A recent LSE…
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Caterpillar Celebrates 100 Years at Bauma Munich 2025
Caterpillar has announced some of its plans for bauma Munich. The company will display new equipment, services and technologies at the show, which takes place from April 7-13. Caterpillar’s theme for the show will be “The Next 100 Years,” which will highlight how technology is advancing in construction heavy equipment. The company said its bauma…
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Trump’s immigration policy likely to cause ‘mayhem’ for next 4 years
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. President Donald Trump’s promised immigration crackdown has begun. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said this week it has ramped up efforts to arrest and detain people unauthorized to be in the U.S. It is targeting individuals with…
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BCIS forecasts 17% building costs increase over next five years
Dr David Crosthwaite, chief economist at BCIS, said: “Industry sentiment data continues to present positive readings, although since the autumn budget these are now less optimistic than at the time of our previous forecast in September, when the headline S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index reached a 29-month high. View the original article and…
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Associated Builders Celebrates 75 Years
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is celebrating its 75-year anniversary with several events during the coming months. According to ABC: The association will turn 75 on June 1, 2025. To commemorate the milestone, ABC and its members will gather at several commemorative events, beginning with ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas. “For 75 years, members…
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Heads of the Valleys road project nearing completion after 23 years
There simply isn’t enough whitewash in Wales to do justice to this, though this article tries hard. The last phase of the dualling of the A465 from Llandarcy to Abergavenny has, like its immediate predecessors – between Dowlais Top and Abergavenny – left knowledgeable spectators open-mouthed at the criminal waste of public monies from project…
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Downsizing Update: Almost 5 Years Later
In November of 2020, we published a post called “What’s It Like To Downsize” after living in our smaller home for 6 months. We covered a range of experiences – like the good things about moving to a smaller home (owning less stuff! saving money!) and some of its challenges, especially in the initial stages…