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About Dan Ketterick

Online since 1995, Dan took his digital marketing, sales and writing experience to the world of used equipment in 2019. He writes about ideas to help rental yards and about products for retail buyers from IronTek Solutions' headquarters in Cleveland, OH.

November Monthly Leasing and Finance Index Up 8 Percent

2022-01-03T07:21:43-08:00January 3rd, 2022|Categories: Uncategorized|

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $900 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for November was $7.9 billion, up 8 percent year-over-year from new business volume in November 2020. Volume was down [...]

Report: Construction Jobs Up 31K In November

2021-12-06T11:54:07-08:00December 6th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

Construction employment increased by 31,000 jobs between October and November as nonresidential construction firms added workers for the third month in a row, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released December 3. Association officials said construction firms were likely to have added even more jobs if they could [...]

Equipment Leasing and Financing Index Up 16%

2021-11-29T06:34:03-08:00November 29th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

Washington, DC — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $900 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for October was $10.7 billion, up 16 percent year-over-year from new business volume in October 2020. [...]

Michael Lambert Joins IronTek Solutions as Strategic Account Development Manager

2022-10-11T09:10:28-07:00November 22nd, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

CLEVELAND -- IronTek Solutions, creator of FleetNow, announced that Michael Lambert will join the company as Strategic Account Development Manager. Lambert joins IronTek after spending over 17 years with Skyjack, Inc. where he most recently served as Used Equipment Manager. In his role as Strategic Account Development Manager, Lambert will be responsible for growing the client [...]

Survey: Significant Flaws With 811 Utility Location System

2021-11-22T06:51:29-08:00November 22nd, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

There are significant flaws with the current 811 utility location system according to a new survey of construction firms that perform any kind of underground excavation released by the Associated General Contractors of America today. Most contractors say that calling 811 often leads to inaccurate line marking and that utility firms are often very slow in [...]

Increases In Construction Materials Prices Starting To Drive Up Price Of Construction Projects

2021-11-15T06:19:16-08:00November 15th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

Rising construction materials prices appear to be starting to drive up the price of construction projects, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association officials noted that despite a big jump in what contractors charge for projects, the rise in materials prices is still much higher. “After [...]

Construction Firms Add 44,000 Jobs In October

2021-11-08T07:58:39-08:00November 8th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

The construction industry added 44,000 jobs between September and October as nonresidential construction firms posted back-to-back increases for the first time since January, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association officials said the employment gains were welcome news but cautioned that employment levels remain well-below pre-pandemic [...]

September Rental Business Up 6%

2021-11-08T07:52:20-08:00November 8th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $900 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for September was $9.2 billion, up 6 percent year-over-year from new business volume in September 2020. Volume was up [...]

Emergency Coronavirus Standard Issued

2021-11-08T07:48:26-08:00November 8th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the job. The nation's unvaccinated workers face grave danger from workplace exposure to coronavirus, and immediate action is necessary to protect them. Under [...]

36 States Have Not Added Construction Jobs Since Pandemic Began

2021-10-26T07:19:51-07:00October 26th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

Only 14 states and the District of Columbia have added construction jobs since just before the start of the pandemic in February 2020, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that widespread supply chain disruptions amid and the lack of a much-needed [...]

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