The Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25) from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA), 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 February was $7.4 billion, up 9 percent year-over-year from new business volume in February 2020. Volume [...]
Construction employment decreased from March 2020 to March 2021 in 203, or 57 percent, of the nation’s metro areas, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data released today. Association officials said that the industry’s broader recovery in many parts of the country is being hampered by rising materials [...]
Supporting Visual and Performing Artists through Affordable Construction Equipment Rentals Lifts for Artists, created by IronTek Solutions, was designed to provide artists with affordable equipment rentals that are needed for the installation of art projects. The program allows visual and performing artists, and the organizations that hire them to receive deeply discounted rental rates during the [...]
CASE Construction Equipment has launched the first official CASE ReNew Centers in partnership with dealers Associated Supply Company, Inc. (ASCO), Hills Machinery and RPM Machinery. The CASE ReNew Centers will thoroughly inspect, service and recondition CASE lease returns and/or other used CASE equipment which will then be sold through CASE dealers in large equipment markets. CASE [...]
Another round of steep price increases and supply-chain disruptions are wreaking hardships on contractors, driving up construction costs and slowing projects, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data. The data comes a day after the association released a new survey showing materials delays and price increases are affecting most [...]
Construction employment declined by 61,000 in February, while the sector’s unemployment rate soared to 9.6 percent amid severe winter weather and continuing weakness in new nonresidential projects, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. “The steep decline in construction employment in February continues a downward trend in [...]
Want to improve your business's identity? Make a great first impression, increase sales and update your rental yard's image with a new logo design. What to consider before designing (or changing) a logo Logos aren't just for business cards or t-shirts anymore. In addition to labels for your equipment and delivery vehicles, logos need to do [...]
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 January was $8.1 billion, down 12 percent year-over-year from new business volume in January 2020. Volume was down [...]
Construction spending rallied in January as private nonresidential construction increased for the first time in seven months, according to an analysis of new federal construction spending data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that nonresidential construction spending remains below pre-pandemic levels and that rising materials prices and proposed labor law changes threaten [...]
