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September 14, 2013 • Vol. IXX • No. 19 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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ITC Great Plains KETA Project Provides Voltage Grid Capacity By Mary Reed
Good weather allowed the second phase, the 85 mi. (137 km) segment from Post Rock to the Nebraska border, to be completed six months ahead of schedule.
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ConExpo Retro See page 32 for an ongoing series of highlights from past ConExpos as they were reported in the pages of CEG.
Table of Contents ................4 Attachment & Parts Section ......................................37-39 Snow & Ice Section.......41-47 Recycling Section ........61-77 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................83-93 Business Calendar ............94 Auction Section ......101-111 Advertisers Index............110
A recently completed electric transmission line from Kansas to Nebraska has moved into full operation after the first phase, 89 mi. (143 km) of high-voltage line between Spearville and the Post Rock substation, near Hays, went into service in June 2012. The Spearville-Axtell line, commonly referred to as the KETA project, provides additional capacity for the regional high voltage grid from Spearville, near Dodge City, through the Hays area (both centers of major demand in western Kansas) and on to Axtell, Neb. The Nebraska Public Power District is responsible for the Nebraska segment from the Kansas-Nebraska border north to Axtell, a distance of approximately 53 mi. (85 km). “ITC Great Plains was designated by Sunflower Electric Power Corporation and Midwest Energy Inc. to design, construct, own, and operate the Kansas portion of this project. ITC Holdings Corporation is the largest independent electricity
The Spearville-Axtell line, commonly referred to as the KETA project, provides additional capacity for the regional high voltage grid from Spearville, near Dodge City, through the Hays area (both centers of major demand in western Kansas) and on to Axtell, Neb.
New Rules to Force Increased Employer Rental Revenue Continues Spending Up to $6B to Outpace GDP in U.S. in 2013 see KETA page 98
The equipment rental industry in the United States continues to outpace gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States by four times in 2013, according to American Rental Association’s (ARA) latest forecast from the ARA Rental Market Monitor. Revenues will reach $33.5 billion in revenue, representing a
7.0 percent increase over 2012 with revenue growth reaching 7.8 percent in the fourth quarter according to the latest quarterly forecast updated July 29, 2013. Economic data and analysis for ARA’s Rental Market Monitor is compiled by IHS Global Insight, economic forecastsee ARA page 108
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in response to the administration’s decisions to finalize two new employment rules despite federal data indicating no need for the new measures: “The administration’s decision to finalize two new oppressive employment regulations for federal contractors forces us to object to measures whose goals we support and objectives our members already meet. That is see RULES page 108