Midwest 22 2013

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October 26, 2013 • Vol. IXX • No. 22 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910

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This final four-lane segment in South Dakota is being constructed from Oelrichs, S.D., south to the Nebraska border on Highway 385.

lanes previously existed. Work on the Heartland Express began in Rapid City in 1997 and since then has included several projects, totaling 71 mi. (114 km), along U.S. 385, South Dakota 79, and U.S. 18. This final four-lane segment in South Dakota is being constructed from Oelrichs, S.D., south to the Nebraska border on Highway

On Sept. 24, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs published two new rules in the Federal Register, requiring contractors and subcontractors on federal construction projects to take steps to improve hiring of veterans and individuals with disabilities. Both rules will take effect on March 14, 2014. One rule updates the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act, which prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment against protected veterans, and requires these employers to take affirmative action to recruit, hire, promote, and retain these veterans. VEVRAA protects disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans. The VEVRAA rule requires contractors and subcontractors to: • Use one of two methods to establish annual hiring benchmarks for protected veterans. • Maintain records related to their benchmark for three years, allowing them to assess success of their outreach and recruitment for veterans over time. • Invite applicants to self-identify as a protected veteran prior to making a job offer, in addition to the post-offer self-identification that is already required.

see SDDOT page 68

see RULES page 66

Ohio CAT Holds ‘Get in Get Real’ Event...8

The Heartland Expressway is being constructed to bring an almost 500-mi. (804-km) fourlane divided highway from Denver to Rapid City, S.D., where only two lanes previously existed.

Case Introduces M Series to Media...12

ConExpo Retro See page 60 for an ongoing series of highlights from past ConExpos as they were reported in the pages of CEG.

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SDDOT Works on Final Phase of Heartland Expressway By Dorinda Anderson CEG CORRESPONDENT

Concrete paving began in May to complete the final portion of the Heartland Expressway in South Dakota. The Heartland Expressway is being constructed to bring an almost 500-mi. (804-km) four-lane divided highway from Denver to Rapid City, S.D., where only two

Contractors Face Two New Hiring Rules

Snow & Ice Section ..........39-45 Crawler Loaders & Dozers ........ ..........................................51-57 Parts ......................................66 Paving Section..................69-81 Auction Section................86-95 Business Calendar ................87 Advertisers Index ..................94

ELFA Releases 2013 Q4 Update to Outlook Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 3.3 percent in 2013, according to the Q4 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released Oct. 8 by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. Equipment and software investment slowed

in the second quarter, but the report predicts modest improvement in the second half of the year, depending on the outcome of the current fiscal policy debates. Growth is expected to be mixed, with some sectors outperforming others. The report, which is focused on the $725 billion

equipment leasing and finance industry, forecasts equipment investment and capital spending in the United States and evaluates the effects of various related and external factors in play currently and into the foreseeable future. According to the report, the U.S. economy is largely in the

same position it has been in for the past six months, with improving fundamentals weighed down by a number of headwinds resulting in subpar growth. Positive economic drivers noted in the report include a recovering housing market, inexpensive natural see ELFA page 88


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