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Volvo CE Cuts Ribbon on New Contractors $100M North American Expansion Find Work Around U.S.
World of Asphalt Features Sold-Out Show Floor... 8
Medico Helps Smoot h the Way in Pa. ...22
In addition to the official opening of a new headquarters building for the Americas, the event also marked the start of wheel loader production at the company’s North American base in Shippensburg. Whit ney and So n Educa tes In dustr y.. .30
Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section ............59-75 Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders & Attachments Section ..........................79-97
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) cut the ribbon on its $100 million expansion program March 21 at its Shippensburg, Pa., facility. In addition to the official opening of a new headquarters building for the Americas, the event also marked the start of wheel loader production at the company’s North American base in Shippensburg. Joining Volvo CE President Pat Olney in the inauguration ceremony were United States Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Alan Walker and Swedish Ambassador to see VOLVO page 114
Construction employment expanded in two-thirds of all states in January as the industry showed signs of emerging from a six-year slump, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Association officials cautioned however that the industry’s recovery remains fragile and that current and looming federal budget cuts threaten to drag down construction employment in numerous states. “These results show that contractors are finding work in more parts of the country than they have for many months,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Further gains appear likely but could be derailed if lawmakers continue to make indiscriminate cuts to key construction and infrastructure programs.” From January 2012 to January 2013, 24 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs, 25 shed workers and one — Wisconsin — had no change. D.C. jumped to the top ranking for percentage of new construction jobs (9.4 percent, 1,200 jobs); followed (L-R): Pat Olney, president of Volvo by North Dakota (9.0 percent, 2,500 CE; Victor Mendez, Federal Highway jobs); Hawaii (8.0 percent, 2,300 administrator; and Swedish Ambassador to the United States jobs); Alaska (7.2 percent, 1,200 Jonas Hafström, cut the ribbon, offi- jobs) and Washington (6.0 percent, cially opening the new Volvo CE plant 8,200 jobs). Texas (28,500 jobs, 5.0 in Shippensburg, Pa.
see EMPLOYMENT page 134
Parts Section ..................125 Auction Section ......130-149 Business Calendar ..........142 Advertisers Index ............150
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