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September 22 2021
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Vol. XXXIII โข No. 19
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Inside
Terex Trucks Unveils Its New Rebrand โ Rokbak...8
Briggs JCB Showcases Its Products at FNGLA...16
Surviving a hundred years of market boom and bust, cultural tumult and technological change is no small feat for a company. Blythe Construction Inc. has managed the feat and is well-positioned to grow its presence as an industry leader as its second century begins. The current generation of leadership at the Charlotte, N.C., firm wasnโt
By Giles Lambertson CEG CORRESPONDENT Mason Tractor Opens Its Fifth Dealership in Villa Rica, Ga. ...24
see BLYTHE page 30
Optimism in the Face of Uncertainty
Table of Contents ..................4 Attachments Section .....31-37 Aggregate & Recycling Section ............................41-52
Industry Wants Fed Help to Tackle Labor Shortages
Truck & Trailer Section..54-56
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Auction Section ..............70-73 Business Calendar ...............72 Advertisers Index ................74
there, of course, back in 1921 when Blythe Brothers Construction was formed. In that day, the brothers Blythe moved material with a scoop pulled by a team of mules. The new companyโs first job was to surface a segment of Lawyers Road, a roadway that still meanders southeast out of Charlotte toward Unionville.
The funding gap for career training is one reason so many contractors have a low opinion of the current pipeline for preparing new craft construction professionals.
If you believe the projections, the construction industry could see hundreds of thousands of new jobs as a result of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The industry just needs fed buy-in
for skilled worker training while it waits for shovels to hit the dirt on coming infrastructure projects. If that happens, the turnaround could be dramatic. The massive infrastructure plan, approved by the Senate, is forecast to create nearly a million jobs in see JOBS page 36
