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October 30, 2013 • Vol. XXV • No. 22 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
Inside
Contractors Face Two New Hiring Rules
Liebherr President Offers In-Depth Look at Company…8
Olivia Joseph Hensgens photo
Crews lay storm drainage pipe along the parking lot. Oktoberfest Comes to Jacksonville…14
No Time Wastin’ Away for Margaritaville Opening By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
CEG Archival ConExpo ’93 Coverage…34
Table of Contents ............4 Crawler Loaders & Dozers ..................................47-52
Inspired by Jimmy Buffett’s signature song, the new Margaritaville Resort and Casino in Bossier City, La., is being embraced by both the industry and “Parrotheads” who’ve visited the facility. The $205 million casino and hotel, which opened in June, is located on the east bank of the Red River. “We are a destination resort in the true sense of
the term,” said Margaritaville Resort and Casino CEO Paul Alanis. “We’ve brought the best of what Las Vegas has to offer to Shreveport and Bossier City. We have a beautiful, casually elegant casino, with the newest, most exciting slots, spectacular high-limit areas within the casino, first-class rooms, food and entertainment, shopping at the Boardwalk, movie theaters within walking distance, numerous additional dining options in the Boardwalk and a fabulous pool
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-identifi-
see MARGARITAVILLE page 44
see RULES page 40
Paving Section ........53-67 Parts ..........................69-70
ELFA Releases 2013 Q4 Update to Outlook
Business Calendar ........72 Auction Section ......88-93 Advertisers Index ..........94
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 see ELFA page 42