SEATTLE, WA — Kinley Construction announces the expansion of its industrial and commercial building construction services by opening a Seattle, Washington, office and hiring two long-time construction industry veterans.

"This expansion makes complete sense for our growth strategy," said Jimmy Kinley, CEO of Kinley. "The Seattle office will increase …

BOISE, ID — Prinoth Crawler Carriers announces new dealer partnerships in the western part of the U.S. Western States Equipment Company is now a dealer for Prinoth equipment in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington. Papé Machinery joins the Prinoth Crawler Carrier group in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii. …

BOISE, ID — SAKAI America, Inc. announces expanded distribution in the Rocky Mountains with Double Edge Equipment as the official asphalt roller and soil compactor dealer for Idaho and Montana.

“The Idaho market has grown prodigiously in recent years with the popularity of remote working combined with affordable living and …

SALEM, OR — Magni Telescopic Handlers announces its alliance with Western Pacific Crane & Equipment, a provider of crane solutions in the Pacific Northwest. Western Pacific Crane & Equipment is now an authorized dealer of Magni's full line of telehandlers, including the RTH, HTH, and TH models, in both …

WOODINVILLE, WA — Atwell acquires the operations of Mead Gilman & Associates, a land surveying firm located in Woodinville, Washington. Mead Gilman & Associates has been serving the Pacific Northwest for more than 60 years and specializes in 3D mapping and modeling, subdivisions/platting, boundary surveys, mapping/topographic surveys, ALTA/NSPS land …

Our baseline forecast for the American economy next year calls for a mild recession by the second half of the year as the impact of higher interest rates sets in.
For some time, our forecast has included a 65% probability of recession over the next 12 months. Next year, we …

WESTMINSTER, Colo. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced that the company has changed its headquarters from Sunnyvale, California to Westminster, Colorado.

Westminster is Trimble’s largest employment center in the U.S. and serves as a central business hub for several of Trimble’s core market segments including agriculture, construction and geospatial. In addition, …

BELLEVUE, WA — HNTB has signed a lease for three floors of new office space in downtown Bellevue to enable the company’s growth and expansion plans in the Puget Sound region. Previously at 600 108th Avenue NE in Bellevue, HNTB is moving down the street to the Symetra Center building …

BOISE, ID — HDR is expanding its portfolio of expertise by acquiring SPF Water Engineering, an employee-owned water, wastewater, and hydrogeologic consulting firm. Going forward, they will do business as HDR | SPF. As part of the asset acquisition, SPF includes MDS Drafting, which will be doing …

Many of the most famous structures of ancient times were constructed from a material we often think of us as modern. The workers who built them needed a material that could be shaped into blocks and other forms more easily than carving from stone. Finally, someone concocted a mixture of …

SEATTLE, WA — Engineering consulting firm Psomas announces it has expanded its service capabilities and geographic footprint to serve the Pacific Northwest through the acquisition of Seattle-based KPG. KPG, known for its focus on interdisciplinary design, planning, and surveying, is now KPG-Psomas.

"We've become deeply familiar with KPG's caliber …

ASHLAND, WI — Kinperium Industries (Kinperium) announces it has acquired K.A. Group, consisting of K-Tec Earthmovers (K-Tec) and Ashland Industries (Ashland). Kinperium partnered with the owners and management of K-Tec and Ashland to acquire a majority stake of the company. K-Tec & Ashland are manufacturers of pull-pan earthmoving scrapers …

Companies develop safety programs for reasons that may seem obvious: they want to prevent injuries of all kinds, so workers don’t suffer the physical effects and both workers and companies don’t endure negative financial or operational impacts. In addition, safety programs can also minimize the potential for damage to facilities …

The future is looking bright for the construction industry, with project pipelines full and the promise of infrastructure spending infusing the industry with confidence and optimism. But as we face another year of supply chain issues and crippling workforce shortages, it’s possible that our industry’s biggest challenge could be too …