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Doosan Infracore International Establishes Global Headquarters in Charlotte Doosan Infracore International was established following the $4.9 billion acquisition by its parent company, South Korean-based Doosan Infracore, of Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments from Ingersoll-Rand Company, Ltd.

Study Shows Tarping System Boosts Fuel Efficiency of Trucks Truckers may not be able to do anything about the rising price of gasoline, but they can cover their load with a tarp to help lower fuel costs. Research shows that using a tarping system can improve the fuel usage of dump trucks by 3 to 9 percent.

	Caterpillar at MINExpo Caterpillar will display surface and underground mining equipment and technology capabilities at booth number 6229—the largest indoor exhibit within MINExpo 2008. The Central Hall will be the stage for introducing the new Caterpillar F-Series mining trucks including the next generation of mechanical drive trucks as well as the new Cat AC electric drive trucks.

	New Holland Construction Hosts Customer Day at its North American Headquarters New Holland Construction welcomed customers and journalists from the Chicago area at its North American Headquarters in Carol Stream, IL, on Friday, June 27th.

Surging Fuel, Asphalt, Steel Costs 'Clobber' Construction Budgets Surging prices for diesel fuel, asphalt, steel and other materials are clobbering construction budgets," Ken Simonson, Chief Economist for The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), said. Simonson was commenting on the producer price index (PPI) for June reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

OSHA Takes Extra Steps to Combat New York City Construction Hazards The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is taking new steps to combat the rise in construction fatalities in New York City, where 20 employees have died in construction-related accidents since January.

Hemisphere GPS Awarded Four New Patents for Positioning and Automated Steering Hemisphere GPS announced an expansion of its intellectual property portfolio with four new patents. These patents are the latest innovations in the areas of GPS positioning and automated steering.

Volvo Compact Equipment to Produce Backhoe Loaders in Mexico The machines to be produced in the facilities in Mexico are the center-mount backhoe loaders, models BL 60 and BL 70. These models are currently produced in Wroclaw, Poland and mainly sold to North America.

GeoShack Consolidates Two Northeast Ohio Stores into State of the Art Facility GeoShack is excited to announce the consolidation of our stores in Twinsburg and Canton, Ohio into a new state of the art facility in Stow, Ohio to better serve the Cleveland metro area and all of northeast Ohio.

	New Executive Board for MOBA Mobile Automation AG The supervisory board of MOBA Mobile Automation AG in Limburg, Germany, appointed Dr. Holger Barthel, Alfons Horn and David Shelstad as new members of the executive board of MOBA AG and named Volker G. Harms president. Willibald Sehr dropped out of the executive board to build up and manage the corporate division “Innovation Management”.

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