Alabama Park wins $100,000 Park Makeover from Bobcat Company
Ivan K. Hill Park in Winfield, Alabama, won the $100,000 Bobcat Park and Rec Makeover Contest hosted by Bobcat Company. The prize package will fund improvements at the park, which will focus on revitalizing a youth recreation space. Ivan K. Hill Park is a multi-use area featuring ballfields, playgrounds, and a senior center. It was nominated because of updates needed to improve user safety and accessibility. The $100,000 prize will go...
Port of Long Beach awarded $2.6 Million Security Grant
The Port of Long Beach has been awarded more than $2.6 million by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency to protect critical infrastructure and ensure the safe movement of trade at the nation’s second-busiest seaport. As the nation’s third-largest recipient of the agency’s Port Security Grant Program, the Port of Long Beach will invest the funding into strengthening cybersecurity, improving...
Port of Long Beach honored for Small Business Support
The Port of Long Beach has been recognized for supporting small businesses by connecting them to port-related construction and professional services contracts. The Port received the “Champion of Small Business” award during a recent awards banquet hosted by the Los Angeles County chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies of California, an organization of engineering and land surveying firms. “Our engagements with the...
Holland Industrial & Prestige Auctions to conduct Auction of Complete Honeywell Intelligrated Manufacturing Facility
Holland Industrial Group, in partnership with Prestige Auctions, will conduct a live webcast auction of a complete 280,000 SF manufacturing facility of Honeywell Intelligrated, an automation systems manufacturer. The live webcast auction will be held on Tuesday, November 12th, 2024, at 11:00 AM ET, featuring a comprehensive range of late model production equipment, including precision CNC sheet metal fabrication and forming equipment,...
AAR reports Rail Traffic for the week ending October 19, 2024
Today, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 19, 2024. This week’s total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 510,730 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.1 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending October 19 were 223,278, down 4.6 percent from the same week in 2023, while the U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 287,452 containers and...
Kito Crosby announces appointment as official supplier to The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup, a global nonprofit, and Kito Crosby, an international manufacturer in the lifting and securement industry, just announced Kito Crosby as the Ocean Cleanup’s Official Supplier of lifting and securement hardware. Through this partnership, Kito Crosby will provide high-quality lifting and securement products, expert training, and technical support to help The Ocean Cleanup remove plastic waste from the...
Herc Holdings reports Nine Months 2024 results and updates 2024 Full Year Guidance
Record equipment rental revenue of $866 million, an increase of 13% Record total revenues of $965 million, an increase of 6% Rental pricing increased 2.3% year-over-year M&A and greenfield openings offset the impact of decelerating local-market revenue growth Net income increased 8% to $122 million, or $4.28 per diluted share Adjusted EBITDA of $446 million increased 9%; adjusted EBITDA margin of 46.2% Free cash flow of $218...