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Blue Collar Job Growth Remains Sluggish in September with Only Modest Uptick

Employment in construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging rose by 93,000 jobs in September, or just 0.47%.

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Ekso Bionics Announces EGM Builders as First Customer to Adopt EVO Technology

EVO is designed to reduce the risk of repetitive or fatigue-related injuries for construction workers and other industrial employees.

EGM Builders, a general contractor providing construction services in New Jersey and New York, plans to use the EVO vest to help its team members stay safe and comfortable while performing their work.

Soil Connect Hires Jonathan Alvarado as Chief Growth Officer

Appointment is the latest in a series of strategic new hires made to advance the company’s growth priorities.

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Cat Trial 9: PAC-MAN™ Player Alfonso Fajardo Says Remote Control Technology Will Improve Jobsite Operations

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Alfonso Fajardo is superintendent at Horsepower Site Services in Charlotte, NC. Fajardo says remote technology is easy to learn and will help improve how operators work on some jobsites

Alfonso Fajardo, who plays Inky in The Cat Trial 9: PAC-MAN™ video, is superintendent at Horsepower Site Services in Charlotte, NC.

Haydon Materials Takes Aerial Control of Inventory Management with Drones

Kentucky-based hot mix producer and paving contractor finds great uses for drones around their quarry and asphalt plant in addition to slashing stockpile-measuring costs compared to third-party surveyors and getting more accurate data

Haydon Materials has four quarries, so surveying stockpiles is a big job that requires continual knowledge and awareness of foundation patterns and distribution processes. Using drones has helped the company save both time and money.

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Caterpillar Inc. Celebrates 95th Year by Bringing Back The Cat Trials

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Kelly Kyer, brand strategy and activation manager with Caterpillar, Inc. discusses how Cat Trial 9: PAC-MAN™ gives customers and fans opportunities to engage with the brand

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Hops & Highways

Hops & Highways Week Five: The Economy, Asphalt Recycling Q&A, Pumpkin Carving & Build America Friday

Each week, Jessica Lombardo & Dormie Roberts discuss the construction news of the week and salute contractors hard work.

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John Deere 944K Hybrid Wheel Loader Reaches 1 Million Field Hours

Hybrid loader has achieved 1 million operating hours in the field since its launch in 2015.

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Caterpillar Next Generation 352 Excavator

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Friday Flashback: 5 Articles to Help You Choose the Right Tools for the Task

Check out the week's top trending equipment-related articles from the archives of ForConstructionPros.com.

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Top 10 Construction Stories of the Week: How PPP Loans Could Pinch DOT Contractors' Revenue

Here's why contractors read construction's hottest stories of the week, including a conversation with animators behind Caterpillar’s PAC-MAN trial, why geofoam's better fill than gravel, 3 innovative concretes, 4 ways do more with fewer machines

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YouTube Gamer Blitz 'Pretty Impressed' With Cat Trial 9: PAC-MAN™ Video

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Popular YouTube gamer Blitz plays Pinky in Cat Trial 9: PAC-MAN™ and said it was a seamless transition moving from operating a joystick in his office to using a giant one to operate the Caterpillar 236D3 skid steer loaders for Cat Trial 9: PAC-MAN™

Popular YouTube gamer Blitz says his earliest gaming moment was playing PAC-MAN™ with his mom at the laundry mat.

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