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Chairman’s Message Holly, Ryan, Dud and Charlene Kinning at the 2018 NUCA Convention
What’s Your NUCA Legacy?

In recognition of Father’s Day, I wanted to take a minute to introduce you to Bud Kinning.Bud is my dad and I learned everything I kno...

June 17, 2022
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John Deere announced an expanded relationship with Wacker Neuson, a leading manufacturer of compact and construction machines, for 0-9-metri...

June 14, 2022
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Topcon Positioning Group has announced its all-new MC-Mobile portable machine control solution for compact equipment. Based on the Topcon MC...

March 1, 2022
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June 14, 2022
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CASE Construction Equipment dealer ASCO Equipment Company (ASCO) has opened a new 48,800-square-foot facility in Little Elm, Texas to provid...

June 13, 2022
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June 10, 2022
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June 9, 2022
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April 8, 2022
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United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) announced a series of online trench safety educational events in support of the 2022 Trench Safety Stand Do...

June 8, 2022
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June 3, 2022
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June 3, 2022
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June 2022 Is “Trench Safety Month”

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June 1, 2022
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March 1, 2022
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Doosan Manufactures Its First DD100 Dozer for the North American...

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May 31, 2022
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May 25, 2022
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Three Phase Line Construction earns Ameren Eagle Award

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May 24, 2022
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May 20, 2022
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UESI Pipelines 2022 to Return to In-person Event

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May 16, 2022
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May 13, 2022
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United Rentals Invests in Ford Electric Trucks for North American...

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May 13, 2022
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May 6, 2022
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April 29, 2022
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April 28, 2022
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April 28, 2022
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By Emily Newton, Industrial Writer and Editor-in-Chief of Revolutionized The utilities industry is experiencing high demand that’s att...

April 27, 2022
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Vacuum excavation systems on trenchless jobsites have come a long way over the decades. No longer unusual to see these powerful systems as p...

April 27, 2022
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2021 Top Jobs Overall Winner: Veterans Memorial Force Main

Editor’s Note: In each issue, Utility Contractor will profile NUCA’s Top Job winners. These projects present the association&rsq...

April 15, 2022
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Electric energy is where the future lies for many industries. The definition of electric or what is known as “green” energy is b...

April 15, 2022
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April 13, 2022
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April 12, 2022
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NUCA’s Demands for Congress NUCA made history last November at our fall Washington Summit. During the association’s fall advocac...

April 12, 2022
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Estimating and Operations Platform Keeps Vortex Companies Collaborative, Efficient and Data-Driven Across Multiple Business Units Trenchless...

April 8, 2022
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April 8, 2022
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Link-Belt Introduces 355 X4S

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April 6, 2022
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Sturgill Honored With NUCA’s Associate Member of the Year Award

The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) proudly awarded Mike Sturgill of Xylem Dewatering Systems their prestigious “NUCA Asso...

April 5, 2022
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New Trenchless Tech Manual Illustrates Cost-Saving Options

To help more of its members understand trenchless tech, the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) released this month its updated...

April 4, 2022
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‘My Komatsu’ Lets Contractors Collect and Monitor Telematics Data

With Komatsu’s comprehensive digital hub, My Komatsu, contractors can get easy-to-interpret visual analyses of data collected from numerou...

April 1, 2022
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When construction project timelines are running, contractors see using mobile technology as an important tool to make sound decisions and ta...

April 1, 2022
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Chesney Wins NUCA’s Ditchdigger of the Year Award

The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) proudly awarded former chairman Fred Chesney their prestigious “Ditchdigger of the...

March 29, 2022
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Cemen Tech announced two significant staff changes. Recently, Mark Rinehart has been promoted internally to Vice President – Sale...

March 22, 2022
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The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) proudly awarded Foremost Pipeline Construction Company of Gaston, South Carolina the Ove...

March 22, 2022
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Ag and Construction Equipment Market Outlook: Is Long-Term Growth Sustainable?

While the global economy remains firmly on track to expand in 2022, a number of challenges are poised to serve as obstacles for the agricul...

March 21, 2022
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NUCA of Greater Kansas City Welcomes New Executive Director

NUCA members in the Kansas City area are welcoming Mary Odom to the chapter as their new executive director. Odom’s significant experi...

March 18, 2022
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In April 2021, John Deere released the John Deere Protect Service Plan to better support customers through improved aftermarket and support ...

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With 2022 Convention over, the utility construction industry turns its attention to Washington, D.C., and NUCA‘s annual Washington Sum...

March 18, 2022
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United Rentals Inc. announced it has received an Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE) Excellence Award from Associated Builders and Contrac...

March 18, 2022
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March 7, 2022
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Ryan Kinning Elected NUCA Chairman of the Board

Penro Construction Executive Takes Top Job at Utility Construction Association The National Utility Contractors Association’s (NUCA) B...

March 7, 2022
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By Robert Baylor Safety is our industry’s number one priority on every jobsite. Over the last year, our magazine’s SafetyWORKS c...

March 4, 2022
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March 4, 2022
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March 3, 2022
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March 3, 2022
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February 28, 2022
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A decade after Royal Dutch Shell announced it was looking at a southwestern Pennsylvania site to build an ethane cracker, construction of th...

February 28, 2022
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February 25, 2022
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Productivity is the key to success on the job site, and the faster a crew can reach maximum productivity, the better. As part of Komatsu&rsq...

February 24, 2022
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Topcon, James Roe Announce Multi-year Extension

Topcon Positioning Group has announced a multi-year extension of its partnership with professional racing car driver James Roe. Beginning in...

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