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8 COLO. SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN TWO FRACKING BANS
The Colorado Supreme Court struck down attempts by two cities to ban or delayfracking, a major victory for the oil and gas industry.
10 KOMATSU HONORS KIRBY-SMITH FOR SERVICE OPERATIONS
Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc., earned Komatsu America Corp.’s (KAC) Top ServiceDepartment Operations Award in North America for 2015.
13 GOV. MEAD HAILS CARBON-CONVERSIONLAB POSSIBILITIES
Gov. Matt Mead and others are hailing the possibilities of an industrial-scale laboratory where researchers will test new technologies to make profitable use of carbon dioxide emissions from a coal-fired power plant.
14 NEW FACILITY OPENING AS 4 RIVERS EQUIPMENT TURNS 90
4 Rivers Equipment will celebrate the grand opening of its brand new facility aswell as 90 years of growth and partnership with customers and suppliers.
15 VOTERS WILL HAVE SAY ON SALES TAX IN NOV.The Sacramento Transportation Authority will seek voter approval of a half-centtransportation sales tax in November to cover $3.6 billion in highway, bridge, railand road maintenance projects within Sacramento County over the next 30 years.
15 RAIL BOARD APPROVES REVISED PLANThe board that oversees California’s high-speed rail project approved a revised$64 billion plan that calls for the train to go from the Central Valley to the SanJose area before it heads to Southern California, acknowledging the political reali-ty that federal and private financing has fallen far short of what backers hadhoped.
18 FREEWAY VIEWS ARE HOT: HOMEOWNERS COZYUP TO EYESORES
The busy stretch of highway that runs alongside his townhouse complex is visiblefrom his north-facing windows. The drone of passing motorists is audible throughout. He can even hear a muffled version of it when his windows are shut.
42 LIEBHERR CONSTRUCTION EXPANDS ITS DEALERNETWORK IN UTAH, WYOMING
Liebherr Construction Equipment Company announces a new distribution agreement with Power Equipment Company of Utah and Power EquipmentCompany of Wyoming to provide sales, rentals, parts and service support for theirfull line of earthmoving equipment including, excavators, dozers, material handling machines, wheeled and crawler loaders.
77 EQUIFY’S TWO-DAY SALE GIVES BUYERS DOUBLE SHOT AT DEALS
Equify Auctions LLC held a two-day, heavy iron sale at its Wills Point, Texas, location on April 27 to 28.
78 IRONPLANET TAKES CHECKERED FLAG AT TEXASMOTOR SPEEDWAY
The diverse lineup featured more than 330 high-quality, late model, low-hourpieces of equipment from Caterpillar, Komatsu, John Deere, Mack, Peterbilt,Hyundai, Ford, Genie, JLG, SkyJack, Sakai and more.
80 ALEX LYON & SON HOSTS SALE AT FORT WORTH,TEXAS, FACILITY
Items available for bid included front-end loaders, high lifts, pressure washers and more.
82 RITCHIE BROS. SELLS $46M OF EQUIPMENT ATFORT WORTH AUCTION
A diverse selection of construction, transportation and farming equipment attractedthousands of buyers from around the world to the Ritchie Bros. auction in FortWorth, Texas, on May 4-5, 2016.
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