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Construction Confidence Dips in Second Half of 2012, According to ABC

Construction Business Owner

(January 22, 2013) – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today released its Construction Confidence Index (CCI) for the second half of 2012. nonresidential construction industry: sales prospects, staffing levels and profit margins. The CCI reflects three aspects of the U.S.

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Caterpillar Reports Best Third-Quarter Sales and Profit Yet Downgrades Outlook for Future Sales

Construction Business Owner

22, 2012) — Caterpillar Inc. announced third-quarter 2012 sales and revenues of $16.445 billion, a 5-percent increase from third-quarter 2011 sales and revenues of $15.716 billion. Profit per share for the third quarter of 2012 was $2.54, up 49 percent from $1.71 PEORIA, Ill. (Oct. per share in the third quarter of 2011.

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Caterpillar Profit Falls 55% in Fourth Quarter 2012

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar 4Q profit fell 55 percent as a result of charges resulting from the accounting problems in it Chinese subsidiary, as well as slow sales because of high dealer inventories. billion from 2011, garnering a profit of $0.7 billion in 2012. Fourth-quarter sales and revenue were $16.1 billion, down $1.2 billion versus $1.4

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Caterpillar Profit Up 49 Percent

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar third-quarter 2012 profit was up 49 percent compared to the same period last year, on sales and revenue that were up 5 percent. Caterpillar reported a $273 million pre-tax gain from the sale of its logisitics business as part of that profit. October 22, 2012. Total income was $16.4 billion for the quarter.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

If a business is unprofitable in 2011, and has no taxable income to use the deduction, that business can elect to use 100% Bonus Depreciation and carry-forward to a year when the business is profitable. August 2012. April 2012. March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. December 2011. November 2011.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Querying different type of jobs in job costing to look at profitability by type. This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 12:32 pm and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. August 2012. April 2012. March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011.

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Sany America Registers First Ever Quarterly Profit in Q1

Construction Equipment

Sany America announced that is has registered its first profitable quarter in the first three months of 2013 and predicted that continued strong sales of cranes and excavators should bring full-year profitability in 2013. During 2012, crane sales were up 84 percent.