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NEW YORK, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (http://www.myprgenie.com) -- A 17-year old high school student from Hudsonville, Mich. has won the third annual Drive2Life PSA Competition, sponsored by The National Road Safety Foundation, Inc. and Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company. The 30-second spot, by 11th-grader Rebecca Rapin, uses humor to show the dangers of distracted driving. The ad will air nationwide during National Youth Traffic Safety Month...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today HubSpot launched Marketing Grader, a new free tool to grade online marketing, pinpoint what needs improvement and compare performance vs. the competition. Marketing Grader analyzes 30+ measures of marketing effectiveness - usually in under 60 seconds - and grades the business on a 1-100 scale. Marketing Grader, available now at http://Marketing.Grader.com, is a replacement for Website Grader (launched in 2006) which has been used by...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today version 2.3 of its Web-based construction application--VisionLink(TM) software powered by Trimble. The new version of VisionLink goes beyond traditional telematics applications by integrating asset and fleet management services with new 3D Project Monitoring functionality and production output tools. The software combines earthmoving, grading, finishing, compaction and asset and fleet management...
MUNICH, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) today introduced a new version of its 3D Trimble® PCS900 Paving Control System with automated screed adjustment. Unlike other 3D paving control systems, the system now monitors the height of the trailing edge of the screed and automatically corrects for errors to achieve higher accuracy and smoothness of the asphalt mat. This innovative Trimble functionality sets a new industry standard for paving control. The announcement...
ARMSTRONG, Iowa, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARTW), a leading manufacturer and distributor of niche agricultural machinery, equipment and services, is pleased to announce the Company is expanding their industry leading pull type graders by adding a 16 foot blade to their lineup of 9', 12' and 14' models. The new 16' blade will be available approximately May 1, 2010. The Company is taking orders now. Standard features include: 16 foot blade, 15...
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) today announced that the latest version of its Trimble® GCS900 Grade Control System now supports trimmer machines often used in new road construction projects. By expanding the GCS900 system heavy equipment machine mix to include trimmers, Trimble reinforces its commitment to meet the contractor's needs for productivity technology across all types of development projects and all phases of the construction life cycle. By...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) introduced today the new Trimble® PCS900 Paving Control System, an automatic 3D screed control system that can significantly improve paving productivity and the rideability of road and airport surfaces by directly referencing the road design. Using the PCS900, contractors can produce final paved surfaces with smoothed seams and significantly fewer waves. Paving contractors can accurately pave complex designs...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) today introduced a new version of its Trimble(R) GCS900 Grade Control System. This new release further expands the mix of machines supported by the GCS900 system to include milling machines (cold planers) helping contractors to bid more competitively on many stimulus funded resurfacing projects, and to maximize the return on their investment in advanced technology. By expanding the heavy equipment machine mix to...
MOLINE, Ill., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Due to increased orders for some construction products, 68 of the employees recently laid off at the John Deere Davenport Works are being recalled, Deere & Company announced today. The employees will be back to work effective April 27. The John Deere Davenport Works manufactures articulated dump trucks, cabs, felling heads, four wheel drive loaders, motor graders, wheel feller bunchers, and skidders. SOURCE Deere & Company
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) today introduced version 11 of its Trimble(R) GCS900 Grade Control System. The Trimble Grade Control System portfolio is the most complete, scalable and modular 2D and 3D product line available today to the heavy and highway contractor. GCS900 version 11 can enable higher machine utilization through expanded machine mix and configurations allowing contractors to be even more productive and complete projects faster and...
