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Innovation and acceleration: Quick-turnaround projects by SC&RA members
In recent years, Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) technologies have changed the ways state DOTs do business.
Who were the SC&RA Job of the Year winners?
Announcing the winners in the rigging, hauling and moving categories. 
A history of the SC&RA Annual Conference
The Annual Conference continues to drive both members and industry productively forward
The amendment of Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard
The Crane & Derricks in Construction Standard was an advocacy effort that required patience and a resolve to get it right. 
What is the origin of SC&RA’s insurance program?
Launched in 1994, the initiative offers crane, rigging and transport companies cost savings and other benefits.
The evolution of equipment and manufacturers in the SC&RA
In honor of the the Association’s 75th anniversary, this month spotlights member companies including Link-Belt Cranes, Trail King, Tadano, Kobelco Cranes and Liebherr. 
NCCCO Foundation updates “most similar certifications”
The Foundation has made changes based on new telehandler certification availability. 
Can tech layoffs bridge the labor gap in construction?
The workforce distruption is a potential boon for the construction sector.
The evolution of SC&RA’s Specialized Transportation Symposium
Many of the modern achievements within the specialized transportation industry are the result of relationships born within the Symposium.
US construction pay growth outstrips rest of private sector
 US construction workers now earn 18% more per hour than in the private sector as a whole
Looking back at two founding SC&RA members
Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental and Dobson Industrial are two representatives of the original eight members. 
What were the industry highlights of 2022?
SC&RA reflects on the major milestones of the last year in crane, rigging and transportation sectors. 
Moving forward with cranes in Mexico
Mexican crane and lifting association AGEDI held its seventh international congress in the Riviera Maya
A first timers’ guide to SC&RA Job of the Year entry
Mike Lins, engineering manager at Vic’s Crane & Heavy Haul has developed a manual for beginners.
Taking a closer look at the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Foundation
SC&RF fourth quarter bookends industrious 2022.
Over 90% of construction firms struggling to hire workers
New study in the US shows that construction workforce shortages are ‘severe’
SC&RF names 2022 scholarship winners
The Foundation has announced recipients of its collegiate scholarship program and vocational/technical scholarships.
Who’s in SC&RA’s newest “4 Under 40” class?
SC&RA spotlights the latest up-and-comers of the industry’s next generation.
Materials and labour shortage impacts US construction
Officials told ‘addressing labour and materials shortages will boost construction spending”
T.J. Cantwell to lead NCCCO Foundation
Cantwell will take over from current chief executive, Graham Brent, on August 1. 
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