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2 months ago | 
rermag.com | Ryan Johnson
Story by Ryan Johnson; Photos by Skyblack RentalsWhat began with a single skid-steer loader has grown to a company with nearly 200 rental machines. Joe Estevez purchased the loader with the intent to resell it. Instead, he started renting the machine to local contractors, and a new business was born. Today it’s known as Skyblack Rentals, and it is an emerging equipment rental company in Texas. Joe and his wife, Daniela Linares, founded the company in December 2020.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
compactequip.com | Ryan Johnson
Andrew Young operates a variety of compact equipment to complete residential and commercial landscaping projects. After establishing his landscaping company, his phone kept ringing with requests from potential clients who wanted to hire him for land clearing. He figured it was time to stop referring customers to other companies and take on the new line of work.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
nhl.com | Ryan Johnson
RED WINGS (10-13-4) at SABRES (11-13-3) 7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, MSG-B Red Wings projected lineup Alex DeBrincat -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond Andrew Copp -- J.T. Compher -- Vladimir Tarasenko Michael Rasmussen -- Marco Kasper -- Patrick Kane Jonatan Berggren -- Joe Veleno -- Tyler Motte Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry Erik Gustafsson -- Justin Holl Ville Husso Sebastian Cossa Scratched: Albert Johansson, Christian Fischer Injured: Cam Talbot (lower body), Alex Lyon...
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
compactequip.com | Ryan Johnson
Jack Eike grew up idolizing his grandfather and the landscaping industry. His grandfather operated a tree farm in central Iowa, and it’s where Eike’s interest in outdoor design took root. “I grew up helping my grandfather during the summers, and any school breaks that I had, I’d always come to Iowa and help gramps on the farm,” Eike said. “As I got older, this naturally evolved into a career path.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
compactequip.com | Ryan Johnson
Jack Eike grew up idolizing his grandfather and the landscaping industry. His grandfather operated a tree farm in central Iowa, and it’s where Eike’s interest in outdoor design took root. “I grew up helping my grandfather during the summers, and any school breaks that I had, I’d always come to Iowa and help gramps on the farm,” Eike said. “As I got older, this naturally evolved into a career path.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
constructionbusinessowner.com | Ryan Johnson
The COVID-19 pandemic became a turning point for Eric Yarbrough. He left his construction project manager job and, with his wife, Brittney, launched E & B Dirt Works in Rogersville, Alabama. While starting a business during a pandemic might seem risky, for them it was perfect timing. The nearby Huntsville area’s construction boom fueled their early success: New businesses and bustling jobsites line Highway 72 and Interstate 565.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
medium.com | Ryan Johnson
BackgroundNoise Not Bombs is Sarawak underground music festival, held at Koloyan River Cottage, Kampung Krokong, Bau. Organised by an independent community, the festival's initiatives are to support potential underground bands that consist of locals, invite newcomers from the peninsular as well as international and offer a safe space for everyone who shares similar interests in this genre to gather and celebrate the diversity. The upcoming version will be held on 24 August 2024.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
recyclingproductnews.com | Ryan Johnson
A wheel loader paired with a bucket carries materials at a recycling centre. A distracted employee walks in front of the machine. Thankfully, the operator is using a new technology to see through the attachment and stops before causing a serious injury. Situations like this one - and other hazards associated with construction equipment at recycling centres – can pose significant risks to both equipment operators and workers in the area.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
glasstimes.co.uk | Ryan Johnson
By Ryan Johnson, group managing director, Emplas. It has been a tough start to 2024 but could we be on the brink of an upturn? The start of this year has delivered exactly what we expected it to – a relatively lack lustre market in the face of still high, if falling inflation, and a stuttering new build sectorThat’s contributed to a consensus that the market is probably down around 10 to 16%.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
windownews.co.uk | Ryan Johnson
By Ryan Johnson, Group Managing Director, EmplasThe start of this year has delivered exactly what we expected it to – a relatively lack lustre market in the face of still high, if falling inflation, and a stuttering new build sector. That’s contributed to a consensus that the market is probably down around 10 to 16%. That’s far from catastrophic but for those companies that haven’t invested and are perhaps overly reliant on labour, it’s created a definite pressure – and ultimately, vulnerability.
