​TRMB) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Viewpoint from Bain Capital in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.2 billion. Viewpoint is highly complementary to Trimble's e-Builder business, and will extend Trimble's ability to provide more complete and integrated project, jobsite and business workflows across the construction lifecycle.
 
Viewpoint is a leading provider of scalable construction management software, which integrates a contractor's financial and resource management to their project operations and to their jobsite and field. 

​Procore.org is working to empower the construction industry and the communities it serves, and one way they aim to achieve this is through supporting non-profit organizations that are helping to build and rebuild within local communities. As  Construction Safety Week  approaches (May 7-11), Procore is excited to announce their partnership with National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization (NHEO) Institute, a United States non-profit focused on the construction and engineering industry.

With progressive goals and intentional planning, telematics can do so much more than find machines and make sure they’re fueled up.
 
​It’s important to approach equipment telematics thinking strategically, prepared to embrace innovations that employ GPS machine-monitoring data well beyond the shop. Telematics technology has made tremendous progress. Not only can it now inform equipment replacement decisions to improve fleet cost efficiency, but the data has the potential to revolutionize the way construction companies manage production.