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DECEMBER 2011 Contents<br />
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12<br />
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Inside Washington<br />
Special Report<br />
By Eben Wyman<br />
<strong>December</strong> 2011 | www.utilitycontractoronline.com<br />
NUCA enjoys significant wins in the first session<br />
of 112th Congress and looks ahead to important<br />
challenges.<br />
The Next Evolution<br />
in Innovation<br />
By Keith Gribbins<br />
Discover 10 utility construction machines and<br />
technologies changing the equipment industry.<br />
A Well Balanced Backhoe<br />
22 DEPARTMENTS<br />
24<br />
26<br />
Loader<br />
By Norman Blair<br />
24<br />
Enhance productivity and promote safety with<br />
these optional backhoe loader technologies.<br />
Eight Ways to Protect Your<br />
Construction Company<br />
By Paul Tonella and Benjamin Greenberg<br />
Ensure your business decisions and company<br />
structure correspond with proper legal<br />
compliance.<br />
Then There Was Light<br />
By Todd Razor<br />
<strong>Utility</strong> contractors need not fear the dim<br />
prospect of being left in the dark.<br />
8 Groundbreaking News<br />
40 Calendar<br />
41 The Pipeline<br />
42 Advertisers’ Index<br />
NUCA<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
6 Chairman’s Message<br />
28 Safety Management<br />
30 NUCA News<br />
32 Convention Preview<br />
4 <strong>Utility</strong> <strong>Contractor</strong> | <strong>December</strong> 2011