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Veteran Burns Opens New Rental Center

March 29, 2004
Laird Burns, former owner of Allied Equipment Rentals, Glendale, Calif., and Vince Graves, former owner of Perris Valley Rentals, Perris Valley, Calif., recently opened a new ...
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President Bush Visits Rain for Rent

March 22, 2004
President George W. Bush visited Rain for Rent on March 4th, for his second in a series of economic forums to discuss the positive impact of his tax policy for small businesses...
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Power Rental Company Founder Dies

March 22, 2004
Frank Lohner O'Brien Jr., founder of O’Brien Mobile Power Rental, died last week in West Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 93. O'Brien founded O'Brien Mobile Power Rental Co. in...
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More Lift Buyers Purchase From Rental Companies

March 22, 2004
Associated Equipment Distributors’ Construction Equipment Marketplace Report last week reported that only 57.7 percent of equipment buyers purchase new lifting equipment (aerial...
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JLG 2Q Revenues Increase 56 Percent, Files Financial Restatement

March 22, 2004
McConnellsburg, Pa.-based JLG Industries last week announced consolidated revenues for the second quarter ended January 31, 2004 of $236.5 million, a 56 percent increase from ...
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Former River City Owner Opens Rental Center

March 15, 2004
John Green, former owner of Sacramento, Calif.-based River City Rentals, recently opened a new rental business in nearby Auburn, Calif. Partnering with former Placer Equipment...
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HSS RentX to Open Branches, Re-shape Network

March 1, 2004
DENVER HSS RentX plans to expand its presence in key metropolitan markets, company officials said last month. Under new owner 3i Group, the Denver-based
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Good and Bad News from the Show Floor

March 1, 2004
In one of the best signs of a rental industry rebound, foot traffic was up and buying was brisk at The Rental Show in Atlanta last month. Almost every
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Sunbelt Parent Sells Irish Rental Division

Jan. 20, 2004
British equipment rental giant Ashtead plc last week sold its Irish businesses to McCormick MacNaughton, the Caterpillar dealer for Ireland, for about