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Industry Beat IN THE NEWS Tim Frank has resigned as chairman and CEO of Sany America Inc., the Georgia-based heavy equipment company, according to an e-mail from Frank. The resignation was effective Friday, Oct. 11. No official statement or announcement on new leadership was available from the company. Sany America is a subsidiary of Sany Tim Frank Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., the fifth-largest manufacturer of construction equipment in the world. Prior to coming to Sany America, Frank held executive and management posts at Volvo Construction Equipment, CNH Global and Caterpillar. Terramac LLC appointed Joseph Nota to the position of general manager of operations at the company's facility in Elburn, Ill. Nota Joseph Nota will oversee business strategies and growth initiatives and will be responsible for plant production, personnel and sales. Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. named Jeff May president. May will lead and manage the activities and functions of KolbergPioneer, Inc. Coy Drewry, 71, passed away on Oct. 2. He was the sales manager at Clark Machinery Co., Little Rock, Ark. He began his career in the construction equipment industry in 1962, and joined the company in 1984. Odell Pfeiffer, chairman and CEO, said, "He leaves a big void at Clark Machinery Co., and his attention to detail will certainly be felt. Everyone who associated with Coy had the highest regard for his honesty and integrity. CNH Industrial N.V. announced that the merger of Fiat Industrial S.p.A. with and into CNH Industrial N.V. was completed on Sept. 29. John Deere, in partnership with RDO Equipment Co., is expanding its C&F Tech initiative to include North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, N.D. The John Deere dealer technician job-training program is a two-year associate's degree that enables students to troubleshoot, service, repair, and rebuild diesel equipment. BOMAG Americas will cease manufacturing operations in Kewanee, Ill., by the end of 2014. The company will relocate its business to a yet-to-be-determined location in the southern United States. Single drum rollers, asphalt rollers, and the MPH364 reclaimer/stabilizer, which are currently manufactured in Kewanee, will either be relocated and/or replaced with marketaccepted products manufactured in existing BOMAG facilities located in Oklahoma, Germany or China. HOLT CAT hosted a groundbreaking celebration at its headquarters campus in San Antonio, Texas, in early October. The company is building a new $11 million, 40,000 square-foot Super Bay facility to provide additional shop space for customers in the San Antonio and Eagle Ford Shale regions. It will feature eight super bays with monitored oil dispensing and four 10-ton and four 15-ton cranes. The construction is part of HOLT CAT's $80 million investment in facility upgrades, new buildings and expansions across the state of Texas in the past two years. Jeff May Genesis Attachments promoted Blaine Archibald to national account manager charged with developing, managing and maintaining national accounts focusing on the scrap industry. Blaine Archibald State and local dignitaries, employees and veterans attended the Holt groundbreaking ceremony including (left to right): Richard Perez, Greater San Antonio Chamber; San Antonio Council-person Rebecca Viagran, and County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson, County Judge Nelson Wolff; HOLT CEO Peter Holt; Tom Shaw of the South San Antonio Chamber; Senator Leticia Van de Putte; HOLT Executive Vice President and General Manager Dave Harris. 16 | www.cedmag.com | Construction Equipment Distribution | November 2013