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The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	JLG Raises the Boom Construction companies are updating their fleets, driving strong sales for this equipment manufacturer. Investors should remember that cyclical stocks are like parties -- you don't want to show up too soon, nor stay too long.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	JLG Still in the Boom Times Machinery keeps rolling out the door at this midsized manufacturing company. Another triple isn't likely in the cards, but the stock's valuation doesn't seem too out of line relative to other machinery makers.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	JLG Gets a Little Catty An alliance with Caterpillar should expand sales and accelerate global growth. Of course, this is still a company with heavy cyclical exposure, so investors should be aware of the above-average risks that presents.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	JLG Gets a Healthy Lift A recovery in construction activity is leading to improving numbers. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is United Rental Worth a Buy? The recovery in construction activity appears legit, but this might not be the best play for investors.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	How High Can Manitowoc Reach? Like other heavy machinery manufacturers, Manitowoc is in the midst of an upswing. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	JLG Gets a Lift in Profits Contractors can't wait forever to buy new equipment, and that helps the platform maker prosper.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Terex Builds Toward Growth Strong markets in construction and mining are helping this heavy-equipment maker. But investing in cyclical stocks can be risky.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	NCI Building From a Strong Base Investors, this stock is already discounting a strong non-residential construction market, but don't be too quick to leave.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Strong Performance Lifts JLG The cycle is in full swing for this construction equipment company. It's extremely difficult to call a top in a cyclical market, but the stock is not too likely to reproduce the one-year triple that we've already seen.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Why Manitowoc Struggled in 2011 Manitowoc makes cranes for industrial construction as well as equipment for food service providers.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 David Lee Smith	Letting the CAT Out for a While Even solid Caterpillar's September quarter net income has slipped from a year ago. The culprit was the spreading global economic slowdown.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2011 Neha Chamaria	This Crane Maker Looks Set to Lift Higher Manitowoc's superb third quarter may boost your hopes.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Does Illinois Tool Work? Could a revived commercial construction market retool growth for the company? While growth was very moderate, the company still continues to produce cash.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Manitowoc Should Bounce Back in 2012 Manitowoc's unique combination of construction and food businesses pulled it in different directions during 2011, hurting the stock's performance. But will 2012 give the company a much-needed comeback opportunity?
The Motley Fool April 11, 2008 Rich Smith	Glassmaker Gone Gangbusters Commercial construction continues to boom, and stocks like Apogee along with it.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Lincoln Electric Burns Through Another Quarter This mid-cap welding company is reaping the benefits of a cyclical upswing in manufacturing activity. The here, though, is that even with newly pumped-up growth estimates, this stock is only undervalued by around 10% or so.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Parker Is Still Perky As long as economic activity stays strong and management continues to execute on its improvement efforts, investors shouldn't be in a rush to part from this industrial stock.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oshkosh's Buy -- Gosh! The truck maker reports fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings results shortly. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Fluor Still Building Its Case Strong order activity points to upcoming revenue growth for the engineering and construction firm. Is valuation high in this sector? Relative to trailing numbers, at least, the answer pretty much has to be yes. Investors, tread lightly.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Christopher Barker	How Fares the Global Boom in Infrastructure? Equipment manufacturer Terex basks in global demand from infrastructure and commodities.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Building Upon Building Supplies With a reasonable dividend, brightening prospects for the nonresidential construction business, and expectations of continuing double-digit income growth, Hughes looks like it might be worth a further look.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Brian Gorman	Oshkosh Snags JLG Oshkosh's purchase of JLG should help keep the specialty truck maker firing on all cylinders. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Perini's Prodigious Performance A fat backlog of business points to several good years ahead for this general contractor. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2008 Christopher Barker	Another Day, Another Crushed Equipment Maker Terex is punished harshly for reducing guidance.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2009 Christopher Barker	Don't Let Heavy Machinery Weigh You Down A recovery process could start soon begin for the heavy industrials with the lightest debt burdens.
BusinessWeek July 23, 2007 James Mehring	Builders Are Busy With Offices And Factories There's a construction boom in nonresidential building softening the blow from housing for both the industry and the overall economy.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Perini Builds Its Book Construction is a lumpy business, but Perini is looking at several flush years of business. While there may yet be room for builders to run, the easy money has already been pocketed and investors should tread carefully with stock selection.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oshkosh Rolls On The truck maker is set to report its fiscal first-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2011 Anupama Pattanaik	Can Manitowoc Sell the Bulls? Manitowoc's widening loss establishes bearish movement for the stock.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Still Spreading the Joy Very little has changed at the fast-growing machinery company Joy Global. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Anders Bylund	JLG Digs Deep: Fool by Numbers The construction machinery manufacturer released full-year earnings for the 2006 fiscal year: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 David Lee Smith	Manitowoc's Crane-Driven Rise The company, which makes a host of products including cranes, ships, ice cube makers, and refrigeration and beverage machines, took its earnings up another 60% year over year in the quarter ended in March.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Ron Vlieger	Oshkosh on the Road Again Truck manufacturer Oshkosh's merger with construction equipment maker JLG seems to be working; the company announced sales nearly double the previous year's pre-merger totals.