At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $495.7 billion, new construction starts in May advanced 5 percent from the previous month, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. Much of the upward lift came from nonresidential building, which registered moderate growth for the second month in a row after its sluggish performance at the outset of…
Read MoreDay: June 24, 2013
Transportation Subcommittee Hearing Starts With Bang
According to NSSGA, the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development held a hearing on June 13 to discuss FY’14 funding levels for transportation infrastructure. This hearing is a precursor to the subcommittee’s markup targeted for June 25 with full committee markup slated for June 27.
Read MoreCompanies Enter Sand and Gravel Joint Venture
JPX Global Inc. entered into a joint venture agreement with CGrowth Capital Inc. to extract and sell sand and gravel from the 15-acre Chewelah Community Pit located near Colville, Wash.
Read MoreDiesel to Surpass Gasoline Transportation Fuel
Diesel is going to remain the “dominant” growth fuel in transportation for several decades to come, according to U.S. and international energy and transportation experts. ExxonMobil stated that diesel will surpass gasoline as the number-one global transportation fuel by 2020. Diesel will account for 70 percent of the growth in demand for all transportation fuels through the forecast period to…
Read MoreSettlement with Ash Grove to Reduce Emissions
Ash Grove Cement Co. agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty and invest approximately $30 million in pollution-control technology at its nine Portland cement manufacturing plants to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice.
Read MoreTRIP: America’s Bridges Are Deficient
According to the latest data from the Federal Highway Administration’s National Bridge Inventory (December 2012), a total of 25 percent of the nation’s bridges (20 ft. or longer) are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Eleven percent of America’s bridges are structurally deficient, meaning there is significant deterioration of the bridge deck, supports or other major components.
Read MoreNonfuel Minerals Mining Stays Level
June 25, 2013 – According to USGS, total domestic mining and waste removal for nonfuel mineral materials production amounted to 5.04 billion metric tons (gt) in 2011, about the same level as the revised figure for 2010. These materials included about 3.75 gt of crude ore mined or quarried and 1.29 gt of mine ore and waste from development operations.…
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