Conveyor Approved for QuarryLehigh Cement Co. is expected to meet all of its federal and state requirements for air pollution emissions under a draft permit for its proposed conveyor belt transportation system, at its Carroll County, Maryland plant. The proposed conveyor belt system would move limestone from a quarry in New Windsor to the company’s plant in Union Bridge, according…
Read MoreDay: January 16, 2014
November Construction Retreats 11 Percent
Highway Work Ticked Downward as Colder Weather Slowed the Season, But Activity is Still Up for the Year.
Read MoreCommunication in 2014
Reconsidering The Brave New World That Will Bring Unimaginable Changes To Our Lives. By Thomas J. Roach
Read MoreWhat Kind Of Role Model Are You?
You Cannot Expect Your Employees To Do Things That You Are Not Doing Yourself. By Steve Schumacher Over the years, one of the consistent things that I have found with managers and leaders is that they cannot be objective about their own behavior. I do not think, as humans, any of us truly can. That is where getting objective, non-judgmental…
Read MoreFrankly Speaking
I have been covering the aggregates industry for the better part of the past 25 years, and over the lion’s share of that time period, there has always been one thing you could totally count on: Frank Cargould.
Read MorePass the UPDATE Act
In just a few short months, the Highway Trust Fund will go broke. No one likes to hear the words “raise taxes,” but in some cases, tax increases are not only warranted but essential to our industry and the national economy.
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