Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 which ended Dec. 31, 2014. Notable items for the quarter in relation to the prior-year’s third quarter include: Record quarterly revenues of $292 million, up 27 percent. Record third quarter cement earnings of $37.6 million, up 44 percent. Record quarterly paperboard earnings of $9.1 million, up 37 percent. Wallboard…
Read MoreDay: February 5, 2015
World of Concrete Takes Over Vegas
February 5, 2015 –Rock Products is blogging live from World of Concrete in Las Vegas this week. It’s official! World of Concrete 2015 is the largest show in more than six years with 674,000+ net sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor exhibit space and more than 1,400 exhibitors. Show organizers expect more than 50,000 people to come through the turnstiles. The increase in…
Read MorePCA’s Sullivan Addresses Oil Impact on Construction
The falling cost of oil will not just impact consumers at the pump, but will lead to an impact on construction in the United States, according to Portland Cement Association Chief Economist and Group Vice President Edward J. Sullivan. Along with low oil prices that are beneficial to U.S. economic growth and an expected 20 to 30 basis points added to real…
Read MoreMatson Promoted at Rogers Group
Darin Matson was elected to the role of executive vice president and chief operating officer for Rogers Group Inc., with corporate headquarters in Nashville, Tenn. Matson’s most recent position was that of division vice president of RGI responsible for the company’s operations in Arkansas and western Kentucky with additional responsibility for the company’s corporate functions of business development, information systems, human…
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