Wilson Named Regional Sales Manager for EIW

EIW LLC announced the promotion of Billy Wilson to regional sales manager. Wilson worked for Eagle Iron Works when it was acquired by McLanahan Corp. and formed EIW LLC. Wilson has extensive experience with Eagle Iron Works products, having previously worked as the Logistics/Warehouse Manager where he was in charge of inventory management and supported the company on service calls…

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November Construction Dips; Up Year-Over-Year

At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $563.3 billion, new construction starts in November fell 5 percent from the previous month, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline represented a partial pullback after the 13 percent increase reported for total construction in October, as nonresidential building lost some momentum following its improved October pace.

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Metso Expands Product Portfolio with Rock Breakers

Metso expanded its product portfolio with the addition of a new rock breaker series designed for primary stationary crushing plants. The proven hammer-boom combination, already well-known in Metso’s mobile crushing solutions, is now available for stationary aggregates production and mining applications. “Today, safety at work is undeniably the number one issue within the construction and mining industries. The remotely controlled…

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First Look – December 2015

TOP NEWS Transportation Bill Imminent At press time, a House transportation-funding measure was being reconciled with the Senate version of the bill via a conference committee consisting of House and Senate members and chaired by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.). Vulcan Has Positive Third Quarter Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the third quarter ending Sept.…

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Single-Family Housing Starts Reach Seven-Year High

Nationwide housing starts rose 10.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.173 million units in November, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Single-family production increased 7.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 768,000 units, its highest reading since January 2008. Multifamily production rose 16.4…

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