Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.745 million tons in May, an increase of 3.9 percent compared to a year ago. May’s loadings also bettered the month’s five-year average by the same percent.
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Telsmith to Showcase 44SBS Cone At Hillhead 2018
Telsmith Inc. will exhibit at Hillhead 2018 in Buxton, England, June 26-28. The company is one of several Astec companies included in the lineup for the Astec Aggregates and Mining Group. To showcase the Telsmith promise “The Extra Mile Isn’t Extra. It’s Included.” that was launched at AGG1 in March of 2018, the team will explain the benefits of the…
Read MoreTrade Commission Cements CRH, Ash Grove $3.5B Merger
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cleared the path for CRH plc to acquire Overland Park, Kan.-based Ash Grove Cement for $3.5 billion after the company agreed to divest facilities in three states.
Read MoreFrom Quarry to Mountain Bike Park
By Mark S. Kuhar Transit Mix, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Continental Materials, is hoping to turn a Colorado Springs, Colo., quarry where it plans to discontinue operations into a world-class mountain bike park.
Read MoreFOCUS ON HEALTH & SAFETY – JUNE 2018
Truck Driver Killed at Texas Operation The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on April 12, a 60-year-old customer truck driver was killed at Rye Dredge and Plant, Liberty County, Texas, when he fell from, and was run over by, his truck while scanning into the operator’s check-in system. The victim was found underneath the belly dump of the…
Read MoreMarch Construction Starts Advance 11 Percent
Nonresidential Building Skyrockets 73 Percent; Highway and Bridge Construction Up 29 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreCemex Illustrates Sustainability Commitment for Earth Day
Cemex employees across the United States participated in environmentally-friendly events for Earth Day and throughout April, upholding the company’s long-standing commitments to sustainable practices and their neighboring communities.
Read MoreAshes, Ashes All Fall Down
Does OSHA/MSHA Dust/Contaminant Sampling Produce Valid Evidence of Violations? By Henry Chajet and Thomas A. Hall
Read MorePERMITTING – JUNE 2018
Judge Invalidates Meteor Timber’s Wetland Permit Atlanta-based Meteor Timber is appealing a judge’s decision to invalidate wetland permits it was issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to fill 16 acres of wetland in Monroe County as part of a proposed $75 million frac sand processing and rail loading facility, according to Wisconsin Public Radio. On May 4, Administrative…
Read MoreEnthymeme and Syllogism
Communicating Using Enthymemes Is More Effective Than Communicating Using Syllogisms. Know What I Mean? By Thomas J. Roach
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