Oct. 16, 2018 – At the Intercem Americas conference in Miami, Colin Sutherland, president of SC Market Analytics, talked about infrastructure market dynamics that will impact both the cement and aggregates industries. Chief among these are a rising fed funds rate, full employment, super-stimulative fiscal policy, rising minimum wage, rising oil prices and tariff driven materials price increases. The industries may…
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Protect Against Cyber Attacks: Tips Any Company Can Use
By Mark S. Kuhar As companies introduce connected technologies into the workplace and on the jobsite, they increase the risk of cyber attacks. This includes aggregates operations and construction materials companies.
Read MoreAs Mine Safety Improves, MSHA Targets Remaining Causes of Fatalities
By David G. Zatezalo Mine safety in the United States has improved tremendously in the last few decades, thanks to the combined efforts of miners, mine operators, equipment manufacturers, and regulatory and enforcement agencies such as ours – the Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Read MoreNew Construction Starts in July Slide 9 Percent
Public Works Categories as a Group Were Up 1 Percent; Highway and Bridge Construction Grew 8 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreNSSGA Announces 2018 Environmental Excellence Awards
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced the recipients of its 2018 Environmental Excellence Awards.
Read MoreWOTUS Rule Reinstated in 24 States
On Aug. 16, the U.S. District Court in South Carolina issued a summary judgment against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) two-year delay of the 2015 Waters of the U.S. Rule, reinstating the rule in all but the 26 states listed below due to earlier judicial stays.
Read MoreWhat Are ‘Waters of the United States’?
It Depends on Where You Work – And When You Ask. By Ali Nelson
Read MorePERMITTING – OCTOBER 2018
Geneva Rock Seeks Rezoning in Utah A special meeting of the Draper, Utah, city council to hear public comment on a quarry rezoning application ended abruptly when the original application changed. Geneva Rock was asking the city council to consider its request to rezone about 72 acres of land at its Point of the Mountain mine. The application also said…
Read MoreMonkey Mind and Mindfulness
Our Brains Generate Distractions All The Time – The Struggle Is To Create Focus. By Thomas J. Roach
Read MoreHow Can I Control Procrastination?
Everybody Does It and Many of Us Want to Learn to Stop It. By Steve Schumacher
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