Travilah Quarry, owned by Aggregate Industries US (AIUS), held its 19th annual Earth Day Open House in Rockville, Md., where more than 2,200 members of the community celebrated Earth Day, learned about operations at the site and helped quarry employees raise money for a local nonprofit.
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Congress Moving Forward on Funding Bills
According to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, Congress is making progress on bills that could impact the aggregates industry.
Read MoreEagle Materials Aggregates Business Up 19 Percent
Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for fiscal year 2016 and the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2016.
Read MoreAggregate Industries US Maryland Operations Honored
Aggregate Industries US (AIUS) operations in Maryland received recognition for its safety accomplishments at this year’s Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association (MTBMA) Safety Awards Banquet in Glen Burnie, Md. These awards are annually given to employees who, while working for Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) locations, promoted safety on their job sites and maintained zero accidents under their…
Read MoreNew Construction Falls in April; Highways Rise
The value of new construction starts in April fell 8 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $608.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Nonresidential building pulled back following its sharp March increase, and residential building also declined due to a slower pace for multifamily housing. Meanwhile, the nonbuilding construction sector showed improvement, with…
Read MoreHousing Starts; Permits Rise in April
Nationwide housing starts rose 6.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.17 million in April, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Overall permit issuance was also up 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.12 million.
Read MoreHighway Materials Group Pushes Highway Funding
The Highway Materials Group – including The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) and other members who supply the materials and equipment that build and maintain the nation’s roads, highways and bridges – is renewing the push for increased highway funding during Infrastructure Week 2016. This week offers our industry the opportunity to highlight the importance of the nation’s…
Read MoreMassachusetts Producer Settles with MSHA
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a global settlement with Worcester Sand and Gravel Co. Inc., of Shrewsbury, Mass., to resolve citations and orders in three separate dockets. An administrative law judge with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission approved the settlements amounting to $181,200, the largest penalty amounts recovered from a…
Read MoreMSHA Enhancing Enforcement of ‘Rules to Live By’
In a meeting with mining industry stakeholders, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that the agency is enhancing enforcement of its “Rules to Live By” initiative of standards commonly cited following mining deaths, as well as nine underground coal mine exam rule standards for hazards that pose the greatest risk to miners in underground…
Read MoreLafarge Quarry, Local Students Release Salmon Into River
Lafarge North America’s Presque Isle Quarry (a member of LafargeHolcim), in partnership with Rogers City Middle School in Rogers City, Mich., recently released nearly 200 juvenile salmon, known as salmon fry, into the Trout River in Presque Isle County. This project was part of the Wildlife Habitat Council’s Salmon in the Classroom Program. “This is our ninth consecutive year participating in…
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