Business Underdogs Hold no Motivation Advantage
Members of a group or team will work harder when they’re competing against a group with lower status than when pitted against a more highly ranked group...
Agg1 Attendance Up
The co-located 2010 World of Asphalt Show & Conference and Agg1 Aggregates Forum & Expo bested last year's attendance figures despite the lingering economic downturn and a snowstorm in the host city, Cincinnati...
Mayors Want Infrastructure, Private Sector Help
As the Obama administration and congressional leaders from both parties continued to discuss federal job creation plans in February, the nation’s mayors have laid out their thoughts on what should be included in the plan. Along with more investment in public sector endeavors, such as repairing infrastructure...
Knife River Wins $31.4 million TxDOT project
Study: EPA Rules Impact Cement Industry
A study released by the Maguire Energy Institute at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business shows that a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule could add $340 billion in costs to the cement industry....
NSSGA Honors Rick Feltes at Annual Convention
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association named Richard J. (Rick) Feltes, Lafarge, AC&A Division, Eastern U.S., Elburn, Ill., as recipient of the 13th annual Barry K. Wendt Memorial Commitment Award for his dedication to the construction aggregates industry and his community....
Sorting out Mine Safety
During the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's board of director's meeting, President and CEO Joy Wilson said the association's top priority would be advocacy. Priority two is dealing with the Mine Safety and Health Administration's aggressive enforcement; number three is training ...
Agg1 up and Running
The second annual Agg1 show, which is co-located with World of Asphalt opens Tuesday. Exhibitors spent Monday constructing their booths. Also, the National Stone Sand & Gravel Association began its annual convention. ...
First Anniversary Report on Recovery Act
As the Senate debates the merits of a jobs bill, a new report—Projects and Paychecks: a One-Year Report on State Transportation Successes under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—finds that more than 280,000 jobs were created and more than 12,250 transportation projects are under way as a result of the jobs bill signed into law one year ago....
Slag Association Names new Head
Dr. Anthony E. Fiorato will head the Slag Cement Association as executive director. He has worked in the industry since 1973...
Heidelberg Posts Q4 Results
HeidelbergCement presented its preliminary and unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. These figures decreased in 2009 compared to the prior year, reflecting the impact of the global economic crisis on the overall construction industry...
Martin Maretta Volume off 24%
Martin Marietta Materials announced results for the fourth quarter and 2009, and provided a preliminary outlook for 2010...
Vulcan Materials Drop 26% in 2009
Vulcan Materials Company reported that Q4 2009 net earnings from continuing operations were a loss of $13 million; cash earnings from continuing operations were $67 million. Its aggregate shipments declined 23%, but aggregate pricing was up 5...
Rice Lake Expands Operations to India
Rice Lake Weighing Systems has partnered with Strategic Weighing Systems Ltd of Chennai, India. The Wisconsin-based business employs roughly 400 people and will now have a 50 percent stake in the overseas operation. The company has plans to build a new facility in India....
Argonics Moves Facility
Argonics has moved from Marquette to Gwinn, Mich., and into a single 72,000-square-foot integrated facility, expanding its operation from 40,000 square feet across five buildings to 72,000 square feet in one integrated facility. ...
Volvo Consolidates North American Operations
Volvo Construction Equipment is consolidating its North American industrial operations....
MSHA Seeks Information on UG Warning System
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration requested information on proximity detection systems for underground mines. ...
ARTBA Offers Guidance for Stormwater Regs
Stormwater runoff regulations issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should take into account many of the features that make transportation projects unique and not take a “one size fits all” approach, ...
Forecast: Global Cement Demand to Grow
Global demand for hydraulic cement is forecast to rise 4.1% per year to 3.5 billion metric tons in 2013...
MSHA Starts Mining Fatalities Program
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration launched an outreach and enforcement program designed to strengthen efforts to prevent mining fatalities...
Nearly 10,000 Projects Await Jobs Bill
As states await action on a jobs bill, the list of ready-to-go state infrastructure projects has surpassed the 9,800 mark, the American Association State Highway Transportation Officials reports. These projects are valued at more than $79 billion...
Obama Releases Army Corps FY2011 Budget
The president's budget for FY2011 includes $4.9 billion in funding for Army Corps of Engineers’ civil works program. ...
Minerals Group Restructures Executive Department
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society has restructured its executive department through the creation of two new staff positions....
U.S. Productivity Rises in 2009
U.S. productivity weathered the recession well, growing 2.5% (in per hour terms) in 2009, The Conference Board reported.
This blip in the prevailing downward trend in U.S. productivity was largely explained by dramatically reduced working hours that offset output decline...
New-Home Sales Decline in December
Sales of newly built, single-family homes fell 7.6% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 342,000 units, according to figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department...
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