Proposed Rule to Improve Mine Safety
MSHA recently published a proposed rule designed to enhance miner safety and implement the recommendations of its Technical Study Panel. Written to reduce...
Demand for U.S. Cement & Concrete Additives
% Annual Growth 2002 2007 2012 2002-07 2007-12 Demand for Cement & Concrete Additives 1,600 2,335 3,190 7.9 6.4 Chemical 780 1,070 1,440 6.5 6.1 Minerals...
Continuum Retread Tire Data now Available
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), Muscatine, Iowa, reports that initial customer use data is now available for the Continuum C1073 retread tire....
Construction Starts Increase 6% in July
The value of new construction starts advanced 6% in July 2008 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $578 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction....
Kemper Moves to new Headquarters
Kemper Equipment recently moved its headquarters and parts warehouse to a 100,000-sq.-ft. facility in Honey Brook, Pa. The three-story office and large...
Online Auction Draws 10,000 Visitors in July
IronPlanet (www.ironplanet.com), an online auction company for used mining and construction equipment, recently liquidated $3.9 million of used equipment...
Shanghai Will Host Bauma-China Nov. 25-28
Bauma China 2008 will be held Nov. 25-28 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center in Shanghai, China. Dubbed the International Trade Fair for Construction...
Knife River Outsources its Fuel Management
Knife River Corp., the nation's eighth largest aggregate producer, has chosen FuelQuest's Fuel Management Services to provide centralized control and...
Holcim Plants Achieve Energy Star
Three Holcim cement plants Devil's Slide in Morgan, Utah; Theodore in Theodore, Ala.; and Midlothian in Midlothian, Texas have earned the Environmental...
Dredging Supply Wins New Orleans Contract
The Port of New Orleans has awarded Dredging Supply Co., Reserve, La., a contract to dredge port facilities along the Mississippi River. DSC's new 24-inch...
Green Training for Construction Industry
The National Center for Construction Education and Research, Gainesville, Fla., has partnered with the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia...
MSHA Prevails In Case Of Suspended Load Fatality
A Pennsylvania quarry operator lost its quest to have a high negligence, S&S citation vacated after its supervisor was killed in a crane-related accident....
AEM: Nation In Dire Need Of Infrastructure Repair
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has called for support of H.R. 3999, the National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act. In a letter...
Report Shows Decline In Construction Jobs
The total number of highway and bridge construction workers nationwide fell 2.4% in May 2008 compared to the same month last year, according to a report...
PCA Predicts Fewer 2008 Housing Starts
Recent economic data reinforces Portland Cement Association's outlook for continued declines in housing starts, according to a PCA Flash Report. Weak...
House Drops $8 Billion Trust Fund Provision
The House of Representatives has dropped a provision that would have provided an $8 billion fix to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund. Road funding...
Pervious Concrete Demos Planned
Demonstrations of pervious (porous) concrete placement and 3D paving will highlight the American Society of Concrete Contractors' Annual Conference, to...
Environmental Group Wants More Enhancement Funding
Defenders of Wildlife is urging other environmental groups to more aggressively pursue federal funding for transportation enhancement activities authorized...
Great Lakes Dredging Crisis Continues: LCA
Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes remained strong during June 2008. Loadings totaled 6.4 million net tons, an increase of 2.6% compared to both a...
$1 million released for Iowa road and bridge repair
The federal government is making $1 million available immediately in emergency relief funds for Iowa to help pay for urgent repairs to roads and bridges damaged by floods, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters announced today. ...
PCA: Outlook Remains Grim for Housing
Recent economic data reinforces Portland Cement Association’s outlook for continued declines in housing starts, according to a PCA Flash Report....
Road Funding Takes Another Beating
The House of Representatives has dropped a provision that would have provided an $8-billion fix to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund's. Road funding also continues to take a beating as fewer gallons are consumed and legislators propose suspending fuel taxes....
NSSGA Endorses Campaign to Upgrade U.S. Infrastructure
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association has announced its support for the Americans for Transportation Mobility coalition's FasterBetterSafer campaign...
Cement Production to Reach 3.4 Billion Tons
Global production of cement is estimated at 2.7 billion tons in 2007 and should reach 3.4 billion tons by 2010, according to a report from Materials Technology...
New Award to Honor Hearing Loss Initiatives
NIOSH and the National Hearing Conservation Association have established an award to be given each year to companies or organizations that exemplify Excellence...
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