Democrats object to transportation scoring
A group of House and Senate Democrats is objecting to provisions in the Obama Administration’s infrastructure funding budget proposal that they say would have a detrimental impact on project funding...
House panel backs water infrastructure spending
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has approved a bill aimed at expanding support for U.S. water infrastructure...
Administration halts Bush-era Species Rule
As anticipated, the Obama Administration has frozen a Bush-era Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulation. ...
NSSGA picks Oklahoma's Rodriguez as state association executive of the year
Jim Rodriguez, executive director of the Oklahoma Aggregates Association in Oklahoma City, Okla., has been named NSSGA's 2008 State Aggregates Association Executive of the Year...
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis Confirmed
Secretary Hilda Solis was confirmed as Secretary of Labor on February 24, 2009. ...
Kremer Wins Wendt Memorial Commitment Award
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association today named Randy J. Kramer, vice president-manager of construction materials for Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction, Inc., recipient of the 12th annual Barry K. Wendt Memorial Commitment Award ...
Transportation Projects and Supporters Recognized
Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) accepts the Grand A congressional reception honoring “Champions of Transportation” and the 2008 America’s Transportation Awards Projects was held last night at the Rayburn House Office Building...
E-waste can be used in asphalt, researchers say
Discarded electronic hardware, including bits and pieces that helped build the information superhighway, can be recycled into an additive that makes asphalt...
Winter abrasive offers alternative to road salt
Irving Materials Inc., a Greenfield, Ind.-based aggregate producer, is supplying the community of Waverly, Tenn., with Winter Abrasive, an alternative...
Great Lakes shipments decrease in January
U.S.-Flag cargo movement on the Great Lakes fell below 1 million net tons in January 2009, for the first time since the recession of the mid-1980s, according...
Stimulus package may help construction
Much of the focus (with regard to construction projects) contained in the economic recovery legislation recently signed into law by President Obama has...
Hart wins NSC service to safety award
The National Safety Council has awarded its Distinguished Service to Safety Award to W. Ben Hart, program manager of the Florida Mine Safety & Health...
Rock Obama: What will this administration do for the aggregates industry?
With many positions yet to be filled, it is premature to predict with certainty what impacts the Obama administration and a Democratic Congress will have...
California aggregate group offers SMARA workshops
The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association will host a series of Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) Workshops during 2009....
Obama seeks EPA budget hike | Rock Products | March 2009
The Obama administration's proposed fiscal 2010 budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks a 34 percent hike in funding for the agency....
Hillhead postponed until 2010 due to economy
Because of the worldwide recession, QMJ Publishing Ltd. has decided to postpone the Hillhead show, originally scheduled for June 2009, for 12 months....
Mineral production declines Q4 2008
The U.S. Geological Survey's latest quarterly data on U.S. mineral commodity production reflect the overall decline in the U.S. economy and domestic housing...
Workshop will cover noise/dust exposure
How to monitor noise and dust exposure will be the topic of an April 21-23 safety and health workshop to be held at Luck Stone's Leesburg (Va.) quarry....
UK crushed-rock sales fall 29% in Q4 2008
Sales of crushed rock in the U.K. fell 29% during the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest figures released...
Intermat 2009 runs this April in Paris
Intermat 2009 will be held April 20-25 in Paris. Alternating every three years with ConExpo in Las Vegas and Bauma in Germany, Intermat brings together...
U.S. DOT unveils 2010 budget framework
The U.S. Department of Transportation today unveiled the framework of its proposed fiscal year 2010 budget. Additional budget details will be available in April of this year....
Americans driving less
With new data released today, America's trend of declining driving started its second year with a loss of 12.9 billion vehicle-miles traveled (VMT), or 5.3 percent less...
Builder sentiment remains historically low
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today, held in the single digits for a fourth consecutive month in February....
Second National Aggregate Base Conference
The Second National Aggregate Base Conference in Orlando, March 9-10, is set to unveil state-of-the-art design and construction methods for aggregate bases, presenting options and cost-effective solutions using inverted base design principles and construction practices developed by the International Center for Aggregates Research (ICAR). ...
Cummins approves B20 for some engines
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announces the approval of B20 biodiesel blend for use with 19- to 78-liter high-horsepower engine platforms manufactured after January 1, 2008. This approval provides a significant expansion of Cummins engine compatibility with B20 usage, bringing the environmental benefits of using a 20 percent renewable fuel blend to high-horsepower applications in mining, oil and gas, rail, industrial and power generation markets....
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