• Vulcan Q1 Earnings up
Vulcan Materials Co. reported first quarter 2002 net earnings of $11.6 million, or $0.11 per share (diluted), as compared to net earnings of $5.7 million,...
• Economist: Housing Market to Trend Down to Sustainable Growth in '02
The housing industry has helped lead the economy out of recession and to exceptionally strong gains in this year's first quarter. But both housing and...
• MSHA to Relocate Headquarters Office
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration intends to relocate the agency's headquarters office in May to a new location within...
• Citizen Group Study Rips Pa. Turnpike Plan
National transportation expert Walter Kulash released his report analyzing the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's own documentation of and case for the...
• Bush Admin. Opposes Community Charter Act
The Bush administration has joined with the home-building industry in opposing the Community Character Act (S. 975 and H.R. 1433), recognizing that the...
• William N. Outlaw Appointed FHWA Director of Public Affairs
Former TRIP staffer William N. Outlaw was named the Federal Highway Administration's director for public affairs. "Bill's background in communications,...
• Oglebay Norton Appoints Sylvie A. Bon Vice President and CIO
Oglebay Norton Co. appointed Sylvie A. Bon as vice president and chief information officer effective May 1, 2002. She will report directly to Michael...
• Florida Rock Industries, Inc. Elects Two New Board Members
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. elected Martin E. Stein, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Regency Centers Corporation, and John D. Milton, Jr., Florida Rock executive...
• Lafarge to Sell Paving Product Operations to Brampton Brick
Lafarge North America and its subsidiary, Lafarge Canada Inc., have signed an agreement to sell the assets of their concrete paving stones and wall products...
• Bush Says he Will Support Increased Highway Funding
In a late-April address to AGC's chapter leaders, President Bush said he will support increasing highway funding by $4.4 billion above the amount originally...
• United States Lime & Minerals Says Ex-VP Embezzled
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. announced the results of its investigation into the apparent improper diversion of corporate funds that the company...
• Rogers Group Sells Ewing Quarry to Elmo Greer & Sons
Rogers Group has sold its Ewing Quarry in southwest Virginia to Elmo Greer & Sons. The transaction was effective on March 27. While Ewing had a small...
• Vulcan Named Most Admired Co.
Vulcan Materials Co. led several categories in Fortune Magazine’s "America’s Most Admired Companies" list in the publication’s March 4 issue. Vulcan ranked...
• Feds Propose Settlement on Fish Habitat
In court documents submitted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the National Marine Fisheries Service agreed to rescind its current...
• Graniterock Receives the United Way Millennium Award
At the United Way of Santa Cruz County Awards Celebration held March 14, Graniterock received the New Millennium Award for Outstanding Campaign. Graniterock...
• NAHB Asks Congress to Reject Land-Use Rule
Calling it "an unnecessary interference by the federal government in traditionally and constitutionally protected rights of local governments," the nation's...
• MDU Resources Announces Acquisition of Thorson, Inc.
MDU Resources Group's Knife River Corp. acquired Thorson, Inc., a privately held asphalt and aggregate company serving northwestern Minnesota and eastern...
• TXI Reports Improved Third Quarter Income
Texas Industries, Inc. reported net income of $6.1 million ($.28 per share) for the quarter ended February 28. This compares with the loss of $11.5 million...
• CRH To Purchase U.S. Aggregates' Assets
CRH's Oldcastle Materials Group is set to acquire all of U.S. Aggregates’s operations in the western and southeastern United States for a cash consideration...
• Industrial Minerals Association – North America Forms
Representatives of a number of industrial minerals organizations today announced the formation of the Industrial Minerals Association – North America...
• Topper Wins NSSGA Wendt Award
James G. Topper, president and CEO of NOVA Materials in Gaithersburg, Md., and longtime treasurer of the former National Stone Association and National...
• Bush Calls for $8.5 Billion less Highway Spending in '03
Many states face a double whammy to their transportation funding as the budget released today by the Bush Administration calls for an $8.5 billion cut...
• Graniterock Named to "Best Place to Work" list
In FORTUNE magazine's fifth annual evaluation of America's workplaces, Graniterock was named to the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America." Graniterock...
• Lafarge North America Acquires Continental Gypsum
Lafarge North America acquired Continental Gypsum. The purchase price for the Continental Gypsum plant and other assets is approximately $90 per thousand...
• Lafarge Reports 39% Increase In Q4 Profit
Lafarge North America said that fourth-quarter earnings reached an all-time high as underlying demand for building materials remained strong and favorable...
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