• MDU Resources Reports Record Earnings
MDU Resources Group, Inc. announced record earnings of $155.1 million, or $2.29 per common share, diluted, for the year ended December 31, 2001, compared...
• Two Confirmed to Interior Dept.
The Senate's confirmed Craig Manson, a California Judge, to be assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and Rebecca W. Watson...
• Home Sales Hit Record in 2001
Sales of newly built homes hit a record high 900,000 units in 2001, up from 877,000 units in 2000 and a surprisingly strong number for a year marked by...
• St. Lawrence Cement Facility Passes Emissions Stack Test
St. Lawrence Cement’s $50 million cement grinding facility in Camden, N.J., received high marks this month from the New Jersey Department of Environmental...
• Vulcan Announces Q4, 2001 Results
Vulcan Materials Co. announced record fourth quarter 2001 net sales of $659.7 million, a 5 percent increase over the year earlier record of $630.4 million....
• Martin Marietta Materials Elects Cole to Board
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. elected Sue W. Cole as a new Director, effective January 22, 2002. Cole, 51, is President and CEO of U.S. Trust Company...
• ARTBA's Vows Campaign To Utilize Highway Trust Fund Surplus
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association's Executive Committee January 18 pledged a hard-hitting grassroots lobbying and advocacy campaign...
• 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...
• GAO: Feds Failed To Help Small Firms Understand, Comply With Regulations
Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) said a new General Accounting Office report confirms that agencies responsible for concocting the greatest volume of burdensome...
• Five Partners Plan Low-Emissions Natural Gas Mine Truck Study
Cummins Westport Inc. will join Placer Dome Technical Services Limited, Komatsu Mining Systems Inc., Cortez Joint Venture and ENRG in a low-emissions...
• 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...
• Vulcan Quarries Recognized For Beautification Efforts
Vulcan Materials Co. said that 24 of its quarries in six states and one quarry in Mexico have been recognized as Showplaces in the About Face awards program...
• N.J. Ruling Victory for Transportation Development
Private citizens cannot use the loosely defined concept of "environmental justice" to challenge or stop proposed construction projects in court, a federal...
• Corps of Engineers Clarifies Wetlands
Concerned about reported inaccuracies regarding nationwide permits, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is providing information to clarify them. "The permitting...
• Lafarge To Manage Blue Circle's North American Assets
Lafarge Corp., will manage and operate certain U.S. cement and construction materials businesses that Lafarge S.A. is in the process of acquiring. Lafarge...
• Oglebay Norton to Acquire Erie Sand & Gravel
Oglebay Norton Company has entered into an agreement in principal to acquire Erie Sand & Gravel Co. The company expects the acquisition, which is subject...
• Devcon Customer Completes Financing Resort
Devcon International Corp. has been informed by Emerald Bay Resort that the resort complex on Great Exuma in the Bahamas has concluded a $140 million...
• Transportation Research Opportunities to Increase at NTRC
Scientists studying vehicle safety, fuel efficiency, traffic management and other transportation issues will now have improved access to state-of-the-art...
• HMI up 4 Points in January
Indicating that builders once again view the market for new single-family homes as optimistically as they did prior to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks,...
• Housing Starts Rise 2.2% in 2001
Indicating the remarkable resilience of the nation's housing market in a year marked by terrorist attacks and recession, U.S. housing starts rose 2.2...
• Homebuilders Like Concrete
A recent survey shows that homebuilders have a favorable view of concrete homes. Those surveyed also said homeowners would be willing to pay more for...
• Hanson PLC Trading Statement
Hanson, the international building materials company, is issuing this update in advance of its preliminary results (for the 12 months ending December...
• Lafarge Earns Lowe's Award
Lafarge Gypsum, a part of Lafarge North America Inc., announced it has earned Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse Supplier of the Year Award in the Building...
• Oglebay Norton Appoints Boland Veep, CFO and Treasurer
Oglebay Norton Company appointed of Julie A. Boland as vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer effective January 1, 2002. Ms. Boland will...
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