Bad Economy may Doom Incumbents of Both Parties
This month’s election was small, but highly charged and may be a precursor for a wild and woolly 2010 election season. The aggregate industry’s resident political junkie, Pam Whitted, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s vice president of government affairs, gave us her take on how things in D.C. are likely to shake out.<...
Senator Wants FTC Crack Down on Chinese Drywall Scams
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.) urged the Federal Trade Commission to help protect homeowners from scams by companies and individuals claiming to have solutions for tainted Chinese drywall. ...
Infrastructure a Priority at Obama Job Summit
Rebuilding cities' infrastructure, fostering regional and local economies, and coordinating federal and local energy efficiencies are some of the priorities the National League of Cities President Kathleen Novak wants to stress in her participation in President Obama's upcoming job summit. ...
ABB to Supply Indian Cement Plant
ABB has won an order for the first gearless mill drive system to be installed in an Indian manufacturing plant. Indian cement manufacturer Lalitha Cement Ltd., ...
Report identifies states in financial peril
Loss of state revenues, large budget gaps, increasing joblessness, high foreclosure rates, legal and poor money-management practices have brought California and several other states to the brink of financial ...
Quarrying Moratorium Imposed
In the former Philippines capital Quezon City, the environmental department issued a moratorium on all quarrying activities citing imminent danger in the area...
AED, AEM: Transportation Bill Key to Unemployment
In the wake of recent dismal government unemployment data, two construction equipment industry trade groups ...
Holcim’s Q3 Sales Down, Income Up
In reporting its Q3 financial results, Holcim showed net income like-for-like increased by 13.7% ...
U.S. Asphalt Demand to Increase Slowly
The Freedonia Group predicts that consumption of asphalt products in the United States will increase 1.7% annually ...
Great Lakes Limestone Trade Falls Into Fall
The first full month of fall was another disappointment for Great Lakes Limestone, ...
Global Demand for Mining Equipment to Increase in 2013
Global demand for mining equipment (including separately sold parts and attachments) is projected to increase 4.9 percent per year ...
Vulcan Materials Wins Award for Air Quality Research
Vulcan Materials' western division has been awarded the 2009 Blue Sky Award for Innovative Research ...
Martin Marietta Promotes Nye, Zelnak retires
Martin Marietta Materials Chairman and CEO Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. will retire mid-year 2010 after leading the company for over 27 years. ...
Builders Support Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension
The National Association of Home Builders applauds Congress for passing legislation that will extend and expand the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit.<...
Public Weighs Against Grand Canyon Mining
Environmentalists are urging Congress to support legislation to permanently ban mining claims on public land surrounding the Grand Canyon. Under the mining law of 1872, more than one thousand uranium mining claims have been staked just outside park boundaries.<...
Polaris Announces Third Quarter Results
Polaris Minerals Corp. has reported financial results for the quarter ending Sept. 30. ...
Contractors’ Association Expects Slow Recovery
Associated Builders and Contractors today released its 2010 economic forecast for the commercial and industrial construction industry. ...
Mayors Report Cities Remain in Recession
Federal assistance is now necessary to prevent economic conditions in the nation's major cities from deteriorating further, ...
Knife River Wins Road Contracts
Knife River Corp.’s East Texas Division, based in Tyler, has been awarded a $19.9 million Texas Department of Transportation project on the Highway 281 Loop in Longview...
Breakthrough Agreement in Chinese Drywall Litigation
U.S. District Court Judge Eldon E. Fallon said that Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., one of the Chinese drywall manufacturers involved in recent defective drywall complaints...
Jamaican Company Expands for Calcium Carbonate Exports
A family operation in St Ann, Jamaica, that exports calcium carbonate, is looking to expand next year. Lydford Mining Company, is a 50-staff business turning over $2 million a year...
Martin Marietta Reports 22% Drop in Volume in Q3
In reporting its financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of the year, Martin Marietta Materials saw net sales drop 18% in the quarter ...
Mining Agency Hands Out Safety Awards
Twenty mining operations have been honored for their outstanding 2008 safety records in the annual Sentinels of Safety ...
Highway Bill Extended Through Dec. 18
Congress has passed another continuing resolution to keep the federal government running through Dec. 18...
Mass. Quarry Beats Protests, Gets Permit
The Freetown, Mass., Soil Board voted to renew for one year a permit held by Cape Cod Aggregates to operate a quarry. This came despite protests from residents in Freetown and nearby Berkley, The South Coast Today...
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