VMC Donates to N.C. Conservancy
The Vulcan Materials Co. Foundation has awarded Foothills Conservancy $2,500 to support land and water conservation in the Blue Ridge Foothills...
Granite Names Powell Chairman
Granite Construction named William H. Powell chairman of the board, effective Sept. 1. ...
U.S. Concrete Reports Q2 Losses
U.S. Concrete reported a net loss attributable to stockholders of $4 million for the quarter ended June 30 compared to net income attributable to stockholders of $3.3 million in the second quarter of 2008. ...
Retired ARTBA Leader Dies
Former American Road & Transportation Builders Association President Dan Hanson Sr. died Aug. 8.
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NIOSH’s Wagner New MSHA Policy Head
Dr. Gregory Wagner, M.D., has been appointed by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration. ...
McNutt Nominated to Head Geological Survey
President Obama nominated Marcia K. McNutt, of California, to be director of the Interior Department’s U.S. Geological Survey...
India to Spend $22 Billion on Roads
Indian Minister of Roads, Transports, and Highways, Kamal Nath, said during an industry seminar that the Indian government is going to spend about $44 billion...
U.S. Concrete Reports Q2 Losses
U.S. Concrete reported a net loss attributable to stockholders of $4 million for the quarter ended June 30 compared to net income attributable to stockholders of $3.3 million in the second quarter of 2008. ...
Great Lakes Limestone Trade Struggles
U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes ports loaded 2.9 million net tons of limestone in July, a decrease of 31% compared with a year ago. Loadings ...
Lattimore Buys Frontier Materials
The Triangel Business Journal reports that Lattimore Materials Frontier Materials, which is based in Houston. ...
Polaris Minerals Revenue off 30%
Polaris Minerals reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30. Revenue of $6.2 million in the quarter represented a 113% increase over revenue of $2.9 million generated in the first quarter...
CalPortland Named Outstanding Mine Operator
Cobb Rock Quarry, owned and operated by CalPortland Company has been named the outstanding mine operator by Oregon's Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. ...
Sales Down for MMM
Martin Marietta Materials reported its Q2 results saying that it had net sales of $411.3 million, down 22% compared with the 2008 second quarter.<...
Bauma 2010 Expands Exhibit Space
In terms of exhibition space, Bauma is the biggest trade fair in the world. ...
Congress OKs Highway Fund Money
Both houses of Congress approved $7 billion to keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent ...
Vulcan Volume Off in Q2
Vulcan Materials Company made its second-quarter financial results public and is expecting improved conditions over the next year.<...
Conexpo-Con/Agg Wins Growth Award
Conexpo-Con/Agg, the international construction industries exposition, and the co-located International Fluid Power Exposition have been named to the Tradeshow Week Fastest 50 list for significant exhibit space growth of the 2008 events.
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Cat Closes African Plant
Caterpillar will close its Boksburg, South Africa, manufacturing facility due to the global recession and to better align its global capacity with expected demand levels...
AGC: Stimulus Spending Too Slow
The stimulus plan appears to be having little influence on construction companies' ability to expand payrolls to date according to a new industry analysis of the impact of the federal program's construction spending...
Wetlands Bill on the Move
The outlook for action on wetlands jurisdiction legislation in the Senate is a little clearer, although it is not crystal clear yet. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)...
Greater Infrastructure Development in India Boosts Cement Market
The consistent growth of India’s infrastructure and housing sectors has increased the demand for cement. There are also favorable government initiatives related to various infrastructure projects and urban development, which can revive the housing sector...
Highway Trust Fund to get Bailout
According to a report from the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, on July 28, House Democratic leaders and the Obama administration agreed to push through a $5 billion Highway Trust Fund solvency fix ...
Conexpo-Con/Agg to Co-locate with Concrete Expo
Conexpo-Con/Agg to Co-locate with Concrete Expo The International Concrete Exposition, also known as ICON Expo, will co-locate with Conexpo-Con/Agg 201...
ARTBA Economist Warns Against Funding Delay
The nation’s leading transportation construction industry economist says the Obama administration’s proposal to delay congressional enactment of a new, six-year federal surface transportation program investment bill ...
Volvo Sales Slide in Q2
Sharply lower global demand for construction equipment resulted in a weak second quarter of 2009 for Volvo Construction Equipment, with sales down 45%.<...
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