An Industry Outsider Makes Her Mark. By Josephine Patterson This is the first in a new series that highlights women in the aggregates industry. – Ed Anne Noonan decided it was time to undertake a new challenge in a different industry. So, after a successful 30-plus-year career in the chemical industry, she took on the role of President and CEO…
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Announcing Women in Aggregates
Nov. 3, 2022 – There are a number of organizations just for women in the mining, construction and building-materials industries, such as Women in Mining, Women in Construction and Women of Asphalt, not to mention Women of CalCIMA, a group from the California Construction and Industrial Minerals Association. Now, SEMCO Publishing – parent company of Rock Products, Cement Products, Concrete Products, The ASIA…
Read MoreSEMCO Publishing Launches Women in Aggregates Group
SEMCO Publishing – parent company of Rock Products, Cement Products, Concrete Products, The ASIA Miner and North American Mining magazines – has launched Women in Aggregates, womeninaggregates.com, a group dedicated to supporting women working in the aggregates industry. The initiative follows the efforts of similar groups such as Women in Mining, Women in Construction and Women of Asphalt. The Mission Statement of the group is,…
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Community Flocks To Stoneco Maumee As The Quarry Hosts Its First Open House Since 2019. By Therese Dunphy In late August, Stoneco’s Maumee Quarry threw open its doors, hosting a successful open house enjoyed by community members and a candidate for the district’s U.S. House of Representatives seat. Mia Trevino, a sales intern for the company, took the lead in…
Read MoreCat’s Sharon Holling Retires
One of the construction and aggregates industry trade press’s most ardent supporters has moved on, after Sharon Holling of the Caterpillar Trade Press Relations team announced her retirement. She served more than 45 years with the company. Her help and dedication has been beneficial to me personally as a long-time aggregates industry editor, and I can state the obvious: she…
Read MoreAggregates Industry Market Report
In This Quarterly Report, Provided Exclusively to Rock Products, Capstone Partners Offers Insight Into Merger and Acquisition Activity, Capital Markets Trends, Aggregate Production and Pricing. By Darin Good, Brian Krehbiel and Crista Gilmore Capstone Partners’ Building Products & Construction Services Team is pleased to share its Rock Products report. Healthy backlogs and persistent aggregates-intensive construction projects have fueled demand for sector participants, despite a backdrop…
Read MoreFree Opioid Guide Provides Practical Tips, Sample Policies
By Mark S. Kuhar Miners in the aggregates industry are at an increased risk to opioid harms such as addiction and overdose. Research shows that they are more likely than other workers to be prescribed opioids for work-related pain, with prescriptions often being of a longer and higher dose than other workers. To help industry employers create a positive difference…
Read MoreNSSGA’s Hubacz Talks Inflation at T&I Discussion
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) Board Chair and President of Bond Construction Corp. Karen Hubacz spoke to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee about the impact of inflation on the aggregates industry.
Read MoreGCAA Midyear Meeting a Success
The Georgia Construction Aggregate Association (GCAA) Annual Midyear Meeting was a great success, according to Executive Director Jeff Wansley. The meeting was held on June 23-26 at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. More than 220 attended the event, including producer and associate members and their families.
Read MoreThe Labor Shortage
The aggregates industry had a labor problem before the rest of the country had one. Finding people to get their hands dirty has always been a challenge for producers, whether it is heavy equipment operators, truck drivers, diesel mechanics or laborers. The labor problems that the rest of the country is experiencing has its roots in a number of factors.…
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