I just returned from Las Vegas, and my 10th ConExpo-Con/Agg show. More than 139,000 people attended the show, the most since more than 144,600 attended the 2008 show. With a gleaming new West Hall and a vast, fully stuffed Festival Lot, I can say without hesitation it was the busiest and most spread out show I have ever attended. If…
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Make That 10
I will achieve a certain vaunted double-digit milestone this year: attendance at 10 ConExpo-Con/Agg shows. To be fair, my first show was before the merger, it was just Con/Agg at that time, separate from ConExpo. The show was held in the Houston Astrodome in 1988. But I say it counts. The first combined ConExpo-Con/Agg was held in Las Vegas in…
Read MoreAggregates Producer Price Index
Introducing the Aggregates Producer Price Index (APPI) A Joint Project Of Mineralocity And Market Bee. By Barry Hudson Mineralocity and Market Bee announce the launch of the Aggregates Producer Price Index (APPI), a powerful new tool for the aggregates industry. As the industry continues to evolve and seek more data-driven approaches to business, the APPI provides a valuable addition to…
Read MoreConExpo-Con/Agg 2023 Showfloor Showcase
Powerful Products, The Hottest New Equipment, High-Tech Solutions And More Await Aggregates Producers At This Year’s Show, March 14-18 In Las Vegas. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson Rock Products Grand Lobby, Booth GL12594Stop by the Rock Products booth to pick up print copies of the magazine, learn about Women in Aggregates and our new Construction Materials Carbon Management; web portal; and…
Read MoreNSSGA Files Legal Challenge to WOTUS Rule
On Jan. 18, The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) joined a coalition representing aggregates producers, farmers, home builders and others representing a broad swath of the U.S. economy to file a complaint in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, over the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Following decades of regulatory actions and…
Read MoreHappy New Year: See What We Have in Store
It’s the start of a new year, and I guarantee this is going to be a good one. Last month I recapped our 2022 developments, including Rock Products’ partnership with Burgex Inc. – the Utah-based consulting and data-analysis company – that resulted in an entirely reimagined version of Rock Products’ Aggregates Atlas; the launch of Cement Products magazine and the…
Read MoreThe Quarry & Aggregates (Q&A) Forum
Rock Products Presents The 2022 Quarry And Aggregates (Q&A) Forum: Industry Thought Leaders Open Up About The Infrastructure Bill, Supply Chain Issues, The Outlook For The Next Year, And More. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson Each year, Rock Products reaches out to industry thought leaders to get their take on the aggregates industry. In this article, manufacturers comment…
Read MoreLeading the Digital Information Revolution
The New Partnership Between Rock Products and Burgex Brings Powerful New Tools to Aggregates Producers. For 20 years, the Aggregates Atlas has been one of the industry’s leading information sources. Featuring maps and listings, readers were able to see the location of aggregates operations throughout the United States. But the print version of the Atlas had its limitations. In metropolitan areas…
Read MoreThe Quarry & Aggregates (Q&A) Forum (Part 2)
Rock Products Presents The Second Part Of Its Annual Q&A Forum. Manufacturers Talk About Equipment And Technology. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson Each year, Rock Products reaches out to industry thought leaders to get their take on the aggregates industry. In this, the second of a two-part series, manufacturers comment on equipment and technology and how it is…
Read MoreHow the Supply Chain Forces Inflation
I have written in the past about how interest rates should remain steady for the foreseeable future, and even more recently, I have changed my tune and expressed concern about the inflation clouds that are forming on our economic horizon, and how this could affect the current – and very robust – recovery.
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