Travis Miller, Martin Marietta regional vice president/general manager for the North Georgia and Alabama districts began his two-year leadership role as president of the Georgia Construction Aggregate Association (GCAA) board of directors during the organization’s spring board meeting held via ZOOM. Miller has been a longtime supporter of GCAA and a leader in the aggregates industry. He will serve in…
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Knife River Acquires Mt. Hood Rock
Knife River Corp. has acquired Mt. Hood Rock, further strengthening the company’s aggregate position in the growing Portland, Ore., metro area. Knife River is the construction materials subsidiary of MDU Resources Group Inc.
Read MoreKnife River Receives Permit to Expand Texas Quarry
Knife River Corp., the construction materials subsidiary of MDU Resources Group Inc., has received permitting to expand operational capabilities at its Honey Creek quarry northwest of Austin, Texas.
Read MoreArcosa Scores Big
March 23, 2021 – Antonio Carrillo, president and chief executive officer of Arcosa, noted in the company’s recent quarterly report, “We expect to continue to deploy capital to strengthen our current market positions and expand our geographic footprint.” The company just did that in spades with the acquisition of StonePoint Materials, one of the 25 largest aggregates companies in the United…
Read MoreArcosa Acquires StonePoint Materials
Arcosa, Inc. announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire StonePoint Ultimate Holding LLC and affiliated entities from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. for $375 million in cash.
Read MoreU.S. Concrete Completes Purchase of Orca Quarry Leased Land; Royalty Agreement
U.S. Concrete Inc. has purchased fee-simple property and the underlying royalty agreement associated with the Orca Quarry on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The acquisition includes approximately 1,551 acres in four parcels of previously leased land.
Read MoreB2W Award-Winners Include Aggregates Producers
B2W Software, a leading provider of heavy construction management software, presented its 2021 Innovation Awards at the company’s 20th annual User Conference – held online March 2-4 – to a diverse group of contractors excelling with its ONE Platform.
Read MoreAthabasca Secures Strategic Contracts
Athabasca Minerals Inc. announced that AMI RockChain Inc. including its subsidiary TerraShift Engineering Ltd. recently secured the following strategic contracts as follows:
Read MoreProduction on the Rise
March 10, 2021 – The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has just come out with its fourth quarter 2020 and full-year 2020 production results. An estimated 606 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the fourth quarter of 2020, an increase of 3% compared with that of the same period of 2019. That is…
Read MoreAggregates Production Down Slightly in 2020; Up in Fourth Quarter
An estimated 606 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the fourth quarter of 2020, an increase of 3% compared with that of the same period of 2019. The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2020 was 2.43 billion metric tons (Gt), a slight decrease compared with that of 2019,…
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