Vulcan Quarry Receives National Recognition

Vulcan Materials Co. announced that its Manassas Quarry in Manassas, Va., has received an Excellence in Community Relations Gold Award from the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. This top level national award recognizes a superior level of active involvement with and positive contributions to the facility’s neighboring community.

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Defining Reputation

Everyone Knows That Reputation Is Important, But Can You Define It? By Thomas J. Roach Reputation is the accumulation of stories and images of a person or an organization. Lance Armstrong and Alex Rodriguez benefited from news stories praising them for their accomplishments in sports. When they were accused of doping, they denied the charges and many people believed them.

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Lehigh Seeking New Provisions

Changes to the Carroll County, Md., code regarding mining operations have been described as clarifications by Lehigh Cement Co., but some residents have argued the changes could have a significant impact on their community, according to the Baltimore Sun. A draft of the proposed changes now in front of the Board of Carroll County Commissioners for final approval is said…

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Recent MSHA Outreach with Metal/Nonmetal Stakeholders

By Joseph A. Main One of my initiatives when I arrived at MSHA was to get out into the mining community and meet with our stakeholders to share what we are doing at MSHA and discuss how we could improve mine safety and health. We have attended many stakeholder events across the country since then. Working with our stakeholders, we…

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