What Will 2021 Look Like at The State Level? State Association Executives Have Plenty to Say About That. By Mark S. Kuhar
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Teachers Rock IAAP Workshop
Aug. 6, 2019 – Education is of critical importance. So teachers from across the state gathered for the Illinois Teachers Workshop: Rocks, Minerals & Mining in Today’s Society, presented by the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. Everyone present refreshed their knowledge of earth science and learned so much more about the importance of…
Read MoreIllinois Legislators Earmark $41 Billion for Infrastructure
The Illinois House and Senate adjourned their spring legislative session concluding what turned out to be a very successful session for the aggregates industry, according to the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP).
Read MoreGZA Receives IAAP Safety Award
GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. (GZA), a multi-disciplinary firm providing geotechnical, environmental, ecological, water, and construction management services, received the Rock Solid Excellence in Safety Award from the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) for the 13th year in a row. GZA remains the only engineering/environmental consultant to repeatedly earn that recognition from the IAAP. The IAAP Safety Committee established the award program…
Read MoreIllinois EPA Out of Bounds Targeting Quarries That Accept CCDD
The news reports certainly grabbed your attention. Four in five Illinois quarries that backfill with concrete and other demolition waste showed higher-than-acceptable levels of toxins, according to state sampling results from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA).
Read MoreUnimin Plants Receive Community, Safety Awards
Unimin Specialty Minerals and its Tamms and Elco plants have been recognized for outstanding community involvement and support activities as well as safety performance by the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP).
Read MoreAggregate Industries Quarry Honored by IAAP
Aggregate Industries’ McHenry Sand and Gravel site received the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) Industry Leadership Award. This award is given to member mine sites that have demonstrated leadership in the industry while promoting the image and wellbeing of their mine sites, employees and the industry as a whole.
Read MoreAggregate Industries Quarry Honored by IAAP
Aggregate Industries’ McHenry Sand and Gravel site received the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) Industry Leadership Award, the highest level recognition awarded by the IAAP. This award is given to member mine sites that have demonstrated leadership in the industry while promoting the image and wellbeing of their mine sites, employees and the industry as a whole.
Read MoreIAAP Meets with IDOA on Truck Scale Indicators
The Illinois Association of Aggregates Producers (IAAP), along with the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois, the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association and the Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association met with officials from the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) on October 16 to discuss a potential change to the department’s interpretation of a rule to require that all vehicle scale weight…
Read MoreIllinois Law Addresses Underground Inspections; Reclamation Bonds
The Illinois legislature passed, and Gov. Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 123, a joint initiative of the Illinois Association of Aggregates Producers (IAAP) and the Illinois Department of Natural ResourcesDepartment of Natural Resources (IDNR).
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