ROCK PRODUCTS’ ANNUAL SURVEY ON THE OPINIONS, CONCERNS AND BUYING INTENTIONS OF PRODUCERS REVEALS WHAT IS ON THE INDUSTRY’S COLLECTIVE MIND. By Mark S. Kuhar With the national economy improving and indications that the infrastructure gridlock in Congress may be beginning to thaw, aggregates producers are looking ahead to the 2015 production season. Aggregates production rose in 2014, and 2015 is…
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James Receives Award
March 5, 2014 – At the NSSGA convention, Vulcan Materials President and CEO Don James received the Barry K. Wendt Award. James used the occasion of his award to assail the extreme right and left wings of the political spectrum for views that are detrimental to the national economy and construction economy as well. He called for common sense legislation to…
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In just a few short months, the Highway Trust Fund will go broke. No one likes to hear the words “raise taxes,” but in some cases, tax increases are not only warranted but essential to our industry and the national economy.
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