NSSGA’s Engineering and Technical Committee met during the association’s Annual Convention in Las Vegas to provide workable solutions to the industry’s challenges.
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Rogers Group Buys a Prison
Rogers Group Inc. has paid the state of Tennessee $12.1 million for a 119-acre vacant former prison in West Nashville, according to a report in The Tennessean.
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Rogers Group Seeks Special Exemption Rogers Group, Inc. is once again seeking a special exception for a proposed limestone quarry, according to the Journal and Courier. “Rogers Group is moving forward with our project and is looking forward to serving customers in the Greater Lafayette, Ind., market,” company spokesman Tom Kenley told the paper. The company highlighted quarry construction and…
Read MorePermitting – September 2016
Martin Marietta Distribution Center Plan Under Fire • Rogers Group Quarry Case May Go to State Court • Lehigh Hanson Abandons Canadian Site • Lehigh Hanson Abandons Canadian Site
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At a special luncheon held on May 24 at the Nashville Music City Center, Ben R. Rechter, member of Rogers Group’s (RGI) board of directors and grandson to RGI-founder Ralph Rogers, was bestowed with the inaugural Francis S. Guess Bridge to Equality Award from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The Francis S. Guess Bridge to Equality Award honors the memory of…
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – APRIL 2016
TOP NEWS AGG1 Breaks Records in Nashville The 2016 AGG1 Academy & Expo broke records for attendance, exhibit and education numbers, according to show organizers. Registered attendance of more than 9,000 beat the record set last year in Baltimore by 18 percent. Rogers Group Makes Big Changes At the March 18 meeting of the board of directors of Rogers Group Inc. (RGI), Darin Matson was…
Read MoreDufferin Aggregates, Rogers Group Receive Awards
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) recognized two operations with Platinum Awards of Excellence during its 2016 Annual Convention and AGG1 Academy & Expo. These awards are the highest recognition that a single quarry can receive for community outreach and sustainable practices.
Read MoreRogers Group Makes Big Changes at the Top
In the March 18 meeting of the board of directors of Rogers Group Inc. (RGI), Darin Matson was elected to the position of president and chief executive officer, effective April 1. The election was called for as Gerard V. (Jerry) Geraghty announced his retirement from that position. Geraghty will maintain a seat on the 108-year-old company’s board.
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TOP NEWS Martin Marietta Has Record Fourth Quarter; Full-Year Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported consolidated net sales of $780.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to $779.5 million in the previous year’s fourth quarter; and $3.3 billion for the full year, compared to $2.7 billion in 2014. Heritage aggregates business net sales were up 8 percent for the…
Read MoreFred Weber, Rogers Group, Hawbaker, Make Acquisitions
Fred Weber Inc. Maryland Heights, Mo., has acquired the asphalt business of Pace Construction in the St. Louis area, nearly doubling the asphalt portion of Fred Weber’s business and growing the company’s revenues significantly.
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