US Aggregates Celebrates Lean Leader Training Participants

US Aggregates celebrated four individuals who participated in Lean Leader training. The training consisted of a five-day, in-person course designed to help individuals identify parts of their day-to-day tasks that hinder workflow and find ways to eliminate wasted time and resources.  The individuals who completed the training include Leadman Brandon Roll, Plant Operator Adam Chandler, Quality Control Technician Dan Jeffries…

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US Aggregates Hosts Emergency Action Drills

US Aggregates hosted an emergency action drill at its Monon, Ind., quarry on July 24. The drill, in collaboration with Ozinga, Monon Fire Department, Monticello Fire Department and Lutheran Health Network, is part of an ongoing commitment to ensuring workplace safety for US Aggregates employees. During the drill, an Ozinga employee noticed one of its “workers” (Steve, a dummy filled…

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Hey, Update Your Website!

I could write an editorial every month about the need for a new infrastructure bill. But the chess game in Washington goes on and on, so I will wait until checkmate to address that issue again. In the meantime, why haven’t you updated your website lately? I know, that’s a seemingly random question that came out of left field. But…

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FIRST LOOK – FEBRUARY 2020

TOP NEWS US Aggregates Closes Plant US Aggregates closed its Perkinsville, Ind., plant, as the remaining product reserves on the property are not of sufficient quantity and are too challenging for the company to continue to produce. Luck Companies Honored for Employee Engagement Luck Companies, the nation’s largest family owned and operated producer of crushed stone and aggregates, has been…

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Peart Promoted at US Aggregates

Kevin Peart has been named the Northeast and Great Lakes West regional general manager for the US Aggregates & Construction Materials (ACM) organization, effective Feb. 19. He will report directly to the CEO of US ACM, Guy Edwards. In this position, Peart will be responsible for aggregate, ready-mix and construction operations from Ohio across to New England comprising more than…

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