The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced that it will take a supporting role for Rock Products’ Automation & Energy Conference. Taking place November 19-21, 2013, in Atlanta at the Galleria Centre, the Automation & Energy Conference will provide the aggregate and construction-materials community with information and resources to make the most of automation opportunities and energy efficiencies…
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ARTBA: Highway Works Declines
Bright spots in the growth of airport, rail, transit, port and waterway construction have been overshadowed by a six percent decline in the real value of highway pavement work, according to the latest American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Contractors completed $8.4 billion in pavement construction work between January and April 2013, compared…
Read MoreMay 2013 Construction Up Slightly
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during May 2013 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $874.9 billion, 0.5 percent (±1.6 percent) above the revised April estimate of $870.3 billion. The May figure is 5.4 percent (±2.1 percent) above the May 2012 estimate of $830.4 billion.
Read MoreAEM Hits Congress at Infrastructure Roundtable
Ron DeFeo, AEM government and public affairs committee chair and president and CEO of Terex, and Dennis Slater, Association of Equipment Distributors (AEM) president, took part in a June 19, 2013, Senate roundtable discussion on the importance of infrastructure and the economy, followed by one-on-one meetings with key congressmen.
Read MoreTilcon Opens New Asphalt Plant at Mt. Hope Quarry
Tilcon New York Inc. opened a state-of-the-art asphalt plant, which is capable of producing 600 tph and storing 2,700 tons of material in nine 300-ton hot storage silos, at its Mount Hope Quarry in Wharton, N.J. The energy-efficient Gencor Drum plant, is one of the largest asphalt plants in the state.
Read MoreMSHA Announces Fatality
MSHA reports that on June 13, 2013, a 50-year-old mechanic with 15 years of experience was killed at a stone operation. He was operating a 35-ton articulated haul truck down a haul road. The truck went out of control and hit a berm, propelling it in the air. The truck came to a stop with the bed overturned and the…
Read MoreBored with Wallboard
July 1, 2013 – In keeping with its previously announced strategy to focus on its core businesses: cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete, Lafarge announces the sale of its subsidiary’s North American Gypsum assets at an enterprise value of $700 million to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.
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