Metso held its 2013 Quarry Solutions & Industry Knowledge Expo last week at its facility in Colombia, S.C. The Expo was designed to focus strongly on education, training and showcasing their newest equipment to distributors and customers. Rock Product’s Assistant Editor Josephine Smith attended the event.
Read MoreDay: October 14, 2013
ARTBA President Highlights Impacts of Shutdown
At an October 8 Capitol Hill news conference with Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and leaders from other organizations relating to the impacts of the government shutdown, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Pete Ruane said that due to furloughs in the environmental and resource agencies resulting from the government shutdown,…
Read MoreHousing Markets Roaring Back
Housing markets in 52 out of the approximately 350 metro areas nationwide have now returned to or exceeded their pre-recessionary levels of activity, according to the newly minted National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI). The index’s nationwide score of .85 indicates that, based on current permits, prices and employment data, the nationwide housing market is running…
Read MoreZelnak Honored At NSSGA Fall Board Meeting
Stephen P. Zelnak Jr., chairman of the board of directors, Martin Marietta Materials, and a past chairman of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), was honored at NSSGA’s Fall Board Meeting on Oct. 8 as the recipient of the 16th annual Barry K. Wendt Memorial Commitment Award for his dedication to the construction aggregates industry, his family and…
Read MoreConstruction Materials Firms Issue HPD
CarbonCure Technologies Inc. and Chicago-based Northfield Block, a division of Oldcastle APG, have issued the first Health Product Declaration (HPD) for any concrete product in North America. This groundbreaking document reveals the health impacts of one of Northfield’s most popular products, Trendstone Sandstone, made with the CarbonCure technology, which is manufacturing using waste carbon dioxide (CO2).
Read MoreColorado Takes Action on Emergency Road Repair
According to an article in the Denver Post, Colorado will drain its road contingency fund of $100 million to begin repairing roads and bridges damaged by the state’s massive flooding.
Read MoreAmerica’s Infrastructure Is Crumbling
October 14, 2013 – A new editorial piece on Slate, entitled, “America’s Infrastructure Is Crumbling” notes that the golden age of American infrastructure was during the post-World War II era. But now far fewer resources are dedicated to repairing, updating, and replacing the country’s infrastructure. Like any system, it needs care to keep up with the demands placed on it.
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