U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx unveiled the administration’s Grow America Act , a $302 billion, four-year surface transportation reauthorization. NSSGA Chairman Paul I. Detwiler III, president and CEO, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., said, “We welcome the administration’s involvement in the reauthorization debate through introduction of a multi-year reauthorization bill. It is essential that Congress act…
Read MoreMonth: April 2014
Martin Marietta Aggregates Volume Up in First Quarter
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Net sales increased 10 percent, resulting in gross margin expansion and improved profitability, according to the company. Aggregates product line volume was up 8 percent. Ward Nye, President and CEO of Martin Marietta Materials, stated: “Our first-quarter 2014 results reflect the continued economic momentum from 2013’s…
Read MoreThree Fatalities Hit Industry in April
MSHA is reporting three fatalities at aggregates operations in the month of April.
Read MoreHousing, Economy to Continue Upward Path
A growing economy, pent-up demand, competitive mortgage rates and affordable home prices will keep housing on an upward trajectory through 2015. However, several obstacles including tight consumer credit, shortages of lots and labor and rising materials prices are hindering a more robust recovery, according to economists who participated in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2014 Spring Construction Forecast…
Read MoreATF Hosts RAM Surface Blasting Course
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently hosted R. A. McClure Inc.’s (RAM Inc.) premier Surface Blasting Course at the National Center for Explosives Training and Research (NCETR) at the Redstone Arsenal, located in Huntsville, Ala. It was the first such technical course held at the new center by an independent blasting educational company.
Read MoreLafarge Donates to Habitat for Humanity
Lafarge North America donated time and materials to a New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity (NOAHH) build site, as a reflection of its commitment to volunteering and to building better cities. Lafarge U.S. President and CEO John Stull was on hand to present a check to the organization on behalf of Lafarge U.S. and its employees.
Read MoreDeficient Bridges Set Off Alarm Bells
An analysis of the 2013 National Bridge Inventory database recently released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) shows cars, trucks and school buses cross the nation’s more than 63,000 structurally compromised bridges 250 million times every day. The most heavily traveled are on the Interstate system.
Read MoreHaines & Kibblehouse Hosts Successful Job Fair
In response to a significant backlog of secured contract work on both the site contracting and materials segments of its business platform, Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. (H&K) and The H&K Group Family of Companies, Skippack, Pa., held an extremely successful, multi-divisional job fair, the company said.
Read MoreUpdate on the Mega Merger
April 24, 2014 – Martin Marietta Materials Inc. said it has received a “second request” as discussions with the Department of Justice continue regarding a resolution in relation to its Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act filing in the proposed combination with Texas Industries Inc.
Read MoreRinging the Alarm Bells
August 23, 2014 – The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) has been ringing alarm bells about the Highway Trust Fund for more than a year. New numbers released by the Congressional Budget Office project the fund will run out of money by the end of August, which could cause significant disruptions during the busy summer construction season. AED stresses that the precarious…
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