Lafarge North America’s Mine Rescue Team took first place at the Wilmington, Ill., Regional Mine Rescue Competition.
Read MoreMonth: May 2014
American Infrastructure Touts Industry Safety Week
American Infrastructure has joined 30 other national and global construction firms to create and celebrate the first U.S. Construction Industry Safety Week with the goal to inspire everyone in the industry to be leaders in safety. Safety Week 2014 takes place Sunday, May 4 through Saturday, May 10.
Read MoreVolvo Reports Increased Earnings
Volvo Construction Equipment experienced growth in sales, earnings, deliveries and order intake during the first quarter of 2014. Much of the improvement during the period came from higher sales of smaller machines, while larger machine sales remained relatively subdued. The biggest sales increases came from more mature markets, particularly North America, where sales were up 21 percent during the period,…
Read MoreCat’s Earnings Rise in First Quarter
Caterpillar Inc. reported that first-quarter 2014 sales and revenues were $13.241 billion, about flat with the first quarter of 2013 sales and revenues of $13.210 billion.
Read MoreGrow America Act a Good Start
If the Foxx is guarding the henhouse, in this case it isn’t a bad thing.
Read MoreDry Quarry, Big Savings
Plant manager Randy Jones surveys the plant. LEHIGH HANSON USES DEWATERING TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION AT AN INDIANA QUARRY. By Mark S. Kuhar Imagine 40 percent of your quarry’s total electricity consumption going to keep the pit dry because of the need to pump out ground water. This was the situation at Lehigh Hanson’s Harding Street quarry in 2012.…
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
A proposed frac sand mine appears to have the green light in far western Wisconsin, after a state appeals court upheld Buffalo County’s approval of the project, it was reported on WTAQ radio. A three-judge panel in Wausau, Wis., affirmed a circuit judge’s refusal to overturn a conditional use permit for R-and-J Rolling Acres to run a 125-acre silica-sand operation.…
Read MoreMinnesota Governor Won’t Issue Frac Sand Moratorium
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton received more than 6,000 petition signatures asking him to issue a frac sand moratorium in that state. But Dayton said he can’t personally block the frac sand industry from expanding in southeastern Minnesota, rebuffing a group of mining opponents that delivered a moratorium petition as part of an Earth Day rally at the capitol.
Read MoreU.S. Silica Holdings Announces First Quarter Results
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. announced net income of $18.4 million or $0.34 per basic and diluted share for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014, compared with net income of $17.3 million or $0.33 per basic share and $0.32 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2013. Earnings per share in the quarter were negatively impacted by $1.8 million…
Read MoreHi-Crush Completes Acquisition
Hi-Crush Partners LP announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of certain equity interests in Hi-Crush Augusta LLC, the entity that owns a raw frac sand processing facility located in Augusta, Wis., for cash consideration of $224.25 million.
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