A first-of-its-kind study conducted by forecasting company IHS Inc. outlines the economic benefits of federal highway and transit investment programs on every sector of the U.S. economy. The report was released during a transportation-media conference call on Dec. 10.
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CalCIMA Presents Safety, Member Awards
The California Construction & Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) announced the recipients of its 2014 safety and member recognition awards.
Read MoreMartin Marietta Donates to San Antonio Food Bank, Charities
Martin Marietta Materials held its ninth annual charity golf tournament Nov. 13 and raised a total of $31,200 for the San Antonio Food Bank. The company also donated $1,000 each to the Epilepsy Foundation, Family Life Center and Battered Women’s Shelter, and $1,928 to SAMMinistries.
Read MoreLafarge Sites Earn Wildlife Habitat Council Honors
Nine conservation projects at Lafarge North America sites across the United States were certified or recertified this year by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC). Six of these projects fall under WHC’s Wildlife at Work program, which oversees voluntary efforts that go beyond regulatory requirements to restore and conserve wildlife habitats on corporate-owned land. The remaining three projects operate under WHC’s…
Read MoreStone Shipments Rise on St. Lawrence Seaway
With just one month left of the season, St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments are expected to finish ahead of 2013 after a remarkable year of grain exports and steel imports. Stone shipments from March 25 to November 30 totaled 370,000 metric tons, up 9 percent over the same period last year, according to The Chamber of Marine Commerce.
Read MoreCrossroads Solar-Powered Worksite-Monitoring System
Crossroads Manufacturing offers the Worksite Hawk, an innovative solar-powered worksite-monitoring and security product that can keep quarry operators informed and in charge around the clock. The Worksite Hawk offers more than a boost to worksite productivity and improved security; it grants operators peace of mind. It features a state-of-the-art PTZ (pan, tilt and zoom) camera that offers a 360 degree viewing…
Read MoreMSHA Marks National Miners Day
On Dec. 6, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration marks National Miners Day, designated by Congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners, both past and present. The date commemorates the worst industrial mine accident in American history when 362 miners perished in an explosion at the No. 6 and No. 8 mines in Monongah,…
Read MoreVulcan Heads North
Dec. 5, 2014 – Morien Resources Corp., a Canadian mining exploration and development company that holds a 25 percent interest in the Donkin Coal Project in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, and non-operating royalty interests in two other projects, noted in a release concerning environmental assessment approvals from the federal and provincial governments that rights to its Black Point Aggregate Project,…
Read MoreDodge Momentum Index Creeps Higher
The Dodge Momentum Index increased in November, climbing to 125.0 (2000=100) for the month, up 0.6 percent from October’s reading of 124.3 according to Dodge Data & Analytics.
Read MoreHighway Materials Group Meets With McConnell; Stresses Infrastructure
Members of the Highway Materials Group (HMG) met with incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ken.), in his U.S. Capitol office Dec. 3 to discuss surface transportation infrastructure and the need to increase investment in the program long before the expiration of current law next May.
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