IN 2014, CONGRESS WAS NO HELP IN ADDRESSING OUR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING CRISIS, HOWEVER THERE ARE ENCOURAGING SIGNS THAT 2015 WILL BE A GOOD YEAR FOR AGGREGATES PRODUCERS. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Smith What can you say about 2014? It was a year when MAP-21 expired, and aggregates producers, state DOTs and transportation advocates waited with anticipation to see…
Read MoreDay: January 14, 2015
Digging In
PRAIRIE MATERIAL GETS A GREENFIELD OPERATION ROLLING IN INDIANA. By Mark S. Kuhar By any account, getting a greenfield operation up and running can be a daunting task. For Prairie Materials, it took 10 years from the time the company entered into an agreement with landowner Larry Workman to mine a 160-acre piece of property in Lowell, Ind., to finally…
Read MoreAGG1 to Feature Focused Educational Events
AGG1 Academy & Expo, which takes place March 17-19, 2015, in Baltimore, is geared to aggregates-industry decision-makers and buyers. In addition to the Aggregates Academy and Expo, there will be a number of focused educational events, including: Bluegrass Materials Quarry TourMarch 16, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Bluegrass Materials’ Texas Quarry, located in Cockeysville, Md., has been in operation for more than…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions
It’s a new year, and everyone makes resolutions: Lose weight, stop smoking, eat more vegetables, start exercising. But what about business resolutions?
Read MoreFirst Look – January 2015
Luck Stone Receives Award Luck Stone received a special achievement in GIS award acknowledging leadership, vision, hard work and the innovative use of ESRI’s GIS Technology. Eagle Materials Appoints Haack He joins Eagle from Halliburton Energy Services where he enjoyed a 17-year career with successively important operating positions. James Retires Vulcan Materials Co.’s Donald M. James, executive chairman of the…
Read MoreNSSGA Names Safety and Health Professional of the Year
Louis Griesemer, president of Springfield Underground Inc., Springfield, Mo., has been named the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) 2014 James M. Christie Safety & Health Professional of the Year. The award, established nearly 30 years ago, recognizes an individual for substantial contributions and commitment to safe and healthy operating practices within his company and the industry.
Read More