Restoring purchasing power for the federal surface-transportation investment program is a worthy pro-growth national goal, said American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Pete Ruane in a letter to House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and the committee’s Ranking Democrat Sander Levin (Mich.).
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Masaba Portable Plant Features Efficient Transportation
The Masaba Portable C125 Plant allows for efficient transportation. This unit features a Grizzly Hopper Module that hydraulically lifts off the wide flange beam chassis for travel. Hydraulic legs allow this Hopper Module to be transported on a low boy without the use of a crane. The Hopper Module is built from ¾-in. AR steel and comes complete with hydraulic folding wings…
Read MoreConstruction Slated to Grow 5 Percent in 2015
Construction activities are expected to grow at 5 percent in 2015, leveling off from the previous forecast of 8 percent in Q1 2015, according to the Q2 Construction Outlook released by FMI Corp.
Read MoreNonmetallic Mineral Products Index Increases in May
The nonmetallic mineral products industry leading index increased 1.1 percent to 243.6 in May from a revised 240.9 in April, and its six-month smoothed growth rate rose to 2.6 percent from a revised 0.7 percent in April. The six-month smoothed growth rate is a compound annual rate that measures the near-term trend, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Read MoreH&K Group Holds Successful Job Fair
In response to a significant backlog of secured contract work on both the heavy civil and construction materials segments of its business platform, Skippack, Pa.-based H&K Group Inc. (H&K) and The H&K Group family of companies held another extremely successful Job Fair on June 13, 2015.
Read MoreNSSGA Pushes House Appropriations Committee
The House Appropriations Committee approved the 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill on June 24 after addressing concerns by the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) raised on three key issues for members:
Read MoreMSHA Impact Inspections Target Cement, Quarry Operations
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 176 citations during special impact inspections in May at 10 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines.
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