July 24, 2015 – Terex Finlay debuted two new machines and two others for the first time in the Eastern U.S. at a special dealer event near Charlotte, N.C. Rock Products Editor Mark Kuhar was the only aggregates industry editor at the event. Finlay debuted the portable J-960 jaw crusher and 873 screen, and offered the industry a second look at…
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MSHA Mid-Year Report Shows 18 Deaths In First Half of 2015
In the first six months of 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recorded the deaths of 18 miners in mining industry accidents in its national mid-year summary. The toll represents a decrease of five metal and nonmetal deaths from the same period in 2014.
Read MoreConstruction Starts Rise 23 Percent in First Half of Year
During the first six months of 2015, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis were reported at $336.0 billion, up 23 percent from the same period a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. If the volatile electric utility and gas plant category is excluded, total construction starts during the first half of 2015 would be up a more…
Read MoreJune Construction Starts Retreat 15 Percent
New construction starts in June dropped 15 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $620.2 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline followed an especially strong May, which benefitted from a $9.0 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Texas being entered as a May start.
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