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…
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June 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.
Read MoreSummit Materials Completes Cement Plant, Distribution Deal
Construction materials producer Summit Materials Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of a 1.2 million short ton capacity cement plant in Davenport, Iowa, along with seven cement distribution terminals from Lafarge North America Inc., for a purchase price of $450 million in cash, plus an exchange of Summit’s Bettendorf, Iowa cement distribution terminal.
Read MoreMartin Marietta to Participate in River Clean Up
Martin Marietta Materials will participate in this year’s 12th annual Upper Guadalupe River Authority (URGA) clean-up on July 25. The company will join more than 300 volunteers in an effort to preserve the Guadalupe River’s aesthetics and water quality. This will be Martin Marietta’s sixth consecutive year providing volunteers to the cleanup effort.
Read MoreHanson Quarry Key to Chicagoland Flood Control
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) has reached an agreement that will allow space for an additional 4.5 billion gal. of storage capacity for combined sewage and stormwater, reducing flooding in the south suburbs. The MWRD was granted an extension to its easement with Hanson Material Service Corp., which is mining the quarry. The $750,000 annual investment will allow…
Read MoreTerex Minerals Processing Launches New Cone
Terex Minerals Processing Systems (Terex MPS) launched its new TC1150 Cone crusher. Designed around the Terex TC1000 and TC1300 cones, Terex MPS said that the crusher features improvements enhancing performance and functionality. The first improvement is related to the upper frame and concave retention. The TC1150 has a new designed upper frame accommodating all available concave liners. The locking ring…
Read MoreARTBA Hosts Transportation Advocates Council
More than 24 transportation champions came together July 15 in the nation’s capital for the inaugural meeting of the “Transportation Investment Advocates Council” – a national network of construction and better roads professionals, chamber of commerce executives, and public officials who share a common interest in building support for transportation infrastructure investments in their state or local community.
Read MoreProposed Cemex Quarry Under Fire from California Officials
Congressman Steve Knight (R-Calif.) has called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny Cemex the permits it needs to mine in Soledad Canyon, Calif., according to a report in the Santa Clarita Valley Signal. The congressman wrote a letter to Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, commanding general and chief of engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging…
Read MoreMASABA Celebrates Two Years Injury-Free
MASABA employees reached a major milestone in workplace safety, according to the company. On July 9, the custom manufacturer of bulk material handling equipment successfully completed its second straight year without a loss-time accident. “We’ve always held employee safety as the highest priority at MASABA. We want every MASABA team member to go home at night, and I’m extremely proud of them…
Read MoreTransload Facility Targets Dust Control
DustPRO LLC has installed its first DustPRO Application Unit in the Northeast region at a transload facility operated by Matriculated Services, LLC. The first-of-its-kind DustPRO Application Unit was seamlessly integrated with existing site operations at the Morgantown Industrial Park in Morgantown, W.Va., and the first job coated 5,000 tons of sand to reduce airborne particles and crystalline silica exposure at…
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