Rain, Rain, Go Away

August 4, 2015 – While parts of the West are suffering from historic drought conditions, other parts of the country experienced massive rainfall earlier this year. So much so, that the rainy conditions were mentioned in both the Vulcan Materials and Martin Marietta second-quarter reports. Ward Nye, chairman, president and CEO of Martin Marietta, said, “According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

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SMI Names Beasley Sales Director

Screen Machine Industries (SMI) named Jody Beasley as national sales director for the United States and Canada. Beasley comes to SMI with 18 years of industry experience related to the Bobcat, Doosan and Ditch Witch product lines. Roles have included retail and wholesale credit management, financial sales, dealership management, district sales management, new dealer recruitment and channel-enhancement positions. Beasley brings key…

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McLanahan Opens Latin American Office

For years, McLanahan Corp. has serviced customers throughout Latin America using a team of international sales people and a representative network in the area. Market growth has increased the demand for a team based in this region, which is why McLanahan is opening a new location in Santiago, Chile. Servicing all of South and Central America, along with the Caribbean…

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Record Rainfall Dampens Martin Marietta’s Q2 Results

Martin Marietta Materials Inc. announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. The company is reporting consolidated net sales of $850.2 million compared with $601.9 million a year earlier, an increase of 41 percent. The company is also framing its results as “record net sales and operating earnings, despite the record rainfall experienced in its market areas.”

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