Charles F. Potts, chairman of the board of Indianapolis-based Heritage Construction & Materials, and past chairman (2008) of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), is the 2014 recipient of the George S. Bartlett Award. It was presented to him Sept. 30 during ARTBA’s National Convention in Philadelphia.
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MSHA Awards $8.4M in State Grants in 47 States
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has awarded $8,441,000 in grant funding to 47 states and the Navajo Nation to reduce mining accidents, injuries and illnesses by supporting safety and health training courses and other programs.
Read MoreCat Will Restructure; Reduce Workforce
Sept. 29, 2015 – It is going to be tough medicine for Big Yellow. Caterpillar has announced significant restructuring and cost reduction actions that are expected to lower operating costs by about $1.5 billion annually once fully implemented, according to the company. These steps will begin in late 2015 and reflect recent, current and expected market conditions. For 2015, the company’s…
Read MoreKey USGS Nonmetallic Mineral Products Indexes Rise
The Nonmetallic Mineral Products Industry Indexes increased 2.2 percent to 246.0 in August from a revised 240.7 in July, and its six-month smoothed growth rate increased to 3.6 percent from a revised -0.6 percent in July, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) National Minerals Information Center.
Read MoreMSHA Hits Aggregates Plants During August Impact Inspections
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 193 citations and 13 orders during special impact inspections conducted at 14 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines in August.
Read MoreNew Forecast: Construction Market Poised for Expansion
Construction activities are forecasted to grow at 6 percent through 2015, up from the previous forecast of 5 percent in Q2, according to the Q3 FMI Construction Outlook.
Read MoreU.S. Concrete Acquires New Jersey Reserves
U.S. Concrete Inc. acquired the Wantage Stone reserves, a site-development quarry including an 80 acre land parcel along with mining rights to an additional 77 acres of land located in Hamburg, NJ. U.S. Concrete has operated this quarry under a lease agreement since October 2014.
Read MoreKPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens Hold Dealer Event
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens hosted its annual National Dealer Conference Sept. 21-23, at the Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. manufacturing facility in Yankton, S.D.
Read MoreEPA Finalizes Rule to Modernize Clean Water Act Reporting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting for municipalities, industries and other facilities. The final rule will require regulated entities and state and federal regulators to use existing, available information technology to electronically report data required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program instead of filing written paper reports.
Read MoreKPI-JCI/Astec Mobile Screens Track-Mounted Jaw Crusher
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens introduced the new-generation track-mounted GT125 Vanguard Jaw Crusher, which offers increased energy savings, reduced cost of operation and improved reliability. The GT125 is an ideal mobile crusher for aggregate production, mining, recycle and concrete applications. Its large, dynamically-balanced, heavy-duty flywheels produce up to 33 percent more inertia than competitive models, leading to a reduced cost…
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