onExpo-Con/Agg 2017 will feature a number of educational sessions for aggregates producers. Following are the sessions scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, and Thursday March 9, 2017.
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Read MoreA Lot of Work Ahead
The aggregates industry sits at a crossroads right now. From where we are to where we want to go looks like it is going to be a long, complicated road. So where are we? Let’s take a look at the data.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – January 2017
TOP NEWS Trump Taps Chao President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to head the Transportation Department. Chao is a former U.S. deputy transportation secretary recently resigned from the board of Vulcan Materials Co. Safety First at CalCIMA The California Construction & Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) announced the recipients of its 2016 Safety Excellence Awards at its 2016…
Read MoreMSHA Targets Aggregates, Cement Plants in November
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced federal inspectors issued 152 citations and five orders during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines in November 2016.
Read MoreConstruction Costs End 2016 on a High Note
Construction costs rose for the second straight month, according to IHS Markit and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). The headline current IHS PEG Engineering and Construction Cost Index (ECCI) registered 53.3, up from 50.7 in November, continuing the recovery after a 22-month slump in prices. Strength was evident in both labor and material markets.
Read MoreAthabasca Acquires Two Aggregates Operations
Athabasca Minerals Inc. purchased two gravel operations located in the Wood Buffalo region of Alberta, Canada. The gravel pits include KM248 and Cowpar gravel properties and were acquired for a purchase price of CA$600,000.
Read MoreConExpo-Con/Agg Spotlight: ALLU Group
ALLU Group will have its experts on hand in the Gold Lot in booth G3749 at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017, March 7-11 in Las Vegas. Visitors will learn that ALLU’s unique Screener Crusher buckets not only transform waste into valuable material, but ultimately they will transform the way contractors and producers work. During the show, every 30 minutes, the world’s foremost female…
Read MoreNew Construction Starts in November Slip 6 Percent
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $638.3 billion, new construction starts in November retreated 6 percent from October, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Each of the three major construction sectors experienced reduced activity in November.
Read MoreNew Construction Starts in 2017 Predicted to Increase 5 Percent
Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2017 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The report predicts that total U.S. construction starts for 2017 will advance 5 percent to $713 billion, following gains of 11 percent in 2015 and an estimated 1 percent in 2016.
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