Clayton County officials have commissioned a study to determine the environmental and aesthetic impacts of a proposed expansion of Iowa’s only frac sand mine.
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Frac Sand: Long-Term Prospects Still Good
According to Wisconsin Public Radio, despite oil prices hitting their lowest point in more than a decade, some frac sand market analysts expect prices to improve and demand for Wisconsin sand to build this year.
Read MoreMSHA Issues Machinery Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a safety alert related to using machinery. These types of injuries were the fourth most-common ones in the aggregates industry in 2014. Here is a message from Neal H. Merrifield, administrator for metal and nonmetal mine safety and health.
Read MoreSummit Materials Finishes Year Strong
Summit Materials Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the company introduced a Cement Segment as a new segment and reclassified its segments into West, East and Cement.
Read MoreAtlas Copco Dealer Grows Equipment Fleet
Atlas Copco announced that Papé Machinery Inc. of Eugene, Ore., is expanding its offering of Atlas Copco equipment at all 21 of its construction and forestry locations throughout California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Papé Machinery will rent, sell and service a large range of equipment, including Atlas Copco air compressors, concrete tools and hydraulic attachments, in addition to the Dynapac asphalt rollers, pavers…
Read MoreCaterpillar Names Rimco Official Dealer for Cuba
Caterpillar Inc. announced that it has selected Rimco, a privately owned Puerto Rico-based company, to be the Cat dealer for Cuba. Currently, Rimco serves as the Cat dealer for Puerto Rico and the Eastern Caribbean. Upon easing of trade restrictions, customers in Cuba will be able to purchase Cat products through Rimco in accordance with U.S. and Cuba regulations. “We’re pleased to…
Read MoreTerramac Appoints Enviro Services as Authorized Dealer
Terramac expanded its representation in the North American market by adding Farmerville, La.-based Enviro Services as part of its dealer network. The dealer will represent the Terramac product line in northern Louisiana. Enviro Services will offer Terramac’s versatile crawler carriers to deliver the pipeline industry with customized environmental control and land restoration equipment. In addition to Terramac’s three standard options – convertible dump-to-flat…
Read MoreConstruction Employment Hits Highest Level Since 2008
Construction firms added 18,000 workers in January, as the industry’s unemployment rate declined to a 17-year low of 8.5 percent, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the number of construction jobs added in January was down compared to the last three months of 2015 and could reflect…
Read MoreJCB North America Hosts Annual Training Event
JCB recently hosted 163 dealer sales personnel as part of a week-long construction equipment training event. The event was part of the company’s ongoing JCB Field Days initiative, which includes a series of opportunities to get dealers and customers into the seat of JCB machines. This year’s theme was “The Gloves Are Off,” a nod to JCB’s aggressive approach to…
Read MoreObama Proposes $10-Per-Barrel Oil Tax for Transportation
Included in President Obama’s 2017 budget is a proposal for a $10-per-barrel oil tax, phased in over five years, to pay for a variety of transportation initiatives, including new rail corridors, highway projects, pilot projects for self-driving cars and other technologies it said fall under the goal of a “clean transportation” system.
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