Atlas Copco Construction announced MECO Miami Inc. as a dedicated service provider for customers near Pampano Beach, Fla. “MECO Miami has a great history of supporting its customers,” said Alan Kurus, Atlas Copco Construction vice president of sales. “Our customers can rest assured that their equipment needs will be met while working with MECO, and I’m confident that MECO will continue representing the…
Read MoreDay: May 4, 2016
March Construction Spending Ticks Upward; Infrastructure on Roll
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during March 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,137.5 billion, 0.3 percent (±1.0 percent) above the revised February estimate of $1,133.6 billion.
Read MoreLafarge’s Presque Isle Quarry Sponsors Scholarship
Lafarge North America’s Presque Isle Quarry in Michigan (a member of LafargeHolcim) sponsored student scholarships at the 2016 Black Mountain Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s (NWTF) Annual Hunting Heritage and Scholarship Awards Banquet. Several employees from Presque Isle Quarry attended the event on April 16 to present the awards.
Read MoreVulcan Rocks Savannah
May 4, 2016 –Vulcan Materials Co. held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening for its newest facility, the Savannah Sales Yard in Garden City, Ga. The new rail-served facility on Sonny Perdue Drive in Garden City is designed to better serve the growing industrial construction industry, David Grayson, president of the company’s southeast division told Business in Savannah. “Ask any economist and they…
Read MoreSummit Acquires Sierra Ready Mix
Summit Materials Inc. announced that it has acquired Sierra Ready Mix LLC, a vertically integrated aggregates and ready-mix concrete business located in Las Vegas. The acquisition provides Summit with premier, well-located assets in an expanding market, the company said.
Read MoreMartin Receives Mark S. Walsh Leadership Award
Pictured are (l to r) Rod Martin, Martin Stone Quarries; Josephine Smith, Rock Products; and Jennfier Hise, CEMCO. Rod Martin received the 2016 Mark S. Walsh Leadership Award at the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) Young Leaders Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. Martin is the third-generation executive of Bechtelsville, Pa.-based Martin Stone Quarries Inc.. The Mark S. Walsh Annual…
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