Leon Luadzers – regional sales manager for Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. for 20 years – has retired effective June 30. He has held various positions with many aggregate-processing equipment manufacturing companies for more than 40 years. Luadzers has been very active with national and state aggregate associations and he is recognized as an expert in crushing, screening and sand processing. He has written several…
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NSSGA: Bring Congress to Quarries This Summer
Last summer, aggregates operations around the country brought members of Congress to their quarries in record numbers. The industry’s heightened participation in “Driving It Home 2015” was a critical component in spurring Congress to pass the FAST Act.
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The Dodge Momentum Index rose a sharp 11.2 percent in June to 134.4 from its revised May reading of 120.8 (2000=100). The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.
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