ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 will feature a number of educational sessions for aggregates producers.
Read MoreMonth: December 2016
Millennials in the Workplace
Bentley University’s Center for Women & Business (CWB) conducted a survey of 1,000 college educated men and women born since 1980 to provide a more in-depth picture of the career aspirations of Millennials and the values driving those aspirations.
Read MoreFairmount Santrol Third-Quarter Report Offers Promise
Fairmount Santrol announced results for the third quarter of 2016. Third-quarter revenues were $134.8 million, up 18 percent from $114.2 million in the second quarter of 2016 and down 21 percent from $171.0 million for the third quarter of 2015. Overall volumes sold were 2.4 million tons for the quarter, an increase of 24 percent from 2.0 million tons in…
Read MoreThe $1 Trillion Promise
Donald Trump has said repeatedly that he is going to invest $1 trillion to upgrade America’s roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, and water and sewer systems. That certainly is music to the aggregates’ industry’s ears.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – December 2016
TOP NEWS Martin Marietta Sets Records Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2016. The company set new records for consolidated net sales, gross profit and net earnings, even as aggregates product line shipments to the infrastructure market, which comprised 42 percent of quarterly volumes, decreased 7.2 percent. Infrastructure shipments in the third quarter…
Read MoreVulcan Materials Approved for Major Aggregates Reserve
Vulcan Materials Co. announced that the Kern County, Calif., board of supervisors voted by unanimous consent to approve its San Emidio Quarry expansion.
Read MoreCalCIMA Members Receive Safety Awards
The California Construction & Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) announced the recipients of its 2016 Safety Excellence Awards at its 2016 Education Conference.
Read MoreDodge Momentum Index Inches Up in November
The Dodge Momentum Index moved 0.3 percent higher in November to 133.2 from its revised October reading of 132.7 (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.
Read MoreCNH Industrial Honored with AEM Awards
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) honored CNH Industrial with its Pillar of the Industry Award, recognizing the company’s work to improve the business environment for the equipment manufacturing industry in the United States of America in 2016. This is the fifth consecutive year that CNH Industrial has been recognized for its efforts to advocate for pro-manufacturing solutions to elected…
Read MoreCall-to-Action for Industry Suicide Prevention
Dec. 7, 2016 – With more than 15 organizations pledging support, the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention initiated plans to shine a light on creating a zero-suicide industry. The Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) established the Alliance with the goal of providing and disseminating information and resources for suicide prevention and mental health promotion in construction. Alliance member organizations…
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