ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 will feature a number of educational sessions for aggregates producers. Following are the sessions scheduled for Friday, March 10, 2017.
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Young Leaders Head to Arizona
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) 2017 Young Leaders Annual Meeting will be held April 19-22, 2017, at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Ariz.
Read MoreMerger and Acquisition Activity Heats Up
One of the key indicators of an expanding construction-materials market is merger and acquisition activity. We are starting to see a little bit of that right now.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – FEBRUARY 2017
TOP NEWS Vulcan Acquisition Vulcan Materials Co. signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Lebanon, Tenn.-based LoJac Holdings Corp.’s asphalt, construction, safety and Monterey operations. Summit Acquisition Summit Materials Inc. entered into definitive agreements to acquire Colorado-based Everist Materials LLC and Arkansas-based Razorback Concrete Co., subject to customary closing conditions. LafargeHolcim Innovation Airium, an innovative new product from LafargeHolcim, is…
Read MoreShuster: Infrastructure Package Not on Fast Track
Feb. 15, 2017 – House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster recently delivered a message that’s already becoming clear to the transportation world: A big legislative package to fund infrastructure isn’t going to happen right away. “You’re not going to see an infrastructure [bill] in the next month or two,” Shuster said at a National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners meeting.…
Read MoreMSHA to Award Grants for Mine Safety Education, Training
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced the availability of up to $1 million in grants for education and training programs to help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation’s mines.
Read MorePalmore to Receive NSSGA’s Barry K. Wendt Award
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) is proud to present the 2017 Barry K. Wendt Commitment Award to Doug Palmore, senior vice president of customer and technical services at Luck Companies. He will receive the award during NSSGA’s Annual Convention on March 6.
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