Krumenacher Named to WISA Board of Directors

Wisconsin Industrial Sand Association (WISA) announced that GZA’s Mark Krumenacher of Waukesha County, Wis., was named to the WISA board of directors. Krumenacher is a senior principal and senior vice president with GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. and recently was named to the firm’s board of directors. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a BS and MS in…

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June Construction Starts Climb 4 Percent

New construction starts in June grew 4 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $679.9 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Nonresidential building increased 13 percent in June, strengthening after two months of lackluster activity, and the nonbuilding construction sector rose 8 percent with the help of elevated activity for electric utilities. However, residential…

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AED Names Southeast Regional Director

Michael Vasquez, vice president at Atlas Copco Construction Equipment distributor Meco Miami Inc., has been appointed Southeast regional director to the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) board of directors. During his three-year term as Southeast regional director, Vazquez hopes to appeal to the small dealer market, while maintaining Meco Miami’s active competition with other distributors. Vazquez said AED has given Meco…

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Single-Family Housing Starts Bounce Back in June

Nationwide housing starts rose 8.3 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.22 million units, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Single-family production increased 6.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 849,000 units from a below-trend May reading of 799,000, while multifamily starts…

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