Rock Products management columnist Steve Schumacher asks, “Where do you want to be in five years?” Here is why he thinks that is an important question.
Read MoreDay: August 29, 2017
Publicly Traded Companies Report
The aggregates industry’s publicly traded companies reported second quarter results.
Read MoreSafety Training
By Joseph P. McGuire and Bill Snead A majority of companies in the aggregates industry have a genuine concern about the safety of their employees. In their efforts to ensure employee accidents and injuries are kept to a minimum, safety professionals continually look for that one program, new initiative or “silver bullet” to eliminate unwanted events on company sites or…
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced it is extending the effective date of the agency’s final rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines until Oct. 2, 2017. This extension will allow additional time for MSHA to provide training and compliance assistance for its stakeholders. MSHA is developing a variety of…
Read MoreAggregates Production
USGS Reports The Estimated U.S. Output Of Construction Aggregates.
Read MoreAggregates Industry Market Report
Market Trends Including Mergers and Acquisitions, Aggregate Production and Pricing. By Brian Krehbiel
Read MoreThe Economic Impact of the Natural Aggregates Industry:
A National, State and County Analysis By George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Read MoreWelcome to the Aggregates Industry Almanac
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Read MoreFIRST LOOK – AUGUST 2017
TOP NEWS Vulcan Materials Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017. Total revenues increased $74 million, or 8 percent, to $1.03 billion. Gross profit was $292 million, in line with the prior year. Net earnings were $120 million and Adjusted EBITDA was $288 million. Martin Marietta Materials Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported record results for…
Read MoreVance Named President, CEO of Ash Grove Cement
Ash Grove Cement announced that J. Randall Vance, president and chief operating officer, has been promoted to president and chief executive officer. Charles Sunderland, chairman and chief executive officer and part of the fourth generation of Sunderland family members to lead the majority family-owned business, will remain chairman of the board. “Randy has demonstrated effective leadership for Ash Grove’s largest…
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