The parent company of Buffalo Crushed Stone has paid $1.4 million to buy the neighboring Greatbatch Medical Inc. plant in Clarence, N.Y., which is set to close, according to The Buffalo News.
Read MoreMonth: November 2017
ARTBA Chides Congress for Ignoring Highway Trust Fund
A leading transportation infrastructure group criticized the recently passed House tax bill for failing to address the looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund in 2021 and the “$1,000 per year ‘hidden tax’ borne by every American household due to ever increasing traffic congestion on the Interstate highways.”
Read MoreZatezalo Confirmed to Head MSHA
David Zatezalo was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Assistant Secretary of Labor overseeing the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by a vote of 52-46 on Nov. 15, 2017.
Read MoreCat Rolls Out 988K XE Electric Drive Loader
Caterpillar rolled out its new 988K XE loader at a special media event in Peoria, Ill. The new loader was also previewed at Tower Rock Stone in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., at an event attended by Rock Products Editor Mark Kuhar. The electric drive loader delivers 25 percent greater overall efficiency and up to 10 percent more productivity in load-and-carry applications…
Read MoreElliott Joins MSHA Staff
Aggregates industry veteran Ed Elliott joined The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) as a senior advisor to the acting assistant secretary.
Read MoreConstruction Starts: Three Consecutive Quarters of Positive Growth
ConstructConnect, a leading provider of construction information and technology solutions in North America, released its Q4 2017 Forecast Quarterly Report. The Winter 2017-18 starts forecast includes year-over-year estimates for 2017 that have become more upbeat than a quarter ago. Groundbreakings on several mega-projects late this year have provided exceptional lift to the industrial and engineering type-of-structure categories.
Read MoreDurex Invites Producers to Invest in its Quality; Profit from its Solutions
Originally founded in 1965, Durex Products has a long history of successfully applying innovative product development and customer service concepts in supplying screen media and screening accessories into the mining, aggregate and recycling industries. The focus is on prompt delivery, quality products, and a willingness to help customers solve difficult screening problems with innovative solutions. Today, these founding principles hold…
Read MoreAEM Announces ‘I Make America’ Award Winners
A record number of equipment manufacturing industry companies were recognized for their outstanding commitment to advocacy efforts on behalf of the industry at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) recent Annual Conference. Thirty companies received AEM’s highest honor for their participation in I Make America, the association’s national grassroots campaign that advances the equipment manufacturing industry’s policy priorities. Twenty-two companies…
Read MoreCemex USA’s Lytle Creek Quarry Earns Top Safety Award
Cemex USA announced that Lytle Creek Quarry near Rialto, Calif., received the 2017 California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) Excellence in Safety Award in the Large Aggregates category for its attention to safety.
Read MoreVoters Approve Transportation Investment Ballot Measures
Voters in 20 states approved more than 80 percent of 215 transportation investment ballot measures Nov. 7, mostly at the local level, according to analysis conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC).
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