New TRIP Report Targets Georgia New TRIP report, “Modernizing Georgia’s Transportation System: Progress & Challenges in Providing Safe, Efficient and Well-Maintained Roads, Highways & Bridges,” lists needed projects throughout the state that still lack sufficient funding to proceed prior to 2022. Midwest Materials Purchased Pioneer Landscape Centers acquired Midwest Materials in the company’s second transaction of the year. The acquisition…
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Vulcan Materials Announces Chief Financial Officer Succession Plan
Vulcan Materials Co. announced a succession plan for the chief financial officer position. The company has named Suzanne H. Wood as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Sept. 1, 2018. Wood will succeed John R. McPherson, currently executive vice president, chief financial and strategy officer.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Surges in June
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 4,052,994 tons in June, an increase of more than 17 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. This June also represented the first month in which loadings topped 4 million tons since July 2015.
Read MoreDodge Momentum Index Moves Higher in June
The Dodge Momentum Index grew 0.8 percent in June to 165.5 (2000=100) from the revised May reading of 164.2. 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 MoreAggregate Industry Market Report
In This Exclusive Report Prepared for Rock Products, Capstone Headwaters Discusses Market Trends Including Mergers and Acquisitions, Aggregate Production and Pricing. By Darin Good and Brian Krehbiel
Read MoreKomatsu Introduces WA480-8 Wheel Loader
Komatsu America Corp. introduced its new WA480-8 wheel loader. Equipped with an EPA Tier 4 Final certified emissions regulations-compliant engine, this latest addition to the wheel loader family combines higher production with lower fuel costs, improved operator comfort and enhanced serviceability. New operator-friendly design features include the optional advanced joystick steering system (AJSS), which eliminates the steering wheel, and with…
Read MoreLafarge SA Under Investigation
July 8, 2018 – This case is getting ugly. LafargeHolcim’s subsidiary Lafarge SA has been placed under formal investigation in France over allegations it financed terrorist groups, and aided and abetted crimes against humanity in a bid to continue operating in Syria, according to news reports. A panel of examining magistrates presiding over the case relating to the operation of the…
Read MoreIndustry Officials Blast Author of New Book on Sand
In advance of a new book getting ready to hit the market, “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization,” the L.A. Times allowed its author, Vince Beiser, to write an opinion piece.
Read MoreConstruction Spending Rises; Highway Spending Declines
The U.S. Census Bureau announced that in May 2018, construction spending during May 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,309.5 billion, 0.4 percent (±1.3 percent) above the revised April estimate of $1,304.5 billion.
Read MoreFairbanks Scales Names Gerhart as a Top Domestic Distributor
Fairbanks Scales Inc., the oldest scale company in the U.S., announced that Allentown, Pa.-based Gerhart has been named one of Fairbanks’ Top Five Authorized Domestic Distributors for the second year in a row. Gerhart has been a Fairbanks Scales authorized distributor since it was established in 1929. The company delivers turnkey installation, repair, maintenance, certification and calibration solutions for weighing systems…
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