IROCK Crushers announced the recent hire of Nate Russell, who joins as regional sales manager, Mid-Atlantic/Northeast. “As part of our effort to expand distribution, we are very excited that Nate has joined our team. He has a tremendous amount of industry experience and his level of application and product knowledge with crushing and screening in the construction world makes him…
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Repair Priorities Report Spotlights Deteriorating Roads
Transportation for America and Taxpayers for Common Sense said it will take $231.4 billion per year just to keep our existing road network in acceptable repair and bring the backlog of roads in poor condition into good repair over a six-year period.
Read MoreMetso Adds Empire Southwest to Distributor Network
Metso announced the addition of Empire Southwest of Arizona to its U.S. aggregates distributor community. Empire’s 14 construction equipment locations in Arizona and its two California branches will support Metso’s products and services. “Empire is a highly respected and service focused distributor,” said Ben Hansbury, vice president, distribution sales at Metso. “We are very excited to be partnering with them and providing our…
Read MoreCalifornia Infrastructure Graded a C-
The 2019 Report Card for California’s Infrastructure, released by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), gives California an overall grade of a “C-.” The state has made progress in recent years to close the infrastructure investment gap, but much work remains to prepare the infrastructure to support the state’s economy and preserve Californians quality of life.
Read MoreInfrastructure Week, Day Two
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi May 14, 2019 – Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will address nearly 500 transportation design and construction executives, and labor union officials attending the annual Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Washington Fly-In. Speaker Pelosi is expected to detail highway and transit investment policy issues, including the $2 trillion infrastructure investment proposal she discussed April 30 with President Donald Trump and…
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