Update from the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed a major upgrade to its primary data system – the Mine Data Retrieval System (MDRS) – bringing increased functionality and more intuitive navigation to this widely used feature.
Read MoreMonth: August 2019
Review of Road Conditions
The Nation Is Falling Behind When It Comes to the Condition of Our Roads. Between 2009 and 2017, the percentage of the roads nationwide in poor condition increased from 14 to 20%. The percentage of roads in “good condition” increased only slightly: from 36 to 38% over that eight-year period.
Read MoreEconomic Update
The Market Is Sending Mixed Signals at the Mid-Way Point in the 2019 Construction Season. Through the first five months of 2019, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis were $295.0 billion, down 9% from the same period a year ago, according to according to Dodge Data & Analytics. On a 12-month moving total basis, total construction starts for the…
Read MoreEquipment Update
A Big-Picture Look at Issues in the Equipment Market. After two consecutive years of solid growth, equipment and software investment growth is likely to slow in 2019 to 3.9%, down from 4.5% in the second quarter, according to the third-quarter update to the 2019 Equipment Leasing & Finance “U.S. Economic Outlook” released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.
Read MorePublicly Traded Companies
The Aggregates Industry’s Publicly Traded Companies Reported First-Quarter Results.
Read MoreAggregates Production
USGS Reports Recent Increases in Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel Production. The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2019 was 449 million metric tons (Mt), an increase of 9% compared with that of the same period of 2018, according to Jason Willett, crushed stone commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological…
Read MoreScared Foreign Buyers Are Affecting Major Housing Markets
By: Pierre G. Villere As the real estate market collapsed in the fall of 2008, when the financial crisis pushed us over the edge into the Great Recession, a quiet but interesting phenomenon started occurring within a couple of years in the largest markets around the country.
Read MoreWelcome to the Aggregates Almanac
Welcome to the 2019 edition of the “Aggregates Almanac: The Ultimate Information Resource for Quarry Operators.” Published for the third year now, feedback from our readers indicates that this is a must-have publication that is widely used and valued.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – AUGUST 2019
TOP NEWS Mississippi Lime to Acquire Southern Lime Mississippi Lime Co., a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, announced it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire the Calera, Ala., lime business of Covia, operating historically as Southern Lime. NSSGA Announces New Seat Belt Safety Initiative The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association announced a winner in naming its seat belt…
Read MoreU.S. Concrete Aggregates Revenue Rises
U.S. Concrete Inc. reported results for the quarter ended June 30:
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