WCCO Belting offers a new belting solution for crushing, grinding, sorting, screening and piling operations in the aggregate and recycling industries. The patent-pending Direct X cleat profile increases conveyor capacity by capturing more material across the belt width than standard industry patterns. Combined with the benefits of a specialized belt construction that is thinner yet stronger and more flexible in…
Read MoreMonth: May 2020
High Water and Pandemic Challenge Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping
Just as the 2020 shipping season on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway was getting underway, the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up in North America. The challenges and necessities of the pandemic are reflected in port tonnage totals for the start of the season.
Read MoreThe Longer This Goes On, The More It Will Hurt
By: Pierre G. Villere Last month, I began this column by saying that I was speechless and in a state of shock. I still am.
Read MoreFinancing the Future
The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the news cycle for several months now and that news cycle shows no signs of abating. There is nothing we can talk about regarding our present situation that has not been covered ad nauseum.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – MAY 2020
TOP NEWS Teichert Buys Eagle Materials Assets Eagle Materials Inc. announced that the company has sold its Western Aggregates and Mathews Readymix operations for $93.5 million to Teichert, a California-based construction company. Lehigh Hanson Initiates Layoffs Lehigh Cement Co. LLC announced that most of its cement-making work at its Glens Falls, N.Y., plant and Moreau, N.Y., quarry would cease due…
Read MorePutting the Fun Into Fundraising
Vulcan Material Co.’s Quarry Crusher Run Series has raised more than $500,000 for its local communities. By Therese Dunphy
Read MoreThe World Turned Upside Down
By: Pierre G. Villere I am speechless, and in a state of shock.
Read MoreThe Road Ahead
When Rock Products acquired Aggregates Manager, one of the key pieces of that deal was the Aggregates Industry Atlas. This issue marks the first time this industry favorite publication has been produced under the Rock Products banner.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – APRIL 2020
TOP NEWS MDU Resources Recognized for Gender Diversity MDU Resources Group Inc. has again been named a Winning “W” Company by 2020 Women on Boards for having at least 20% of its corporate board comprised of women. MDU Resources’ board is made up of 10 directors. Three women, Karen B. Fagg, Patricia L. Moss and Chenxi Wang, served on the…
Read MoreRitchie Bros. Sells Special Edition Volvo ‘Gold Rush’ Excavator
Discovery’s “Gold Rush” Stars Tony and Kevin Beets Were Onsite to Catch Bids for the Item. By Mark S. Kuhar
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