June 25, 2020 – Please join the Mine Safety and Health Administration for its next Quarterly Stakeholder Call on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Assistant Secretary David G. Zatezalo will open the call with remarks about recent developments at MSHA. The call will focus on various safety topics and include an update on the current COVID-19 pandemic. Specialists will also provide…
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Housing Shows Strength as Sales and Permits Rise
Consistent with National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) forecast, home building data are showing signs of leading an emerging economic rebound. While risks to the outlook remain, particularly in the form of local, rising virus spread and ongoing layoffs, the recession appears to have taken a short and sharp downturn, according to Chief Economist Robert Dietz.
Read MoreConstruction Labor Costs Stabilize
Engineering and Construction costs fell in June, according to IHS Markit and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). The current headline IHS Markit PEG Engineering and Construction Cost Index registered 49.0 in June, falling just short of the neutral mark 50; a neutral index reading indicates responders see no change in pricing. The materials and equipment portion of the index came in at 47.2, still indicating falling…
Read MoreIROCK Crushers Adds Continental Equipment as Exclusive Dealer
IROCK Crushers has announced that Continental Equipment Co. will be its exclusive dealer to market, sell and service the company’s full line of mobile and portable crushing plants, screening plants and conveying equipment in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas and Arkansas. Missouri-based Continental Equipment has been serving the mineral processing industry for more than 30 years. “We are very excited to partner with…
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