St. Louis-based aggregates and concrete producer BMC Enterprises Inc. has acquired Stewart Concrete Products headquartered in Halfway, Mo., and created a strategic partnership with Stewart-Morrison Redi-Mix Inc. based in West Plains, Mo., bringing the company’s recent acquisitions to five in the last 13 months.
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Boaters Watch Cliff Wall Fall
June 30, 2021 – Boaters on northern Michigan’s Lake Superior captured a dramatic video of a large section of cliff wall crashing into the water. The piece of the cliff wall, which consists of sandstone and dirt measuring around 200 ft., fell at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The rock fall looked like a quarry face coming down after…
Read MoreBipartisan Infrastructure Deal Would Aid Economic Growth
A bipartisan infrastructure deal reached by President Joe Biden and a group of senators would not only add to economic growth, but also lower the national debt, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
Read MoreInterstate Highway System Turns 65
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, which has been called the most ambitious public works project built since the Roman Empire, is the most critical link in the nation’s transportation system. The Interstate Highway System turns 65 this year.
Read MoreCondo Collapse Tragedy
June 29, 2021 – The tragic collapse of a condo complex in Florida once again shines a harsh light on the issue of infrastructure. This time, the concrete infrastructure of buildings. Per CNN, engineers who have reviewed the available information about the tower’s collapse say the investigation into its cause should focus on potential failures near the base of the building. Sinisa…
Read MoreHyundai Construction Equipment Adds New Distributor
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas expanded its North American authorized dealer network with the addition of St. Joseph Equipment Inc.
Read MoreNew Study Touts Impact of Infrastructure, Education, Child-Care
President Biden and a bipartisan group of senators agreed to a compromise deal on a partial infrastructure deal, and a new study from the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College projects a significant increase in the growth rate in 2021 as a result. Infrastructure, education and families proposals, if enacted, will have positive macroeconomic benefits.
Read MoreVirtual Reality Training Program Targets Mines
Underground and surface mines can be hazardous places, so when it comes to safety training in the mining profession, the old saying “practice makes perfect” holds true. To improve hazard safety instruction, a team at South Dakota Mines has spent the past year developing a virtual reality (VR) training module that mimics a mining environment.
Read MoreUSGS Reports 2020 Minerals Production
U.S. mines produced approximately $82.3 billion in minerals in 2020 – about $1.5 billion lower than the 2019 revised total of $83.7 billion, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Read MoreMDU Resources Subsidiary Receives FERC Certificate for Pipeline Project
WBI Energy Inc., the pipeline subsidiary of MDU Resources Group Inc. received an order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issuing a certificate of public convenience and necessity on the North Bakken Expansion project, a natural gas pipeline expansion with capacity to transport 250 million cu. ft. of natural gas per day from the Bakken in North Dakota.
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