Liebherr USA Co. launched a new partnership with local Virginia Beach company Advanced Technology Institute (ATI). In this partnership, Liebherr USA will host up to six students each year who are attending ATI in the Heavy Vehicle Technology program, studying to be service technicians.
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Hyundai Construction Equipment Continues Dealer Expansion
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas announced the addition of Tri-State Equipment Rentals to its North American authorized dealer network. Tri-State has been providing top quality construction equipment in the Southwest since 2007.
Read MoreMissouri Roads in Need of a Fix
Sixty-five years ago this week, the first ground was broken in Missouri on what would become the U.S. Interstate Highway System. On its 65th anniversary, the Interstate Highway System is the most critical transportation network in Missouri, according to a new report from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. A new report released by TRIP, entitled…
Read MoreChaney Expands Virginia Holdings With Acquisition
Aggregates, ready-mix, custom blends and construction-supplies provider Chaney Enterprises will acquire three Branscome ready-mix concrete plant’s locations in the lower Chesapeake and Virginia Eastern Shore region: Chesapeake (Dominion Blvd. in Chesapeake, Va.), Oak Hall (Tasley, Va.) and Nassawadox (Exmore, Va.)
Read MoreMAJOR Features FLEX-MAT Modular Screen Media
MAJOR offers FLEX-MAT Modular screen media panels. The company’s signature screen media delivers increased throughput by providing more open area than traditional panels.
Read MoreUS Aggregates Hosts Emergency Action Drills
US Aggregates hosted an emergency action drill at its Monon, Ind., quarry on Saturday, July. 24. The drill, in collaboration with Ozinga, Monon Fire Department, Monticello Fire Department, and Lutheran Health Network, is part of an ongoing commitment to ensuring workplace safety for US Aggregates employees.
Read MoreMDU Resources Sees Strong Demand in Materials Business
MDU Resources Group Inc. reported second quarter earnings of $100.2 million, or 50 cents per share, compared to second quarter 2020 earnings of $99.7 million, or 50 cents per share. For the six months ended June 30, MDU Resources earned $152.3 million, or 76 cents per share, compared to $124.8 million, or 62 cents per share, in 2020.
Read MoreFormer Geneva Rock Quarry to Become Innovative Development
A former Geneva Rock gravel pit in Lehi, Utah, will become a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) mixed-use project. The site will feature 300 luxury apartments, 100 townhome units, connection to a future proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system between Utah and Salt Lake counties, and pedestrian and bicycle paths with easy access to nearby trail systems. The project will be…
Read MoreThat’s A Lot of Money Per Year
Aug. 10, 2021 – When the FAST Act was signed into law in 2015 by President Obama, it averaged $45 billion per year in spending on roads and bridges. Contrast that to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act just passed by the Senate. The bill, which now goes to the House, averages just over $70 billion per year, according to National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Vice…
Read MoreHow Bipartisan Was It?
August 10, 2021 – The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. Senate was certainly a bipartisan effort, but just how bipartisan was it? All democrats, but only 19 republicans, voted to make the bill a reality. Here are the 19 GOP senators who voted to put roads and bridges over political posturing to support the aggregates and…
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