In This Quarterly Report, Provided Exclusively to Rock Products, Capstone Headwaters Offers Insight Into Merger & Acquisitions (M&A), Capital Markets Trends, Aggregate Production and Pricing. By Darin Good, Brian Krehbiel and Crista Gilmore
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U.S. Chamber CEO Urges a Rally for Recovery Through Infrastructure and More
In his annual State of American Business speech, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas J. Donohue outlined the path for a widespread economic recovery through a bold agenda of infrastructure investments, workforce reskilling, immigration reforms and reinvigorating America’s global competitiveness. Additionally, he warned that excessive regulations and anti-competitive taxes would undermine the recovery.
Read MoreTilcon Steps Up to Feed Those in Need
Jan. 12, 2021 – Tilcon Connecticut recently donated $22,000 worth of food to local food pantries in Durham, Wallingford, New Britain and Newington, Conn. The pantries will each receive $2,500 worth of food. Another $12,000 will be donated to food pantries in Plainville and North Branford, Conn., according to news reports. The donations were made possible by Tilcon employees, who worked together to collect…
Read MoreDodge Momentum Index Ends 2020 on a High Note
The Dodge Momentum Index jumped 9.2% in December to 134.6 (2000=100) from the revised November reading of 123.3. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. The commercial component of the Momentum Index rose…
Read MoreArgos USA, Liability Heir, Cooperates in Feds’ Concrete Price-Fixing Investigation
Argos USA, Alpharetta, Ga., has entered a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) resolving a DOJ Antitrust Division charge of conspiring to fix prices, rig bids and allocate sales for ready mixed concrete in Savannah, Ga., and neighboring markets under U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia jurisdiction, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division.
Read MoreEpiroc, Orica Unveil Prototype System for Underground Automation
Epiroc and Orica have successfully co-developed a prototype of the world’s first semi-automated explosives delivery system.
Read MoreKey Water Legislation Passes
The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA) was approved as part of the year-end omnibus and COVID-relief legislative package.
Read MoreSchlumberger Limited, Liberty Oilfield Services Do Deal
Schlumberger Limited SLB has completed the deal with smaller rival, Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. LBRT, to contribute its onshore hydraulic fracturing business in the United States and Canada, known as OneStim.
Read MoreTexas Frac Marks Two Years Without a Lost Time Accident
Texas Frac of Saint Jo, Texas, has marked two years without a lost time accident, according to a press release from the operation’s parent organization, FLASH Family of Companies.
Read MoreSource Energy Services Completes Recapitalization Transaction
Source Energy Services Ltd. together with its affiliates, completed its recapitalization transaction pursuant to a plan of arrangement dated Nov. 25, 2020, under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
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