Total construction starts fell 3% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $854.8 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. There were few bright spots during the month, with all three sectors (residential, nonresidential building and nonbuilding) moving lower in July.
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MSHA Reports 23rd Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Aug. 3, a miner at Bridgeport Stone Plant, Wise County, Texas, was run over by a customer tractor-trailer while walking to his normal work area.
Read MoreSchurco Slurry Acquires KETO Pumps
Heavy-duty slurry pumps manufacturer Schurco Slurry LLC has acquired KETO Pumps South Africa, a global peer in the heavy-duty slurry pump manufacturing space, to broaden its footprint in serving the global mining industry as well as other slurry pump users around the world.
Read MoreMaterials Prices Keep Rising
August 16, 2021 – According to Ken Simonsen, chief economist at Associated General Contractors, construction materials costs continued to outstrip bid prices in the 12 months ending in July despite a recent drop in lumber and copper prices. The producer price index (PPI) for new nonresidential building construction – a measure of the price that contractors say they would charge to build a…
Read MoreHeavy Vehicle Technology Students Get Boost from Liebherr
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.
Read MoreHyundai 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.
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