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.
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Former 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…
Read MoreSenate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Senate has passed a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal, a significant win for the aggregates and construction industries, according to The Hill.
Read MoreJAX Introduces New Bio-Guard Products
JAX Inc. introduced its new Bio-Guard line of technologically advanced lubricants designed to maximize operational efficiencies with environmentally acceptable formulations. The complete line of Bio-Guard products meets the technical definitions and requirements established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for biodegradability, toxicity and bioaccumulation. “Meeting these requirements was very important for us because it meant we could offer our customers…
Read MoreCommand Alkon Introduces TicketPro for Digital Ticketing and More
Command Alkon offers TicketPro, a solution to digitize 100% of material and haul tickets that enter a production facility or a jobsite by extracting data through OCR technology.
Read MoreEdw. C. Levy Using Drones for Topographic Analysis
Edw. C. Levy is now using the Kespry Aerial Intelligence platform for topographic analysis and inventory management. Levy is a construction, aggregates and facilities company that provides asphalt, aggregates, concrete, agricultural products, and other materials to its customers in North America, Central and South America, western Europe, Asia and Australia. “One of my chief responsibilities is looking over the land…
Read MoreSelect Sands Announces Debt Restructuring
Select Sands Corp. said that its subsidiary Select Sands America Corp. successfully negotiated and executed a new $8.1 million loan agreement with its bank to restructure its existing loans. Proceeds from the loan agreement are being used as follows:
Read MoreSmart Sand Revenues Rise Higher
Smart Sand, Inc. announced results for the second quarter 2021. Revenues were $29.6 million in the second quarter compared to $27.5 million in the first quarter of 2021 and $26.1 million in the second quarter of 2020.
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