Allan Myers Supports Penn College Off-Road Programs

Pennsylvania producer Allan Myers has pledged $250,000 to expand its support of academic programs at Penn College. Those funds – celebrated during an Oct. 17 event – will be used to help meet equipment needs, to expand the company’s financial assistance to students through the Allan Myers Corporate Scholar Program and for branding at the college’s off-road operations site in…

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PACA Names New Board of Directors

The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA), Pennsylvania’s leading voice for the crushed stone, ready mixed concrete, sand and gravel, and cement industries, announced its new board of directors during the annual meeting and 40th anniversary commemoration. Jeff Detwiler, president, materials of New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc., was elected as chairman of the PACA board of directors. Jamie…

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October Total Construction Starts Increase; Highway Starts Soar

Total construction starts rose 8% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.12 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. In October, nonresidential building starts gained 9%, and nonbuilding starts rose 26%; however, residential starts fell by 3%. Highway and bridge starts rose a startling 57%. Year-to-date, total construction was 16% higher in the first ten months of 2022…

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