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Introducing the AVP Pulse Index
Dec. 28, 2022 – Rock Products has debuted “The Pulse,” a new construction industry economic report; and the AVP Pulse Index, a joint effort with mergers and acquisition advisors Allen-Villere Partners. According to Pierre G. Villere, chief author of the report, the Index shows a remarkable upward trajectory since its bottom in the spring of 2020, during the height of the COVID lockdown.…
Read MoreRock Products Debuts New Economic Reporting Tools
Rock Products has debuted “The Pulse,” a new construction industry economic report; and the AVP Pulse Index, a joint effort with mergers and acquisition advisors Allen-Villere Partners. The Pulse will be published quarterly in Rock Products, and the AVP Pulse Index will appear monthly. Both will appear in the January 2023 issue of the magazine. “For years, we have thought…
Read MoreBURNCO Rock Products Closes Action Ready Mix Deal
BURNCO Rock Products Ltd. has closed the asset acquisition of Action Ready Mix LLC. The acquisition bolsters BURNCO’s position within the Colorado front-range market by adding several ready-mix concrete plants in Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Action Ready Mix is a local, family-owned concrete manufacturing business with more than 70 employees serving the residential and commercial construction trade. It has been…
Read MoreEquipment Finance Outlook
By Mark S. Kuhar In what is likely to be a more challenging year for both the economy and the equipment finance industry, the 2023 forecast for equipment and software investment growth is 4.2%, according to the 2023 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook. The report released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation also forecasts sluggish U.S. GDP…
Read MoreWhat Is MSHA Doing With The Silica Rule?
MSHA Must Continue To Recognize Engineering Controls As The Primary Means To Eliminate Respirable Dust Within The Mine Atmosphere And Achieve Compliance. By Brian Hendrix Just a few days after the midterm elections in 2022, Sen. Joe Manchin and four of his colleagues in the Senate sent a letter to MSHA Assistant Secretary Chris Williamson to “formally request additional information…
Read MoreThe Art of the Apology
Here Are Suggestions On How To Navigate This Sometimes Public And Sometimes Interpersonal Exchange. By Thomas J. Roach Apology is a communication genre that is as old as civilization. When people live and work together, they have tacit expectations and needs that are met and gratified by others. When one party violates those expectations or fails to meet the other…
Read MoreHow to Make Your Policies Most Effective
Most Policies Become Wallpaper Because There Is No Follow-Up. By Steve Schumacher We have all experienced it at one time or another. The leaders of our organization come up with some new policies that they expect everyone to implement and adhere to. Those policies take a lot of different forms, everything from performance reviews, time off policies, company property, behavior…
Read MoreHardhats and Red Kettles
For Michels, Supporting The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign Bucket Brigade Is A Holiday Tradition. By Therese Dunphy What began with a couple of employees participating in the Salvation Army of Fond du Lac’s Red Kettle Campaign Bucket Brigade a handful of years ago has grown into a holiday tradition for Brownsville, Wis.-based Michels. The family-owned and operated business began…
Read MoreNews from Tennessee, Virginia and California
According to WSMV4 News, people who live close to a rock quarry on Highway 12S in Ashland City, Tenn., said their complaints about noise and damage to their homes have been ignored by city officials. Walker’s Trucking and Excavating owns a quarry that homeowners said they have complained about for years as it is permitted in a residential area. Complaints…
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