Last month, I wrote about the stabilizing inventory issue across all goods, the unclogging of supply chains and the general normalization to pre-pandemic times. This is a welcome change for consumers that points to the supply chain recovery being firmly in place, with COVID receding into the rearview mirror. But given the headlines and sound bites we are surrounded with…
Read MoreDay: March 9, 2023
Make That 10
I will achieve a certain vaunted double-digit milestone this year: attendance at 10 ConExpo-Con/Agg shows. To be fair, my first show was before the merger, it was just Con/Agg at that time, separate from ConExpo. The show was held in the Houston Astrodome in 1988. But I say it counts. The first combined ConExpo-Con/Agg was held in Las Vegas in…
Read MoreUSGS: Nonfuel Mineral Production Jumps $3.6 Billion in 2022
By Mark S. Kuhar U.S. mines produced approximately $98.2 billion in nonfuel mineral commodities in 2022 – an estimated $3.6 billion increase over the 2021 revised total of $94.6 billion, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This information comes from the 28th annual USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries report, released Jan. 31 by the USGS National Minerals Information Center. The report…
Read MoreNLRB’s New Take on Electronic Surveillance of Employees
Is Electronic Surveillance Of Employees Impairing Employees’ Ability To Engage In Protected Activity? By Brian Hendrix and Terry Potter In 2022, unions represented just 6.8% of employees in private industry. Organized labor’s share of the workforce in the “mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction” category was only slightly higher at 7.7%. Even in coal, unions only represent roughly 15%…
Read MoreRefuting the Fallacies
People Will Usually Try To Be Objective If They Are Asked To Be Objective. By Thomas J. Roach There are occasions when one needs to refute an argument. It might be a workgroup meeting, a presentation to a zoning commission or a press conference. When plans or perspectives are at odds, it sometimes becomes necessary not just to make your…
Read MoreProactive Leaders Treat Their Employees as Customers
Your Employees Are The Customers Of Your Management And Leadership Skills. By Steve Schumacher In this current atmosphere of mass resignations, people seeking more flexibility in jobs and difficulty filling positions, leaders are looking for techniques that keep employees motivated, productive, and willing to stay with the company. This has always been true, but the need for those techniques is…
Read MoreQuarry Quest Returns
After A Two-Year Hiatus, CEMEX Brought Back One Of Its Signature Events. By Therese Dunphy The CEMEX 5K Quarry Quest, held at its FEC Quarry in Miami, is back and better than ever. While the pandemic caused a two-year hiatus between races, the event returned on Jan. 28, with more than 400 registered runners or walkers and 100 volunteers on…
Read MoreNews from Utah, Maine, Colorado
According to KSL TV 5 in Salt Lake City, Draper City and Geneva Rock continue not seeing eye to eye when it comes to Geneva Rock’s request to expand its mining operations at the Point of the Mountain Quarry. The company’s last proposal on mining operations was rejected less than two years ago. Arguments were presented from both sides at…
Read MoreIntelliTrans, AllTranstek Partner to Improve Rail Car Maintenance Tracking
IntelliTrans, the provider of global multimodal solutions for optimizing supply chain operations for bulk and break-bulk industries, announced a partnership with AllTranstek LLC for rail car maintenance tracking. AllTranstek monitors rail cars for required maintenance and testing; audits both railroad and contract shop repairs in addition to auditing lease and mileage equalization activity; handles Ad Valorem Tax processing; provides rail…
Read MoreABB Offers New Process Automation Podcast
A new podcast taking you behind the scenes of the largest, most complex industrial operations on the planet has been launched by ABB. From the phones in our hands to the water in our taps, process automation technologies are behind the scenes, helping orchestrate industrial processes, machinery and systems to operate seamlessly and efficiently to enable our everyday. Join presenter…
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