Lower mortgage rates and limited existing inventory helped to push new home sales up in March, even as builders continue to grapple with increased construction costs and material supply disruptions. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in March increased 9.6% to a 683,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from a downwardly revised reading in February, according to newly released data by…
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Granite Acquires Coast Mountain Resources on Vancouver Island
Granite has completed the acquisition of Coast Mountain Resources (2020) Ltd., a construction-aggregate producer based in British Columbia, Canada, on Malahat First Nation land. Coast Mountain Resources operates the Bamberton Quarry on Vancouver Island, which is strategically located on the deep water of the Saanich Inlet. Granite has been a customer of the quarry due to its high-quality aggregate and…
Read MoreCement Leaders Tie CO2 Reduction to Permitting, Regulatory Certainty
Portland Cement Association (PCA) producer-member executives, convening for a panel during the late-April IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference in Dallas, confirmed that alternative fuel usage and carbon capture storage (CCS) technology are positioning their industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a 2050 timetable true to the PCA Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality. PCA Chair and Votorantim Cimentos North America CEO Filiberto Ruiz…
Read MoreGCAA Announces New Committee Chairs
The Georgia Construction Aggregate Association (GCAA) named two new committee chairs. Aaron Himes, Summit Materials, will serve as chairman of the Safety Committee. Eric Griffith, Luck Stone, was named chairman of the Workshop/Expo Committee. Himes is the East Region safety director for Summit Materials, Boxley, Va.; Georgia Stone Products (Georgia and Florida); and American Materials Co. (North and South Carolina);…
Read MoreTrimble to Highlight Emerging Technology on the National Mall
Trimble will highlight its emerging technology and connected construction solutions May 14-16, 2023, at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) “Celebration of Construction” on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Trimble is one of 24 participating AEM member companies that will showcase its innovations at the three-day event. Trimble solutions are helping connect and modernize all aspects of the design,…
Read MoreNSSGA’s Young Leaders Features Mark S. Walsh Award
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) met in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to convene its Young Leaders Annual Meeting. NSSGA’s Young Leaders is a group of aggregates professionals, age 40 and under, who are committed to growing in their professional development and establishing a strong network within the industry. The annual meeting, held from April 23-26, attracted a record…
Read MoreIn The Aggregates
April 27, 2023 – There is a new book out for aggregates professionals. Recently published by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), “In the Aggregates: Forty-Two Years in the Sandbox” highlights the importance of the aggregates industry to the economy and to modern society. In nearly 400 pages, this book dives into a range of detailed information about…
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