HD Hyundai Construction Equipment – North America announced the addition of Pillar Equipment to its network of authorized dealerships. The Silvis, Ill.-based dealer will represent the full line of Hyundai Construction Equipment products in Rock Island, Henry, Whiteside, and Mercer Counties in the Quad Cities region of northwest Illinois.
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New Home Sales Rise in April
Stabilizing mortgage rates and a lack of resale inventory provided a boost for new home sales in April, even as builders continue to wrestle with rising costs stemming from shortages of transformers and other building materials and a persistent lack of construction workers. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in April increased 4.1% to a 683,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate…
Read MoreMSHA Impact Inspections Target 20 Mines in 15 States
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed impact inspections at 20 mines in 15 states in April 2023 and found 335 violations. Since Jan. 1, 2023, MSHA’s inspections identified 914 violations, including 257 significant and substantial and 18 unwarrantable failure findings. An S&S violation is one reasonably likely to cause a reasonably…
Read MoreAggregates Production Decreases in First Quarter of 2023
The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2023 was 459 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease compared with that of the same period of 2023, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Commodity Specialist Jason Christopher Willett.
Read MoreNSSGA Lauds Fiscal Responsibility Act
May 30, 2023 – President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a preliminary agreement on the debt ceiling over the weekend, dubbed the “Fiscal Responsibility Act,” which suspends the debt limit until 2025 and limits discretionary spending for the next two years. The bipartisan deal includes modest federal spending cuts and a series of policy provisions. National Stone, Sand & Gravel…
Read MoreEpiroc Launches ‘Deep Automation’ for Underground Material Handling
Deep Automation is Epiroc’s cutting-edge set of automation systems and applications used to orchestrate loaders and trucks in underground mining operations. Developed with interoperability in mind, customers can take control of safety zones, production assignments and autonomous traffic in real time – boosting safety, consistency and productivity.
Read MoreCDE Recruiting for Roles in the U.S. and Canada
CDE is recruiting for a range of roles across its teams in the United States and Canada. The company is recruiting a head of operations based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to drive excellence across its sales, technical engineering and delivery teams.
Read MoreMAJOR Highlights FLEX-MAT Modular PLUS Screen Media Panels
MAJOR highlighted its FLEX-MAT Modular PLUS screen media panels at ConExpo-Con/Agg. “We’re always looking at ways to help producers get the best end product. What better way than to optimize the design of our efficient FLEX-MAT product for even better performance,” said Bernard Betts, president of MAJOR. “FLEX-MAT Modular PLUS is just that. A proven, reliable solution to achieve heightened…
Read MoreMSHA Reports 18th Fatality of 2023
MSHA reported that on May 2, a miner at Plant 280, Brookings, S.D., died when he was struck by a mobile radial stacker conveyor. This is the 18th fatality reported in 2023, and the fourth classified as “Powered Haulage.” MSHA recommends the following best practices to avoid this type of accident: Provide safe access to all working places by identifying…
Read MoreSupreme Court Rules for Plaintiff, Industry on WOTUS
The Supreme Court ruled on “Waters of the United States” or WOTUS – the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act – with a 5-4 majority rolling back federal safeguards in a long-running dispute between the government and a couple who owns property in Idaho.
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