Geneva Rock and Wheeler Machinery joined forces for an incredible opportunity to put a smile on the face of a courageous young boy, 12-year-old Boston Ballash. He was electrocuted earlier this year in an unfortunate accident at a family reunion, resulting in the amputation of several fingers. Despite this setback, he has worked hard to regain the use of his…
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H&K Holds Job Fair to Fill Key Positions, Meet Challenges of Expanded Workload
In direct response to expanding project workload in its Northeast Pennsylvania operating region, H&K Group Inc. (H&K) reported that it held an extremely successful, multi-divisional Job Fair on Saturday, Aug. 5.
Read MoreGranite to Tackle Rock Tunnel Project in Akron, Ohio
Granite has been awarded an approximately $215 million contract by the city of Akron, Ohio to construct the Northside Interceptor Tunnel Project (NSIT) to aid in preventing combined sewer overflows from entering the Cuyahoga River during typical storms. Project funding will come from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) and is expected to be included…
Read MoreStudents Lobby Lawmakers with Graniterock Rubberized Asphalt
Graniterock’s rubberized asphalt landed at the nation’s capital this summer for a pitch to lawmakers by elementary school students from southern Virginia who want to see old tires put to new use. Fifth and sixth-graders from Willow Springs Elementary School brought the rubberized asphalt samples to meetings with Senate and House of Representatives staffers to lobby them on productive uses…
Read MoreThe AVP Pulse Index for August
Aug. 16, 2023 – The AVP Pulse Index this month dropped 0.1% month-over-month, while increasing 6.3% year-over-year. The proprietary AVP Pulse Index – a joint effort between mergers and acquisition advisors Allen-Villere Partners, and Rock Products – illustrates the health of the industry in one single trend line, using relevant data that is updated monthly or quarterly.
Read MoreTotal Construction Starts Show Double-Digit Gains in July
Total construction starts rose 17% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.2 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonbuilding starts drove the increase, rising 38%, due to the start of a singular large LNG facility. Residential starts rose 20%, while nonresidential building starts lost 6%.
Read MoreVulcan’s Ft. Pierce Quarry Team Supports First Responders
With a legacy dating back before the acquisition of Florida Rock Industries by Vulcan Materials Co., the team operating Vulcan’s Ft. Pierce Quarry in Florida reiterated its support of first responders this summer with meal donations to five different first responder stations in St. Lucie County in June and July – demonstrating a healthy, active partnership with the community.
Read MoreConstruction Materials Groups Embrace IIJA Buy America Clarification, Exclusions
Materials anchoring the supply chain behind Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)-funded building or nonbuilding construction projects have explicit exclusions to White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-issued Build America, Buy America (BABA) sourcing requirements.
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