Ed Sullivan, Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) chief economist and senior vice president of market Intelligence, anticipates the U.S. economy will gradually weaken during the first half of 2024 but will likely slowly recover in the second half. Sullivan made that prediction and others for the industries at a press conference held at World of Concrete 2024 in Las Vegas. Sullivan…
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Hitachi ZAXIS-7 Medium, Large Excavators Optimize Comfort
Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas fills out its ZAXIS-7 line of medium and large excavators with the ZX250LC-7, ZX300LC-7, ZX350LC-7, ZX490LC-7, ZX690LC-7 and ZX890LC-7. Ranging in operating weight from 58,433 to 192,938 lb. (26,500 kg to 87,500 kg), these excavators include upgraded features that enhance operator comfort, visibility, fuel efficiency, durability and productivity. “The new ZX-7 generation of mid- to large-sized…
Read MoreA New Dimension
Central Texas Stone & Aggregate has partnered with dimensional stone giant Cold Spring – which operates a quarry on the edge of the Llano Uplift in Marble Falls, Texas – to process thousands of tons of unused granite. You can read the full feature in the February issue of Rock Products.
Read MoreSummit Materials Names Moore COO
Summit Materials appointed Marshall Moore as executive vice president, chief operations officer, effective Jan. 4. In the newly created role, Moore will enhance Summit’s operational excellence capabilities with responsibility for manufacturing and supply chain excellence, information technology and lean processes. Moore will also be responsible for the team integrating Summit’s acquisition of Argos USA, where he will provide battle-tested expertise…
Read MoreSingle-Family Starts Down in December but Post Solid Showing
In a sign that lower mortgage rates continue to boost the housing market, single-family production surpassed the million mark for the second straight month in December.
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