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Martin Marietta Down 8% in First Quarter
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. released results for the first quarter ended March 31, reporting total revenues of $1.251 billion, compared to $1.354 billion in the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 8%.
Read MoreIn California, Are Sand And Gravel ‘Minerals’?
A New California Appellate Decision Broadly Interprets Mineral Rights Reservations In Grant Deeds To Include Sand And Gravel. By Mhare O. Mouradian, MaryBeth Heydt and Destinee Burrell As goes California, so goes the nation? When interpreting general mineral reservations in grants or deeds, California courts have not, until recently, considered sand and gravel – aggregate – a “mineral.” That changed…
Read MorePricing Strategies (Part Two)
Does Your 2024 Budget Set You Up For Failure? By Barry Hudson and Steve Franklin In the first of this two-part series, which appeared last month, the authors stated the challenge and offered initial advice. In part two, they identify solutions. – Ed. When thinking about the aggregates industry, and how fixated some people are with volume, as opposed to…
Read MoreThe Rock Products Interview: Andy Arnold
Rock Products Editor Mark Kuhar Reached out to BMC Enterprises’ Chief Operating Officer/Managing Director Andy Arnold to Discuss Breedon’s Move into the U.S. Market. Andy, can you give us a little background on yourself and BMC?I started my career in 1989 with what was at the time Redland, a UK-based construction material company later acquired by Lafarge. I worked for…
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