Permitting Update: Virginia

Despite pleas for a delay from neighboring homeowners – as well as from four of their Henrico counterparts – Goochland supervisors have approved an expansion of a decades-old rock quarry in the direction of residential neighborhoods across the county line. The Goochland board voted unanimously Tuesday night to allow Luck Stone Corp. to expand its operations in Rockville to include…

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Slabstack Joins Command Alkon’s Connected Partner Program 

Command Alkon and Slabstack announced Slabstack’s participation in Command Alkon’s Connected Partner program.   This partnership empowers both companies to leverage connected technologies via cloud-to-cloud API integration to deliver state-of-the-art solutions to mutual customers of Slabstack and Command Alkon including a wider audience of industry professionals. The Command Alkon Connected Partner program is a dynamic community of forward-thinking companies dedicated…

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Construction Spending Ticks Down in July; Highways Down

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, construction spending during July 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,162.7 billion, 0.3% (±1.0%) below the revised June estimate of $2,169.0 billion. The July figure is 6.7% (±1.8%) above the July 2023 estimate of $2,027.4 billion.  During the first seven months of this year, construction spending amounted to $1,237.5 billion,…

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