Eagle Iron Works to Display at AGG1 2025

For more than 150 years, Eagle Iron Works has offered customers reliable, easy-to-operate equipment to handle washing and classifying applications. Eagle Iron Works will return to AGG1 at America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, from March 25-27, 2025. During AGG1, EIW will showcase its line of end-to-end washing equipment and be on hand to discuss how the company can…

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Eagle Materials’ Aggregates, Cement Revenue Declines

Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 ended Dec. 31, 2024. The company is reporting: Revenue in the Heavy Materials sector, which includes Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, as well as Joint Venture and intersegment Cement revenue, was down 4% to $351.8 million. Heavy Materials operating earnings decreased 20% to $85.4 million. Both declines resulted from…

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Permitting Update: Kansas

The limestone Bayer Construction mines out of the Crest Quarry, near 2400 Avenue and Vane Road, provides raw material for the concrete used in roads, sidewalks, and foundations around Fort Riley, Geary, Dickinson and surrounding counties. Bayer does the quarrying on property owned by Jim and Ranie McLaughlin and leased by David Walker. With the exception of a few years…

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AASHTO Hosts Senate Transportation Leaders

The leaders of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW)  recently shared their thoughts on key transportation issues ahead for the 119th Congress during the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 2025 Washington Briefing at the Westin DC Downtown Hotel in Washington, D.C., AASHTO reported. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chair of the EPW committee,…

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USGS Reports Lime Data

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 2024, an estimated 16 million tons of quicklime and hydrated lime was produced (excluding independent commercial hydrators), valued at about $3.2 billion. Lime was produced by 26 companies – 17 with commercial sales and nine that produced lime strictly for internal use (for example, sugar companies). These companies had 73 primary lime…

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