An Industry Outsider Makes Her Mark. By Josephine Patterson This is the first in a new series that highlights women in the aggregates industry. – Ed Anne Noonan decided it was time to undertake a new challenge in a different industry. So, after a successful 30-plus-year career in the chemical industry, she took on the role of President and CEO…
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Mississippi Lime Hires Sustainability Director
Mississippi Lime Co. (MLC) announced that Fiona Woody will join the company in its newly created role of director of sustainability and ESG. In leading the company’s sustainability mission, she will partner with key business leaders to accelerate, integrate and strategically communicate sustainability and ESG initiatives.
Read MoreHyundai Construction Equipment Expands Network with Hayden Machinery
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas (HCEA) announced the expansion of its North American authorized dealer network with the addition of Springfield, Mo.-based Hayden Machinery, LLC. With the addition of this new dealership, Hyundai’s North American network now includes 75 dealerships operating in 182 locations, offering sales, service, and parts for the full line of Hyundai excavators, wheel loaders, compaction rollers and other…
Read MoreGraniterock Wins Project of the Year From Slag Cement Association
Graniterock’s concrete team was the winner of Slag Cement Association’s 2018 Slag Cement Project of the Year in the category of green design.
Read MoreGranite Construction Reports Strong Third Quarter
Granite Construction Inc. reported that third quarter 2018 revenue was up 10.3 percent year-over-year to $1.06 billion. Third quarter 2018 net income of $55.7 million was an increase of 21.1 percent from net income of $46.0 million in the third quarter of 2017.
Read MoreSummit Materials Aggregates Revenue Sees Healthy Increase
Summit Materials Inc. announced results for the second quarter 2017. For the three months ended July 1, 2017, the company reported basic earnings per share of $0.47 on net income of $50.0 million, compared to basic earnings per share of $0.21 on net income of $13.4 million in the prior year period. Operating income increased by 75. percent to $82.4…
Read MoreJanuary Construction Starts Jump; Highways Down
The value of new construction starts in January climbed 12 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $690.2 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. After losing momentum during last year’s fourth quarter, nonresidential building strengthened in January, with much of the lift coming from the start of the $3.4 billion Central Terminal Building at LaGuardia Airport in New…
Read MoreKomatsu Launches Intelligent Machine Control Excavator
Komatsu America introduced the PC210LCi-10 intelligent Machine Control excavator to the North American market at a special event held at Komatsu Training and Demo Center in Cartersville, Ga. The event was attended by Rock Products Associate Editor Josephine Smith, the only aggregates industry editor on-hand for the event. The PC210LCi-10 features Komatsu’s unique machine control and guidance technologies, built upon the successful foundation…
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A Look at Mobile Apps With Equipment and Technology in Mind. By Josephine Smith
Read MoreVolvo Introduces New Equipment
June 10, 2014 – Volvo Construction Equipment introduced three new products at Flagler Construction Equipment in Tampa: the exclusive Volvo dealer in Florida. Rock Products’ Associate Editor Josephine Smith was on hand for the roll-out. The products were the EC380E excavator, L150H wheel loader and A40G articulated hauler. The EC380E is a 38-metric-ton-class excavator crawler that will be launched in December…
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