Unless you pay no attention at all to NFL football, you have heard all about the New England Patriots and the accusations that they deflated footballs used in the AFC Championship game.
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World of Concrete Takes Over Vegas
February 5, 2015 –Rock Products is blogging live from World of Concrete in Las Vegas this week. It’s official! World of Concrete 2015 is the largest show in more than six years with 674,000+ net sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor exhibit space and more than 1,400 exhibitors. Show organizers expect more than 50,000 people to come through the turnstiles. The increase in…
Read MoreGroundhog Day
Feb. 2, 2015 – It is Groundhog Day. My understanding this year is that Punxsutawney Phil came out of his hole in the ground, saw his shadow and went back inside, meaning six more weeks of winter. He is less known, but Crushed Stone Stan came out of his underground aggregates operation, saw his shadow and went back inside, meaning six more months…
Read MoreState of the Infrastructure
Jan. 21, 2015 – In his State of the Union address, President Obama once again called for investment in infrastructure. “21st century businesses need 21st century infrastructure – modern ports, stronger bridges, faster trains and the fastest internet,” he said. “Democrats and Republicans used to agree on this. So let’s set our sights higher than a single oil pipeline. Let’s pass a…
Read MoreWildlife Habitat Council Honors Aggregates Producers
Vulcan Materials Co. has been awarded the prestigious Conservation Education Award at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) 26th Annual Symposium, Celebrating Corporate Conservation. Vulcan was recognized for its outstanding national legacy in the pursuit of excellence in wildlife habitat conservation education and outreach.
Read MoreNovember Construction Jumps 13 Percent
New Construction Starts in November Climbed 13 Percent From The Previous Month; Highway And Bridge Construction Dropped 7 Percent By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreDigging In
PRAIRIE MATERIAL GETS A GREENFIELD OPERATION ROLLING IN INDIANA. By Mark S. Kuhar By any account, getting a greenfield operation up and running can be a daunting task. For Prairie Materials, it took 10 years from the time the company entered into an agreement with landowner Larry Workman to mine a 160-acre piece of property in Lowell, Ind., to finally…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions
It’s a new year, and everyone makes resolutions: Lose weight, stop smoking, eat more vegetables, start exercising. But what about business resolutions?
Read MoreBoehner Says No
Jan. 9, 2015 – House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), speaking to reporters, dumped a few gallons of cold water on the idea of a gas tax hike: “I’ve never voted to raise the gas tax. Funding a highway bill is critically important, it’s a priority for this year, how we’ll fund it we’re going to have to work our way through…
Read More$1 Trillion for Infrastructure?
Jan. 6, 2015 – We have heard many proposals bandied about for increasing infrastructure spending over the years, but this is the first time anyone has suggested spending a staggering $1 Trillion. You heard that number right, $1 Trillion. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said this past Saturday that he plans to introduce legislation in the next Congress that will increase infrastructure spending…
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