Construction spending during January 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,102.4 billion, 0.2% (±0.8%) below the revised December estimate of $2,105.8 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The January figure is 11.7% (±1.5%) above the January 2023 estimate of $1,882.2 billion. In January, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $479.0…
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MSHA Safety Alert: Operating Equipment Near Water
MSHA reported that from 2010 through 2023, there were 19 drowning accidents. Eleven of these fatal accidents occurred when mobile equipment, operating near water, became submerged. When working near water mine operators should: MSHA recommends the following best practices to avoid this type of accident:
Read MoreNew Home Sales Up at the Start of 2024
Stable mortgage rates at the beginning of 2024 helped new home sales to increase in January. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in January increased 1.5% to a 661,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from a downwardly revised reading in December, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The…
Read MoreConstruction Starts Up Slightly in January
Total construction starts grew 1% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.16 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonbuilding starts rose 9% during the month, while nonresidential building starts fell 2% and residential starts were flat. Highway and bridge starts improved 9%. For the 12 months ending January 2024, total construction starts were down 1% from the…
Read MoreProcess Machinery Inc. Celebrates Anniversary
Process Machinery Inc. (PMI) is celebrating a legacy of 45 years of excellence in the aggregate industry. PMI has expanded throughout their 45 years to be a full-service provider offering complete plant design and construction, installation, parts, service and rebuilds. PMI provides innovative solutions with technical application and professional engineering expertise. PMI was founded in 1979 by David H. Miles…
Read MoreBell Trucks Adds West Coast Dealers
Bell Trucks’ range of articulated dump trucks are now available through multi-brand dealers Powerscreen of California, Nevada and Hawaii and sister company Powerscreen of Washington.
Read MoreUSGS: Aggregates Production Slightly Dips in 2023
The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption slightly decreased from 2.50 billion metric tons (Gt) in 2022 to 2.47 Gt in 2023, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Commodity Specialist Jason Willett.
Read MoreNews from Virginia
According to the News Leader, how far away from a quarry would a house have to be for you to consider living in it? Would that change if you worked for the quarry? That’s the question at the core of an ordinance considered by the Augusta County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 24. The debate is not over – the…
Read MorePermitting from South Carolina
According to the Times and Democrat, the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates has applied for permits to establish a limestone quarry and processing plant on Addidas Road, less than four miles southeast of the town of Eutawville, S.C. A subsidiary, Vulcan Construction Materials LLC, proposes to lease multiple tracts totaling 693 acres from a sister subsidiary called Vulcan Lands…
Read MoreHaver & Boecker Niagara Expands Pulse Condition Monitoring Portfolio
Haver & Boecker Niagara launched a new addition to its Pulse portfolio with the introduction of Pulse Condition Monitoring (Pulse CM). The technology is designed to monitor the health of vibrating screens using modern algorithms and artificial intelligence. It provides accurate measurements and forecasts complemented by information that is easy to understand. Pulse CM is a wireless diagnostics tool that…
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