Norman, Okla.-based ACG Materials has acquired Art Wilson Co. (AWC), an anhydrite, gypsum and limestone producer with a quarry and downstream production facility in Carson City, Nev., and additional owned reserves under development nearby.
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Dunne Joins NSSGA Communications Staff
Patrick Dunne joined the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) as director of communications, and will lead the day-to-day communications efforts for the association. “Our industry must have a strategic communications plan that educates policymakers and the public about the aggregates industry – an industry that creates jobs and builds an infrastructure for economic growth in America,” said Michael…
Read MoreBill Introduced to Raise Gas Tax
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) has introduced the Tax Relief And #FixTheTrustFund For Infrastructure Certainty Act (TRAFFIC), which would raise the country’s gasoline and diesel taxes, and also extend and expand tax credits that are critical to hard-working American families.
Read MoreTerex Finlay Debuts Tracked Mobile Cone Crusher
The C-1545 cone crusher is the latest addition to the Terex Finlay range of tracked mobile cone crushers. The mid-range Terex Finlay C-1545 offers operators a high capacity and aggressive cone crusher for the surface ore mining and aggregate industries. This efficient and highly productive machine incorporates the new Terex TC1150 cone crusher with direct variable speed clutch drive, automatic…
Read MoreDodge Momentum Index Rebounds in July
The Dodge Momentum Index rose to 125.3 (2000=100) in July, up 5.4 percent from its June reading of 118.9 according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.
Read MoreVantaCore Drives Natural Resource Partners’ Q2 Success
Natural Resource Partners L.P. reported second quarter 2015 revenues and other income of $137.6 million compared to $90.6 million for 2014. Net income attributable to the limited partners for the second quarter of 2015 was $30.7 million, or $0.25 per unit, versus $30.8 million, or $0.28 per unit, for 2014.
Read MoreKen Gutschick Dies; Former Rock Products, Lime Association Staffer
Kenneth A. Gutschick, 90, passed away on June 25 in Rockville, Md., following a stroke. He was born in Chicago in 1924 and resided in Cicero, Ill., and the Chicago metropolitan area until 1956 when he and his wife Shirley relocated to Maryland. Gutschick served in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1943-46 as a corporal in the Headquarters 19th…
Read MoreStones to the Rescue
The drought in California has provided aggregates producers with a new market. Replacing front lawns with rocks. Since July 1, the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California has paid just over $34 million in turf-removal rebates, according to the Los Angeles Times. It has given the go-ahead for an additional $120 million in turf-removal applications. The agency offers a…
Read MoreFatalities Decline in First Six Months of Year
In the first six months of 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recorded the deaths of 18 miners in mining industry accidents in its national mid-year summary. The toll represents a decrease of five metal and nonmetal deaths from the same period in 2014.
Read MoreNew MSHA Online Training Tool Helps Report Injuries
To assist mine operators and contractors in complying with federal regulations to report accidents, illnesses and injuries, MSHA has created a new interactive, online training tool.
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