When we published our first Quarry and Aggregates (Q&A) Forum in 2016, we had no idea our concept of a “virtual question-and-answer session” with industry manufacturers would be so appropriate in the near future.
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Where We Stand
As the industry heads into the eighth month of the COVID-19 crisis, we continue to see a mixed bag of industry and economic indicators. Aggregates producers seem to be holding their own, over and above the fact that the construction market has seen its fair share of fluctuations. Aggregates production did dip 3% compared with that of the second quarter…
Read MorePositive Second-Quarter Results
When COVID-19 first hit, and the nation shut down, it began a nightmare for the U.S. economy. And without question, the damage will take a long time to fix.
Read MoreWhere to From Here?
With the passage in the House of Representatives of the Moving Forward Act – a $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure – House Democrats have done something other than just offer platitudes about the need to repair our roads and bridges. They brought a bill to the floor and voted.
Read MoreThe Aggregates Almanac Is Back
Welcome to the 2020 edition of the “Aggregates Almanac: The Ultimate Information Resource for Quarry Operators.” Published now for the fourth year in a row, feedback from our readers indicates that this publication is widely used and valued; and retained as a go-to information source.
Read MoreA New Partnership with World of Concrete
It has been a crazy couple of months. The majority of the country has spent its time sheltering in place and flattening the curve and for the most part that has worked. However, at this writing there have been 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, and that solemn fact needs to be noted.
Read MoreFinancing the Future
The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the news cycle for several months now and that news cycle shows no signs of abating. There is nothing we can talk about regarding our present situation that has not been covered ad nauseum.
Read MoreThe Road Ahead
When Rock Products acquired Aggregates Manager, one of the key pieces of that deal was the Aggregates Industry Atlas. This issue marks the first time this industry favorite publication has been produced under the Rock Products banner.
Read MoreMy Top 10 List
This is our ConExpo-Con/Agg issue, and in honor of my 10th ConExpo-Con/Agg show, I thought I would put together a list of my top 10 favorite things about the “Greatest Show on Earth.”
Read MoreIf You Build It …
More than three-quarters (76%) of registered voters want to know how 2020 presidential candidates plan to support and grow manufacturing in the United States, according to a new national poll from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) conducted by Morning Consult.
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