I read an interesting study entitled, “Bridging Infrastructure Gaps: Has The World Made Progress?” put out by the McKinsey Global Institute.
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AGG1, ‘Weather’ You Like It Or Not
This year’s AGG1 show was held in Indianapolis, and if you are a weather aficionado, you got to see it all. Sunshine and blue skies on the day we arrived, a few inches of snow the next day, then some sleet, high winds and cold temperatures, then plain cloudiness and a temperature boost right after.
Read MoreThe Domino Effect
Government shutdowns have consequences.
Read MoreDefending Rockhill
If you are the Rockhill Quarry in East Rockhill, Pa., you have to wonder what a business has to do to make a little stone around here.
Read MoreMidterm Madness
The Midterm Elections are over and as the pundits were saying right up until the last votes were counted, we are looking at a divided government. The initial reaction from many is that this is going to result in a bad case of gridlock. Maybe so, but oddly enough, I have read the words of some people who think the…
Read MoreOptimism Versus Pessimism
At the recent Intercem Americas conference in Miami, Colin Sutherland, president of SC Market Analytics, talked about infrastructure market dynamics that will impact the construction economy. He provided an optimistic versus pessimistic forecast. Here are some of his conclusions:
Read MoreHere’s Dave
In this issue, we feature an exclusive op-ed written by David G. Zatezalo, assistant secretary mine safety and health. As the head of MSHA, he has the important job of overseeing that agency’s enforcement efforts and industry outreach.
Read MoreIf You Will Permit Me
Every year when we do our Benchmark Survey of aggregates producers, permitting is one of the issues that concerns survey recipients, and with good reason. There are some companies that have complained that it takes 10 to 20 years to get a permit to open a greenfield operation, a plant expansion or even to get an adjacent ready mix or…
Read MoreWelcome Back, Aggregates Almanac
This is our second annual Aggregates Almanac issue. I may be biased here, but I maintain that this is the most valuable single issue of any magazine published for the aggregates industry in a given year.
Read MoreThe Sand Man Cometh
You have all heard the international media reports about how the world is running out of sand. I have previously written about it in this space.
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