TOP NEWS Transportation Bill Imminent At press time, a House transportation-funding measure was being reconciled with the Senate version of the bill via a conference committee consisting of House and Senate members and chaired by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.). Vulcan Has Positive Third Quarter Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the third quarter ending Sept.…
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First Look – November 2015
TOP NEWS ConExpo Latin America Has Strong Debut More than 32,000 people attended ConExpo Latin America, walking through 40,000 sq. meters of exhibits from 300 manufacturers; and taking advantage of educational opportunities such as Rock Products’ aggregates seminar. House Committee Approves Transportation Bill The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform (STRR) Act of…
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Top News KPI-JCI/Astec Mobile Screens Hold Conference KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens hosted its annual National Dealer Conference Sept. 21-23, at the Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. manufacturing facility in Yankton, S.D. Illinois Legislator Tries to Stop Indiana Quarry U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) requested a stay of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s (IDEM) water permit that was issued for the Singleton…
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TOP NEWS Vulcan Reports Q2 Gains Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2015. The company is reporting that total revenues increased $104 million, or 13 percent, to $895 million. Summit Materials Makes Acquisition Summit Materials Inc. has completed the acquisition of LeGrand Johnson Construction Co., a vertically integrated construction materials company. Martin Marietta Sales…
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TOP NEWS Summit Materials Completes Transaction The combined business will operate as Continental Cement Co. LLC., an existing wholly-owned subsidiary of Summit. Terex Finlay Holds Dealer Meeting, Product Demo Terex Finlay introduced two new machines to the North American market: the J-960 jaw crusher and the 873 heavy duty screener. Polaris Opens California Aggregates Terminal A self-discharging Panamax ship made…
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TOP NEWS Granite Construction Sees Construction Materials Increase Construction Materials revenue in the first quarter of 2015 increased 16.8 percent to $41.4 million, compared with $35.5 million last year. America’s Rural Roads In Critical Need of Repair A new report released by TRIP finds that the nation’s rural transportation system is in need of improvements. U.S. Open Played on Reclaimed…
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Vulcan Reports Aggregate Gains – Young Leaders Meet – Martin Marietta Registers Huge Increases
Read MoreFirst Look – May 2015
TOP NEWS Industry Invades Washington The 2015 Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In was held April 14-15, in Washington, D.C. More than 500 people descended upon the Capitol. John Deere Rolls Out New Iron Among the equipment showcased at an Arizona event was the tier 4 final 1050K Crawler Dozer, and the 300G LC and Hitachi ZX300LC-6 excavators. Coker Wins Young…
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TOP NEWS AGG1 Rocks Baltimore This year’s show featured record registered attendance of more than 7,600, an increase of more than 1,000 over the previous record and 26 percent over the last edition of the shows; registrants came from all 50 states, 9 of the 10 Canadian provinces and more than 50 other countries. New Fracking Laws Challenged by Industry…
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TOP NEWS Vulcan Materials Grows Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 2014, and full-year 2014. Total fourth-quarter revenues increased $75 million, or 11 percent, to $755 million, while gross profit increased $52 million, or 45 percent, to $170 million. Martin Marietta Leaps Forward Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported its results for the fourth quarter…
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