TOP NEWS Vulcan First-Quarter Revenues Leap 20 Percent Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2016. The company said its first-quarter results reflect continued strong revenue growth and margin expansion. Martin Marietta Soars to Record Results in First Quarter Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. Ward Nye,…
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Prehistoric Humans Worked in Flint Quarries
An 11,000-year-old quarry where prehistoric people sourced the flint for their arrows and spearheads, as well as limestone, was identified between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The works provide evidence that well before prehistoric humans settled down, they were capable of manufacturing on what we can only call an industrial scale. The find was reported by the Israeli and Middle Eastern…
Read MoreJudge Rules That Manufacturer, Subsidiary Companies Are “One Operator”
By Ellen Smith In a stunning ruling that may impact any company with subsidiaries that operates in the mining industry, Judge Kenneth Andrews determined on March 9 that Austin Powder Co. and it’s U.S. subsidiary companies function as one “operator” for purposes of the Mine Act, and the subsidiaries are not separate entities that function independently.
Read MoreNo One Needs to Fall
By Randy K. Logsdon It had stormed all night, and the wind had blown debris throughout the neighborhood. As Nathan surveyed the damage to his home, he recognized that the damage was more than superficial. Without expeditious repair to the exterior, the next storm could create permanent damage to both the outside and inside of the structure. Nathan was fortunate…
Read MoreMarch Construction Eases Back One Percent
Nonresidential Building Climbs Sharply; Public Works and Highways Down. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreAcella Produces, Eco-Friendly Polyurethane Tire Fill
Most Americans probably don’t know that the U.S. alone produces 290 million tires annually – and each year, a significant number of these tires age and are discarded, adding to the 4 billion tires already in our international landfills. Tires, of course, are a necessary and essential part of the global transportation industry. Their use in Off-the-Road (OTR) industries such…
Read MoreDo-It-Yourself Legal Representation
You Can Challenge MSHA Citations Without an Attorney, But How Do You Represent Yourself Successfully? By Donna Pryor
Read MorePERMITTING – MAY 2016
Cemex Quarry at Soledad Canyon Hits Another Snag A bill giving the Santa Clarita Valley in California a chance to speak out against the prospect of Cemex mining in Soledad Canyon was passed by a committee in Sacramento, said the bill’s author, Assemblyman Scott Wilk, (R-Santa Clarita). Assembly Bill 1986 passed the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, setting it on…
Read MoreSystems Theory and Public Relations
Every Organization Is Part Of A System With Three Components. By Thomas J. Roach
Read MoreAre Exit Interviews of Any Value?
When People Leave, They May or May Not Have Some Positive Feedback For You. By Steve Schumacher
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