Dec. 24, 2014 – On behalf of the staff of Rock Products, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and all the best this Holiday Season.
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Dec, 17, 2014 – The U.S. aggregates industry faces a challenging year in 2015. Aggregates producers are looking ahead with anticipation to improved market conditions, driven by the resurgence in residential housing and increased activity from state DOTs, however, many questions remain. Can a new Congress pass an acceptable infrastructure bill? Will they find an answer to replenishing the fast-dwindling Highway Trust…
Read MoreNew Kids in Town
Dec. 16, 2014 – There are some new kids in town. It was announced that freshman GOP Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, W.Va., Mike Rounds, S.D., and Dan Sullivan, Alaska, will join the Environment and Public Works Committee, which has jurisdiction over the bulk of surface transportation reauthorization. All current GOP members of the EPW Committee will remain. The Commerce Committee, with oversight of transportation…
Read MoreFunding Bill Stays Status Quo on Transportation
Dec. 12, 2014 – The House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to fund the government through September, and the Senate is expected to pass one within days. Critical to infrastructure advocates is, the new bill earmarks $71 billion for transportation programs, including $40.3 billion in highway funding for states, same as its 2014 level. That is also the 2015 level set…
Read MoreVulcan Heads North
Dec. 5, 2014 – Morien Resources Corp., a Canadian mining exploration and development company that holds a 25 percent interest in the Donkin Coal Project in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, and non-operating royalty interests in two other projects, noted in a release concerning environmental assessment approvals from the federal and provincial governments that rights to its Black Point Aggregate Project,…
Read MoreAGG1 Registration Now Open
Dec. 2, 2014 – AGG1 registration is open! The AGG1 Academy & Expo will be held Tuesday, March 17 through Thursday, March 19, 2015 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore.
Read MoreMSHA Makes Training Easier
Nov. 25, 2014 – Training is an essential part of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) mission to keep miners safe and healthy. In order to do a more effective job of delivering its training resources, MSHA has rearranged its web-based presentation of training materials on workplace safety and health. The agency’s website says, “Our goal is to help the mining…
Read MoreFMI Nonresidential Construction Index Rises
Nov. 21, 2014 – FMI’s Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI) shows a slight increase from 62.5 in the third quarter to 62.8 in the fourth quarter of 2014. This is nearly 5.5 points ahead of fourth quarter 2013. An NRCI greater than 50 indicates improvement or expansion. There are many good reasons for optimism by NRCI survey respondents this quarter. The top-three are:…
Read MoreFrac Sand Insider Day Two
More than 200 people gathered in Pittsburgh for Rock Products’ second Frac Sand Insider conference. The second day of the event featured a transportation logistics panel; an equipment and technology panel discussion focusing on conveyor belts, cyclones and anti-blinding screens; an analysis of what it takes to mine frac sand underground; and a session on how to improve the quality and ROI of proppants.
Read MoreFrac Sand Insider Day One
Nov. 17, 2014 – More than 200 people have gathered in Pittsburgh for Rock Products’ second Frac Sand Insider conference. The first day of the event featured a keynote address by fracking advocate Greg Kozera; a financial analysis of the frac sand market by Brandon Dobell of William Blair; an overview of frac sand drying by Jeff Morris, vice president, Heyl & Patterson Inc.; a session…
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