Sept. 12, 2019 –Vulcan Materials Co. announced that it will webcast its Aggregates Day event live on Tuesday, Sept.17. The presentation will be led by Tom Hill, Vulcan’s chairman and chief executive officer, and will include presentations from other members of the management team on the company’s strategy, financial outlook and performance. Vulcan invites interested parties to listen to the live webcast, which…
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Educated Investment
Sept. 10, 2019 – Lehigh Hanson Inc. announced that its Hanson Aggregates subsidiary in Columbia, S.C., will donate up to $500,000 to Columbia International University (CIU) in support of the university’s revitalization efforts along Monticello Road, the corridor to the CIU campus. The company, which has operations near Monticello Road, presented an initial donation of $100,000 to the university Aug. 20, according to…
Read MoreYou Ought to Know the Difference!
Sept. 5, 2019 – MSHA apparently doesn’t know the difference between cement and concrete. The agency issued a preliminary fatality report that states, “On August 20, 2019, at approximately 8:00 a.m., a miner was fatally injured when he sustained traumatic injuries from a 40-ft. fall down a shaft to the cement floor below. The victim was working with another miner unloading a refuse kettle…
Read MoreYou Need Good Roads for Evacuations
Aug. 4, 2019 – Need a good argument for safe and efficient roads? Millions in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas are facing evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Dorian’s possible landfall in the Southeastern United States. The storm, which has been downgraded to a Category 2, is continuing north after ripping through the Bahamas over Labor Day weekend. In Georgia, evacuation plans…
Read MoreAEM Sets a New Course
Aug. 29, 2019 – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) board of directors has approved a new 2020-2022 Strategic Plan that will set the long-term direction of the association and guide its activities and services. The plan was reviewed and approved by the board at its Aug. 7 meeting in Indianapolis. The goals of the new Strategic Plan are 1) Build positive…
Read MoreHighway Work Bounces Back
Aug. 26, 2019 – You don’t expect highway and bridge construction to dip during the summer construction season, but that is exactly what happened in June. Fortunately, July was a different story. Highway and bridge construction in July improved 9%, rebounding after a 5% decline in June, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Large highway and bridge projects entered as July construction starts were the $238 million project to repair the…
Read MoreGlobally Speaking
Aug. 21, 2019 – The global aggregates market is expected to reach $671.1 billion by 2025, escalating at a CAGR of 6.5% over the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc. Aging of infrastructure and expanding construction sector are anticipated to drive the growth of the construction aggregates market over the forecast period. The crushed stone segment is anticipated to…
Read MoreTsunami Impact on Infrastructure
Tsunami damage in Fukushima, Japan. Aug. 20, 2019 – New research from Oregon State University takes steps toward understanding how tsunamis destabilize soil, which is key to building and retrofitting infrastructure that can withstand a disaster, according to an article in the Daily Astorian. “Traditionally, in the past, the structural engineers have only thought about what happens at the soil level and…
Read MoreEPA Comes Down on Producer
Aug. 15, 2019 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with Whitaker Aggregates Inc. of Humboldt, Kan., to pay a civil penalty for failing to respond to an information request in violation of the Clean Water Act Section 308. Whitaker Aggregates will pay a penalty of $7,500. “EPA relies on information requests to successfully ensure regulated facilities are…
Read MoreAnd the Weather Makes it Worse
Aug. 14, 2019 – As if the condition of our roads and bridges is not bad enough. Storms and flooding have caused significant damage throughout the United States during the first half of 2019. The Associated Press tallied about $1.2 billion of damage in 24 states based on preliminary assessments of public infrastructure categories established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency…
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