Aug 3, 2016 – Dolese Bros. Co. knows a little something about community outreach. The company donated to the Comanche County, Okla., Sheriff’s Office initiative for the National Child Safety Council. Its contribution will provide needed support to aid children and elderly residents in Comanche County and provide assistance to more than 30 area public schools. “Upon hearing about the community’s need,…
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Lafarge Open House: Opening Doors
Aug. 1, 2016 – Sometimes you have to take it right to the community. Lafarge North America, seeking to open a new quarry in Lockport, N.Y., is offering the community a chance to tour its existing quarry.
Read MoreSenator Has a Blast
July 25, 2016 – Cedar Mountain Stone Corp. recently hosted Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.,) for a site visit at the Mitchells Quarry near Culpeper, Va. The senator saw first-hand how the quarry uses drones to monitor blasts in the 50-acre quarry. “We use drones for about every other blast to understand if we’re using the right amount of explosives,” Cedar Mountain Stone…
Read MoreTalk on the Drone
July 7, 2016 – BZ Media LLC announced the second in its series of critical examinations of the hype and reality behind certain vertical commercial drone markets, “The Truth About Drones in Construction and Infrastructure Inspection.” The free report was commissioned by BZ Media and written and produced by Skylogic Research. The white paper can be accessed here. “Since 2013, hundreds…
Read MoreConExpo-Con/Agg to Give You the Boot
June 27, 2016 – With summer construction work in full swing, ConExpo-Con/Agg has launched a social media sweepstakes that gives the hardworking men and women of the construction and aggregates industries a chance to win a new pair of work boots. Any eligible individual who likes ConExpo-Con/Agg on Facebook or Twitter and provides their email address on the sweepstakes page will…
Read MoreCell Phones and Mobile Equipment Don’t Mix
Cell phone use while operating mobile equipment is a form of distracted driving and is extremely dangerous. MSHA and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers have jointly developed the following safety alert as a project within the alliance between the two organizations. The U.S. Department of Transportation reports that cell phones are involved in 6,000 auto fatalities each year. Operating mobile equipment has inherent risks…
Read MoreNSSGA Approves of TSCA
June 10, 2016 – President Obama is expected to sign the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) soon, now that both chambers of Congress approved the first update to regulating toxic chemicals in 26 years. Unlike recent regulations pushed out by the administration, The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) supported the TSCA modernization bill and the final measure includes…
Read MoreStay Out, Stay Alive
May 31, 2016 – Each year, dozens of people are injured or killed while exploring or playing on active and abandoned mine property. Records show that about 30 members of the public lose their lives at mines each year; more than 60 percent due to drowning while swimming, diving, partying, boating or fishing in quarry lakes. Others are killed in motorcycle,…
Read MoreCASE Offers Equipment Grant
May 17, 2016 – CASE is on the case. CASE Construction Equipment has launched the Dire States Equipment Grant – a new grant that will provide one winning community with $25,000 in free equipment use to help offset the costs of building or repairing a critical piece of local infrastructure. Representatives of municipal, county and other local governments are eligible to…
Read MoreBack on the Job
May 15, 2016 – Officials with Carmeuse Lime and Stone said they will be recalling most of the workers laid off at the company’s Maysville, Ken., facility this spring. In early March, Carmeuse laid off 76 employees and will be recalling 69 of those employees, based upon increased demand for its products, according to the company. Officials said they are hopeful…
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