More than 150 dealers gathered in Charlotte, N.C., for Terex Finlay’s Eastern U.S. dealer meeting and product demonstration. A similar event was held earlier this year in San Francisco. Terex Finlay introduced two new machines to the North American market: the J-960 jaw crusher and the 873 heavy duty screener. Two additional machines that had their debut in San Francisco were seen…
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New MSHA Online Training Tool Helps Report Injuries
To assist mine operators and contractors in complying with federal regulations to report accidents, illnesses and injuries, MSHA has created a new interactive, online training tool.
Read MoreNew-Home Sales Fall 6.8 Percent in June
Sales of newly built, single-family homes dropped 6.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 482,000 units in June, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read MorePolaris Opens California Aggregates Terminal
Polaris Materials Corp. is reporting that on July 19, a self-discharging Panamax ship carrying 77,000 tons of aggregates from the Orca sand and gravel quarry, made the first delivery into the company’s new terminal in the Port of Long Beach, Calif.
Read MoreVirginia Aggregates Producers Garner Awards
A program in Virginia rewards companies that apply innovative techniques to reclaim land and who set the bar high with their safety and community outreach programs. The Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA), in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy – Division of Mineral Mining, presented the following awards on July 11:
Read MoreMSHA Mid-Year Report Shows 18 Deaths In First Half of 2015
In the first six months of 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recorded the deaths of 18 miners in mining industry accidents in its national mid-year summary. The toll represents a decrease of five metal and nonmetal deaths from the same period in 2014.
Read MoreConstruction Starts Rise 23 Percent in First Half of Year
During the first six months of 2015, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis were reported at $336.0 billion, up 23 percent from the same period a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. If the volatile electric utility and gas plant category is excluded, total construction starts during the first half of 2015 would be up a more…
Read MoreJune Construction Starts Retreat 15 Percent
New construction starts in June dropped 15 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $620.2 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline followed an especially strong May, which benefitted from a $9.0 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Texas being entered as a May start.
Read MoreSummit Materials Completes Cement Plant, Distribution Deal
Construction materials producer Summit Materials Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of a 1.2 million short ton capacity cement plant in Davenport, Iowa, along with seven cement distribution terminals from Lafarge North America Inc., for a purchase price of $450 million in cash, plus an exchange of Summit’s Bettendorf, Iowa cement distribution terminal.
Read MoreMartin Marietta to Participate in River Clean Up
Martin Marietta Materials will participate in this year’s 12th annual Upper Guadalupe River Authority (URGA) clean-up on July 25. The company will join more than 300 volunteers in an effort to preserve the Guadalupe River’s aesthetics and water quality. This will be Martin Marietta’s sixth consecutive year providing volunteers to the cleanup effort.
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