Aggregate Industries US, a Holcim Group Co., is pleased to announce that its Severn Asphalt facility received the Gold Achievement Award for exceptional commitment to recycling initiatives.
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New Construction Starts in April Advance 10 Percent
The value of new construction starts in April increased 10 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $698.7 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The nonresidential building sector came in particularly strong, lifted by the inclusion of two massive projects as April starts – an $8.1 billion petrochemical plant in Louisiana and a $1.2…
Read MoreHousing Starts Jump to Highest Level Since 2007
Nationwide housing starts rose 20.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.135 million units in April from an upwardly revised March reading, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department. This is the highest level of housing production since November 2007.
Read MoreGuest Editorial: Congress Falls Short on ’16 Transportation Budget Resolution
Just about any driver who has hit a pothole or sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic knows that our nation’s roads, bridges and highways are in bad shape. The American Society of Civil Engineers gives our nation’s roads a D+ grade. There are 10,000 bridges in the U.S. that are so old that they qualify for Medicare and, yet, are still bearing…
Read MoreHousing Markets Continue Gains
Markets in 68 of the approximately 360 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity in the first quarter of 2015, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI). This represents a year-over-year net gain of seven markets.
Read MoreHighway Program Extension Looming
With only four legislative days left before the May 31 highway program extension deadline, both chambers of Congress May 15 laid the ground work for a two-month extension of the Highway Trust Fund contract authority and expenditure authority, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA). Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and Tom Carper (D-Del.), proposed legislation, S. 1350,…
Read MoreHouse, Senate Combat WOTUS Rule
By a 261-155 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that would stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) from greatly expanding their regulatory powers under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Read MoreFrac Sand Insider Moves to Wisconsin
Mining Media International (MMI) and Rock Products magazine are pleased to announce that the highly successful Frac Sand Insider conference is moving to Wisconsin.
Read MoreJohnson Hammers Congress on Possible Transportation Cuts
National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) President and CEO Michael W. Johnson urged Congress to rethink a proposed 22 percent cut to federal transportation projects contained in a recently passed federal spending blueprint. While Johnson acknowledged that the budget resolution passed May 5 is, fortunately, only a non-binding outline for federal spending, he pointed out that the proposed cuts…
Read MoreCaterpillar Invests in Peer-to-Peer Equipment Rental
To help customers maximize the use and productivity of their owned equipment, Caterpillar Inc. is entering an agreement with Yard Club, a start-up company that has developed an online peer-to-peer equipment rental platform.
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