Highway and bridge construction investment by local governments and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is a key part of the Virginia economy, supporting $4.6 billion in state economic output, $2.4 billion in Gross State Product (GSP) and 36,390 jobs, a new study finds.
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Polaris Minerals Renamed Polaris Materials
Polaris Minerals Corp. will change its name to Polaris Materials Corp. The change of name was approved by shareholders at the company’s 2014 Annual General Meeting when 99.3 percent of the votes cast were in favor of the proposed change of name. The company will continue to have the same TSX stock symbol of ‘PLS’ and will adopt a new…
Read MoreLuck Stone Receives Special Achievement in GIS Award
Luck Stone was presented with the 2014 “Special Achievement in GIS” (SAG) Award at the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) User Conference in San Diego, for the successful implementation of ArcGIS Online for Organizations, which includes a mobile Geographic Information System (GIS) App (for Androids and iOS platforms). The “Special Achievement in GIS” award acknowledges leadership, vision, hard work, and the innovative use…
Read MoreNSSGA, Rock Products Team Up to Support Young Leaders
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) and Rock Products are teaming up to support the industry’s Young Leaders. Rock Products has been named Official Sponsor of the Mark S. Walsh Annual Leadership Award – presented each year at the Young Leaders annual convention – to an individual who exemplifies the leadership traits of professionalism, enthusiasm and commitment, and…
Read MoreRevealing Study Details Downstream Economic Benefit of Transportation Funding
A first-of-its-kind study conducted by forecasting company IHS Inc. outlines the economic benefits of federal highway and transit investment programs on every sector of the U.S. economy. The report was released during a transportation-media conference call on Dec. 10.
Read MoreCalCIMA Presents Safety, Member Awards
The California Construction & Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) announced the recipients of its 2014 safety and member recognition awards.
Read MoreMartin Marietta Donates to San Antonio Food Bank, Charities
Martin Marietta Materials held its ninth annual charity golf tournament Nov. 13 and raised a total of $31,200 for the San Antonio Food Bank. The company also donated $1,000 each to the Epilepsy Foundation, Family Life Center and Battered Women’s Shelter, and $1,928 to SAMMinistries.
Read MoreLafarge Sites Earn Wildlife Habitat Council Honors
Nine conservation projects at Lafarge North America sites across the United States were certified or recertified this year by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC). Six of these projects fall under WHC’s Wildlife at Work program, which oversees voluntary efforts that go beyond regulatory requirements to restore and conserve wildlife habitats on corporate-owned land. The remaining three projects operate under WHC’s…
Read MoreStone Shipments Rise on St. Lawrence Seaway
With just one month left of the season, St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments are expected to finish ahead of 2013 after a remarkable year of grain exports and steel imports. Stone shipments from March 25 to November 30 totaled 370,000 metric tons, up 9 percent over the same period last year, according to The Chamber of Marine Commerce.
Read MoreMSHA Marks National Miners Day
On Dec. 6, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration marks National Miners Day, designated by Congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners, both past and present. The date commemorates the worst industrial mine accident in American history when 362 miners perished in an explosion at the No. 6 and No. 8 mines in Monongah,…
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