The Dodge Momentum Index increased in November, climbing to 125.0 (2000=100) for the month, up 0.6 percent from October’s reading of 124.3 according to Dodge Data & Analytics.
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Highway Materials Group Meets With McConnell; Stresses Infrastructure
Members of the Highway Materials Group (HMG) met with incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ken.), in his U.S. Capitol office Dec. 3 to discuss surface transportation infrastructure and the need to increase investment in the program long before the expiration of current law next May.
Read MoreVulcan Materials Wins Environmental Award
Vulcan Materials Co. has been awarded the prestigious Conservation Education Award at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) 26th Annual Symposium, Celebrating Corporate Conservation. Vulcan was recognized for its outstanding national legacy in the pursuit of excellence in wildlife habitat conservation education and outreach.
Read MoreNSSGA Testifies Against MSHA’s Civil Penalties Proposal
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) voiced strong opposition to a number of provisions in a proposed rule that calls for increased federal penalties for alleged mine safety violations and limits an operator’s ability to contest such fines. NSSGA testified Dec. 4 at the first of several U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) hearings on the proposed…
Read MoreARTBA Forecasts Modest 2015 Growth
The U.S. transportation construction market will grow 3.1 percent from $185.9 billion in 2014 to $191.7 billion in 2015, according to a forecast released December 3 by American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black. This is slightly above anticipated growth in the overall economy – U.S. Gross Domestic Product is expected to grow between…
Read MoreTransportation Advocate: Devolution Proposals Doomed to Fail
Joshua L. Schank, president & CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation, in his opinion piece “Myths Surrounding Devolution of Federal Transportation Programs,” makes a compelling case as to why devolution proposals are misguided.
Read MoreConstruction Spending Up Slightly in October
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during October 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $971.0 billion, 1.1 percent (±1.8 percent) above the revised September estimate of $960.3 billion.
Read MoreRhode Island Quarry Hit With EPA Fine
A rock quarry in Bradford, R.I., Copar Quarries, has agreed to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it violated federal clean air standards.
Read MoreMDU Resources Names New Treasurer
MDU Resources Group Inc. named Jason L. Vollmer to the position of treasurer and director of cash and risk management, effective Nov. 29, to replace Douglass A. Mahowald, who will retire after nearly 33 years with the company.
Read MoreMSHA Releases 2015 Regulatory Agenda
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released its fall regulatory agenda Nov. 24. The agency states that it is on track in conducting the rulemaking on reform of civil penalties; comments are due Jan. 9, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association.
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