At CalPortland’s Santosh Aggregates Plant, A Bucket Wheel Circuit Handles High Flow Rates, Aggregate Loading, Coarse Gradations And More. By David McAuley and Andrew Snoby
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Industry Officials Blast Author of New Book on Sand
In advance of a new book getting ready to hit the market, “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization,” the L.A. Times allowed its author, Vince Beiser, to write an opinion piece.
Read MoreLeininger Joins CalPortland
Kerri L. Leininger has joined CalPortland as vice president of government relations. Leininger will be located in Washington, D.C., and will monitor and lobby advocacy issues at the state and federal level. Leininger joins CalPortland after almost 14 years working for the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association where she served as the executive vice president of government and political affairs. In her…
Read MoreRock a Big Winner
Mark Rock, senior vice president of risk management for CalPortland, will receive the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA ) 2017 James M. Christie Safety & Health Professional of the Year Award. The annual award recognizes an individual for substantial commitment and contributions to safe and healthy practices within his or her company and the industry.
Read MoreSeattle Strike Settled; Producers, Teamsters Reach Agreement
A week after 86 Teamsters at CalPortland walked off the job in Seattle and 208 other Teamsters in the sand and gravel industry prepared to do the same, a deal was reached in the pre-dawn hours between Teamsters Local 174 and the five companies involved in bargaining.
Read MoreCalPortland Receives ARPA Community Excellence Award
CalPortland has received the 2016-2017 Community Excellence Award from Arizona Rock Products Association (ARPA) for its contributions to local communities made over the past year.
Read MoreCalPortland Constructing Industry’s First Burrowing Owl Habitat
CalPortland said it is now “perched” as the rock products’ industry’s first company to safely construct a burrowing owl habitat within one of its mining sites. The habitat is designed to support the burrowing owls – a Species of Concern in several states including Arizona – in a safe, comfortable, environmentally efficient manner.
Read MoreCalPortland Hosts Rep. Martha McSally on Plant Tour
CalPortland hosted Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), who visited a cement plant and the Twin Peaks aggregate plant in Rillito, Ariz., on Nov. 28.
Read MoreCalPortland Constructing Industry’s First Burrowing Owl Habitat
CalPortland said it is now “perched” as the rock products industry’s first company to safely construct a burrowing owl habitat within one of its mining sites. The habitat is designed to support the burrowing owls in a safe, comfortable, environmentally efficient manner.
Read MoreHouse Majority Leader Meets With Aggregates Companies
CalPortland recently organized a face-to-face lunch meeting with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). It was a chance for CalPortland staff and leaders, as well as representatives from National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) member companies, the National Ready-Mix Concrete Association, Portland Cement Association and the American Concrete Pavement Association to talk about the value of the aggregates industry…
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