May 14 – According to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released a bipartisan, six-year surface transportation bill May 12 that would maintain spending on federal-aid highways at current levels plus inflation.
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Rockwell Automation Introduces Single Global Line of Circuit Breakers
Industrial automation customers worldwide can now reap the business efficiencies of standardizing on the new global line of molded-case circuit breakers, and control-circuit and load-protection devices from Rockwell Automation. The new line meets global certifications, including CE, CSA, CE and CCC. All products are RoHS compliant and feature a reduction in materials that are hazardous to the environment. “Customers are…
Read MoreGetting into a ‘Boxer’ Match
February 19, 2014 – A new federal transportation funding mechanism is beginning to move forward. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, speaking at a hearing on the Economic Importance of Maintaining Federal Investments in Our Transportation Infrastructure, said, “It is critical for our nation to continue investing in our aging infrastructure. Therefore, preserving the…
Read MoreNSSGA Names Award Winners
February 4, 2014 – NSSGA announced that Lehigh Hanson Inc., Irving, Texas, has the honored distinction of having two of its employees receive the association’s highest leadership awards in Safety & Health and Environment. The 2013 James M. Christie Safety and Health Professional Award will go to Jon Reedy, director safety & health, South Region & Hanson Building Products; and the 2013 Environmental Leadership Award will go to James Zadorozny,…
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