ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 kicks off this morning in Las Vegas, and will feature new equipment, technology and product breakthroughs for the construction and aggregates industries. The show already covers a record-breaking 2.3 million net sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor exhibits, and IFPE 2014 has achieved record status with 165,000 net sq. ft. of exhibit space.
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No Respect
By Randy K. Logsdon Rodney Dangerfield made a fortune by exploiting the line “I get no respect.” Housekeeping is the Rodney Dangerfield of occupational safety in many industries, including mining. There may be a number of reasons (possibly excuses) for neglecting housekeeping in the workplace — rushing, someone else’s job, planning? I suggest that one of those reasons is an…
Read MoreEPA Proposes Rule to Modernize Clean Water Act Reporting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule that would modernize Clean Water Act (CWA) reporting processes for hundreds of thousands of municipalities, industries and other facilities by converting to an electronic data reporting system.
Read MoreConExpo-Con/Agg On Top
The Next ConExpo-Con/Agg will be held March 4-8, 2014, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, and will be the international gathering place for the construction industries in 2014.
Read MoreTXI Reports Fourth Quarter, Yearly Results
Texas Industries Inc. (TXI) reported financial results for the quarter and year ended May 31, 2013. Net income for the quarter was $44.1 million or $1.52 per share. Net income included income net of tax from discontinued operations of $28.5 million or $.98 per share. Net income from discontinued operations included a pre-tax gain on the disposition of expanded shale…
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