TOP NEWS The Rock Products Road Show The Rock Products Road Show – an “Economics + Equipment” informational session – rolled into Thompsonville, Mich., on July 21 for the Michigan Aggregates Association’s summer meeting, held at the Crystal Mountain Resort. The estimated U.S. output of construction sand and gravel produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2023 was…
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The Rock Products Road Show
The Rock Products Road Show – an “Economics + Equipment” informational session – rolled into Thompsonville, Mich., on July 21 for the Michigan Aggregates Association’s (MAA) summer meeting, held at the Crystal Mountain Resort. I was pleased to be the ringleader of the event, serving as “chief cook and bottle-washer,” as the saying goes. The session was a textbook demonstration…
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The Rock Products Road Show – an “Economics + Equipment” informational session – rolled into Thompsonville, Mich., on July 21 for the Michigan Aggregates Association’s (MAA) summer meeting, held at the Crystal Mountain Resort. “The session was a textbook demonstration of ‘power-learning,’” said Rock Products Editor Mark Kuhar, who moderated the Road Show. An all-star cast of presenters – including Pierre Villere, from Allen-Villere Partners;…
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July 17, 2023 – The Rock Products Road Show – an “Economics + Equipment” informational session – will roll into Michigan on July 21 for the Michigan Aggregates Association’s summer meeting. Editor Mark Kuhar will head up an all-star cast of presenters including Pierre Villere, from Allen Villere, Mark Krause from McLanahan Corp., Vince Schlatter from Superior Industries and Matt Lepp from VDG. There will be…
Read MoreMichigan Governor Signs Tax Exemption Bills
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed Senate Bill 97 and House Bill 4054 into law. The bills will lower costs for Michigan residents by amending the Use Tax Act to exempt from taxation the sale of property, used for production, manufacturing or recycling of aggregate by the property if the aggregate would be used as an ingredient or component part…
Read MoreA Rock Products Special Report: Refuting the Flawed Michigan State University Silicosis Study
A controversial study by a Michigan State University (MSU) research assistant – “Evaluation of Silicosis, Asthma and COPD Among Sand and Gravel and Stone Surface Mine Workers” – that suggests an increase in doctor visits for shortness of breath among long-term sand and gravel mine workers in the state compared to the rate for production workers in other industries – is fundamentally flawed, according to Rock…
Read MoreMichigan Senate Passes New EGLE Permitting Plan for Aggregate Mining
The Build It Michigan Strong labor and business coalition congratulated the Michigan Senate on its bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 429, the new EGLE-based aggregates permitting plan sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich.
Read MoreState Association Leaders Look Ahead
What Will 2021 Look Like at The State Level? State Association Executives Have Plenty to Say About That. By Mark S. Kuhar
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