Transportation funding is still slogging through Congress like a turtle through quicksand, and it looks as if another extension is going to be the temporary law of the land.
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First Look – June 2015
Vulcan Reports Aggregate Gains – Young Leaders Meet – Martin Marietta Registers Huge Increases
Read MoreNSSGA Pushes House Appropriations Committee
The House Appropriations Committee approved the 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill on June 24 after addressing concerns by the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) raised on three key issues for members:
Read MoreSurface Transportation Developments
June 23, 2015 – As the clock ticks down to the July 31 expiration of the current highway act extension, discussion of surface transportation reauthorization is heating up. Two hearings are scheduled this week on highway funding, according to NSSGA. The House Ways and Means Special Revenues Subcommittee chaired by Rep. David Reichert (R-Wash.) is holding a June 24 hearing on taxing…
Read MoreNIOSH Study a Concern
June 4, 2015 – A new health study proposed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) concerns NSSGA because its methodology and possible misapplication of the results has raised questions among NSSGA members and within the broader mining community. The Institute seeks to examine the health and working conditions of current and former metal/non-metal (MNM) miners and contractors,…
Read MoreProducer Testifies Before Congress on Transportation Reauthorization
Bill Schmitz with Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc. in Collins, N.Y., testified June 3 on behalf of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) before the House Small Business Committee at their hearing,“The Road Ahead: Small Businesses and the Need for a Long-Term Surface Transportation Reauthorization.” The hearing emphasized the importance of action on a long-term and stably funded highway…
Read MoreCongress Passes Two-Month Highway Extension
Congress has voted to extend authorizations for federal highway and transit programs through July 31. Both the House and Senate passed the measure. The new stopgap is the 33rd extension in six years. President Obama is expected to sign the bill before the May 31 deadline.
Read MoreAn Interview With Charles Luck IV
THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF NSSGA TALKS TO ROCK PRODUCTS ABOUT HIS GOALS, INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUNG LEADERS. By Mark S. Kuhar At its convention in Baltimore earlier this year, the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) elected Charles Luck IV of Luck Stone as its chairman for the year. He spoke to Rock Products about where…
Read MoreDennis Coker, Natural Resource Partners
WINNER OF THE 2015 MARK S. WALSH AWARD, SPONSORED BY ROCK PRODUCTS First of all, congratulations. How do you feel about receiving the Mark S. Walsh Award? It is definitely an honor to be considered in the same group as previous Mark S. Walsh Award winners such as Paul Mellott Jr., Rich Blake, Bill Sandbrook and Charlie Luck IV, to…
Read MoreYoung Leaders, Frac Sand and More
Rock Products is very pleased to be a partner with the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) in supporting its Young Leaders.
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