Hundreds Of Youth Learn About The Impact Of Mining Through An OAIMA-Supported Festival. By Therese Dunphy For more than a decade, members of the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) have participated in the Hug the Earth Festival held in conjunction with the Miami County Park District. Held in April, the most recent festival hosted nearly 2,000 students and…
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Teachers Rock Ohio Returns!
Feb. 15, 2022 – The Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) is once again sponsoring Teachers Rock Ohio, a workshop for educators. The full program includes on-site industry tours, hard hats, informational binders, certificate of attendance (PDHs) and more. Teachers will be made aware of their sponsoring companies. These relationships go a long way to changing the perception of mining.…
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
Read MoreOhio Aggregates Producers Hold Legislative Reception
Every Ohio resident requires about 11 tons of aggregates each year. That makes for a booming stone, sand and gravel industry in the Buckeye State. Ohio aggregates and industrial materials producers took that message to lawmakers in the state house in Columbus, Ohio, for the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA)’s annual Legislative Reception. For 19 years, the reception…
Read MoreJacomet Named State Association Exec of the Year
Patrick A. Jacomet, executive director of the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA), has been named the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) 2014 State Aggregates Association Executive of the Year.
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