Command Alkon Invests $20 Million in Cloud Suite

Encouraged by the resounding success of its initial 100 Ready Mix Cloud Dispatch customers, Command Alkon has committed an additional $20 million investment in 2024 and 2025 in its Command Cloud suite of modern, cloud-native products for the Ready Mix, Aggregates, and Asphalt markets.  This investment accelerates the rollout of advanced features for Ready Mix cloud customers, and the completion…

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Taking The Pulse

Sept. 20, 2023 – The Pulse is back! The latest edition of The Pulse, the quarterly economic report from Allen-Villere Partners and Rock Products, is now online.The Pulse is the construction-materials industry’s premier economic report, focusing on the most current data points; aggregates and ready mix concrete demand; and insightful market analysis. The lead author of the report is Rock Products’ columnist Pierre Villere, who’s…

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The Pulse: The Economy will Continue to Remain Steady

The economy will continue to remain steadily apace, interest rates will stabilize and possibly as early as sometime next year, look for another broad economic expansion that will be a boon to construction aggregates, according to the latest edition of The Pulse, the quarterly economic report from Allen-Villere Partners and Rock Products. The Pulse is the construction-materials industry’s premier economic…

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BMC Enterprises Acquires Raineri Building Materials, Eureka Materials, Blue Grass Ready Mix

BMC Enterprises Inc. (BMC), the largest producer of aggregates and concrete in the St. Louis region, has completed acquisitions of Raineri Building Materials, Eureka Materials and Blue Grass Ready Mix within the last three months.   The new additions increase BMC’s holdings in three verticals, including aggregates, ready mix concrete and concrete products.  BMC will now manufacture construction materials at…

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The Pulse: The Trend Continues

While the trend line remains relatively flat, two new metrics show strength in construction that, if they hold steady, could accelerate the return to growth, according to the latest edition of The Pulse, the quarterly economic report from Allen-Villere Partners and Rock Products. The Pulse is the construction-materials industry’s premier economic report, focusing on the most current data points; aggregates…

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