The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) celebrated its 25th Young Leaders Annual Meeting at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Ariz., last month. Industry leaders imparted advice to a record crowd of more than 200 people, including Rock Products Associate Editor Josephine Smith and Director of Sales Sean Carr.
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Young Leaders Come Together at ConExpo-Con/Agg
There was something new at ConExpo-Con/Agg this year: Young Attendees Meetups, created to help promote the professional growth of young leaders. Attendees under 40 were encouraged to participate in this new initiative to build their professional network, connect with their peers and take advantage of complimentary perks, such as education seminars, raffles, nighttime events and more. The Tech Experience domes…
Read More25 Years of Young Leaders
April 21, 2017 – The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) celebrated 25 years of the Young Leaders Annual Meeting at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Ariz. Industry professionals imparted leadership advice to a record crowd of more than 200 people. Joel Galassini, Cemex vice-president/general manager – aggregates, received the Mark S. Walsh award, sponsored by Rock Products, and presented…
Read MoreHow Do You Rate Your Company’s Leadership Development Program?
Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning, developer of world-class leadership development solutions for global companies and organizations, announced the results of its State of Leadership Development Survey. The survey revealed that only 7 percent of organizations feel they have a best-in-class leadership development program.
Read MoreYoung Leaders Head to Arizona
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) 2017 Young Leaders Annual Meeting will be held April 19-22, 2017, at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Ariz.
Read MoreA Message from Josh Swank of Philippi-Hagenbuch
“The Best Professional Experience of my Life” A couple of years out of college and freshly married, my career trajectory was not set on one within the aggregates industry, but as with many of us, fate intervened. I found myself in the land of full-sized Tonka trucks and boulders larger than my car, but I was young, new and excited…
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Read MoreRod Martin Talks About Winning the Mark S. Walsh Award
Rod Martin received the 2016 Mark S. Walsh Leadership Award, sponsored by Rock Products, at the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA)Young Leaders Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. Martin is the third-generation executive of Bechtelsville, Pa.-based Martin Stone Quarries Inc.
Read MoreHigh-Tech Inventory Management
Stockpile Reports, an online image-based stockpile inventory management system, announced a new industry initiative called Project Acumen. The company will be working with its existing customer base, aggregates industry partners, and tech-friendly groups such as the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s Young Leaders to address the challenge of reducing inventory write-off risk associated with pile management practices. David Boardman,…
Read MoreIndustry’s Young Leaders Meet in Austin, Texas
Everything is bigger in Texas, and the annual National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s Young Leaders (YL) meeting was no exception. Last week’s gathering in Austin was the largest YL meeting to-date with nearly 190 registered attendees, including Rock Products’ Associate Editor Josephine Smith. Things kicked off Thursday, April 28 with a tour of Summit Materials’ Hays Quarry, one of…
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