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Dollars and $ense — Part 2.
Industry experts continue their discussion of transportation funding.

Mergers & Acquisitions Analysis.
The story behind Rinker Material’s acquisition of Kiewit Materials Company.

Operations

Taking Automation to the Next Level.
NSSGA’s biennial Automation Conference highlights trends that go beyond plant control to customer service and profitability.

Tech Trends: Automation Innovations.
Developments in automation for the pit, the plant, and the marketplace.

Blasting Near Domestic Well Supplies — Facts and Myths.
Water quality and quantity components of a pre-blast water well investigation.

Success in the Field: Reliable Conveyor Drives.
Drum motors eliminate exposed components and provide space-saving drive systems.

Marketing

Demonstration Eases Sand Concerns.
Agencies, associations, contractors, and suppliers participate in paving project using manufactured sand
and high-fines concrete.

Regulations

Rock Law: MSHA Walks the Neighborhood “Beat.”
Exercise caution during MSHA’s community policing visits.

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
FMSHRC reconfirms MSHA jurisdiction over cement plants; and a resignation and term expirations put the Commission temporarily out of commission.

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