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Bluegrass takes over the Boulder Dash
Hats off to Bluegrass Materials Company. In January, Bluegrass bought a quarry in Cumming, Georgia, from Lafarge, and is now continuing to hold its annual Spring Fling.
According to Forsythenews.com, the Spring Fling festival features food, music, and children’s activities. The ... Read More...
Prevent equipment theft
Lakeview Sand and Gravel, based in Cambridge, Ontario, was one of the more recent victims of theft at its operation. On April 2, large amounts of diesel fuel were reportedly stolen from the business, according to The Record.com.
It’s hardly the ... Read More...
Stop fooling around
February construction spending is up, particularly with regard to residential building, private non-residential building and public investment, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) reports.
February construction put in place, valued at $885 billion, was up 1.2 percent from a month ... Read More...
NIMBY group gets short-term win in court
An appeal will move forward regarding a community group’s challenge of a permit for Buie Lakes Plantation’s proposed operation in Robeson County, North Carolina.
According to a report in The Robesonian, Robeson County had requested that the Friends of Philadelphus post ... Read More...
Et tu Brute?
It might not have been a knife in the back, but it certainly felt a bit like one as I read a recent local newspaper article.
Ohio officials are working on a transportation bill that would earmark 90 percent of the ... Read More...
Pennsylvania quarry ordered to stop blasting
Following a March 19 flyrock incident, the M & M Stone/Harleysville Materials quarry has been ordered to cease blasting.
“The investigation revealed that a rock(s) were ejected upwards and outwards from the body of the shot which traveled approx. 381 feet ... Read More...
Senator pushes back on Massachusetts transportation plan
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has received accolades for his transportation spending plan, but that doesn't mean everyone is ready to sign off on the 10-year $19 billion construction plan.
"We must have a meaningful opportunity to review what the Commonwealth can ... Read More...
Move over Rover, Vulcan overtakes Petsmart
According to Forbes magazine, Vulcan Materials moved up a spot in the S&P 500, when ranked by market capitalization. It edged out Petsmart for the 413th largest company on the ranking.
The business journal notes that market capitalization allows for a ... Read More...
Lafarge’s Chicago team helps feed those in need
Lafarge America's Chicago Aggregates team volunteered at the local Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB) this week, where they put together packages of food for distribution throughout the Northern Illinois Area.
In total, the Lafarge team boxed 3,750 pounds of food, which ... Read More...
Sandvik rolls out a two-for-one HSI crusher
Sandvik introduced a new line of horizontal shaft impactors, the Prisec. Led by the CI511 model, the units can be configured as either a primary or secondary crusher, offering optimal utilization of capital assets.
"One machine does it all," notes Rowan Dallimore, ... Read More...
R.C. Buford shares the Spur’s winning formula for long-term success
R.C. Buford
Whether in an aggregates operation or on an NBA basketball court, having a team that is well aligned and focused on the same goals helps build sustainable success. That was the message I heard during R.C. Buford's keynote ... Read More...
Martin Marietta’s Ward Nye says building bridges is key to success
Ron Summers (left) ends his tenure as NSSGA's 2012 chairman of the board and passes the gavel to Ward Nye.
During the closing session of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's (NSSGA) annual meeting, CalPortland's Ron Summers passed the ... Read More...
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