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September 2, 2010
Georgia Concrete & Products Association hires exec director
The Georgia Concrete & Products Association (GC&PA) has hired Jimmy Cotty to as its new executive director.Cotty assumed his role ...
Summit Materials acquires aggregates and asphalt paving/production companies
Building materials company Summit Materials LLC has finalized the acquisitions of Kilgore Paving and Maintenance LLC, an asphalt production and paving ...
Hey Congress, ‘We’re sick of aging roads’
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM), two national groups advocating ...
September 1, 2010
Steel import permit applications down 15 percent
Based on the U.S. Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel ...
CARB ‘on apology tour’
William Davis, executive vice president of the Southern California Contractors Association, calls a series of off-highway rule workshops that began today the ...
August 31, 2010
Bridgestone Off-Road Tires increases prices 2 to 7 percent
Off Road Tire, U.S. & Canada Tire Sales (BAOR), a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, says it plans to ...
Dredge operator drowns in accident in Oklahoma
On Aug. 14, 2010, a 23 year-old dredge operator with four years of experience died at a Southwestern State Sand Corp. ...
U.S. economy grows at slower pace than expected, urgent need for job creation
News that the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than expected in the second quarter of 2010 should sound ...
ARTBA cautions EPA against regulating coal ash as ‘hazarous waste’
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to regulate coal ash as a “hazardous waste” could make concrete more expensive ...
August 30, 2010
Women in Concrete Alliance seeking nominees for Woman of Distinction Award
The Women in Concrete Alliance (WICA) -- a networking organization for women in the concrete industry that debuted earlier this ...
Congress needs to ‘act on voter demands’
Congress prepares to return to Washington in a few weeks, and voters across America, regardless of political party affiliation, have ...
August 27, 2010
Associated Builders and Contractors prevails in project labor agreement dispute
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has been successful in having a mandatory project labor agreement removed from the bidding process ...
August 26, 2010
VT Leeboy creates Blaw-Knox division, reveals distribution plans
Lincolnton, N.C.-based VT Leeboy has created a new business division known as Blaw-Knox Commercial Paving Products.
The new division has developed ...
‘Contractor Safety’ Webinar set for Sept. 14
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) will host a Webinar on "Contractor Safety" on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at ...
August 25, 2010
Trade groups, gov’t agencies sign asphalt recycling agreement
Trade associations that represent 150 million tons a year of asphalt recycling signed a cooperative agreement aimed at doubling the ...
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