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Navigating AGG1
Everything you wanted to know about AGG1…and then some.
By Kerry Clines, Senior Editor, kclines@randallreilly.com
It’s time for the AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo, which is, once again, co-located with the World of Asphalt. It is scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, ... Read More...
Rock Stars: Why Do We Succeed?
People — and their creative solutions — are the driver behind Gulf Coast Limestone’s success.
Why is Gulf Coast Limestone able to unload over 80,000 rail cars per year?
Why are we one of the industry’s largest unloaders of open-top rail cars?
About ... Read More...
Editorial
Regulatory Common Sense
All too often, it seems like common sense is not nearly common enough. This is particularly true when new regulations are promulgated that create increasingly impossible standards for businesses struggling under the weight of a sluggish economy. Surprisingly, ... Read More...
Editorial
Increased Optimism
By Therese Dunphy
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty,” –Winston Churchill
Throughout the last several years, many aggregate producers may have been pessimists rather than optimists, but the tide may be ... Read More...
Market Niches: Rip Rap
Stepping up to the rip rap market
Once Gulf Coast Limestone began producing its own high-quality rip rap, no job was off limits
By Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
When Texas-based Gulf Coast Limestone Inc. (GCLI) first began selling rip rap, it didn’t own ... Read More...
Illinois aggregate producers given safety awards
Illinois aggregate producers received safety awards during the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Office of Mines and Minerals/Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Thaw State Grants Safety Conference at Starved Rock State Park in Utica, Ill.
IDNR started recognizing the ... Read More...
The Storm Season Marches On
The storm season marches on
By Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
Aggregate producers — particularly sand and gravel operators — are being flooded by regulatory scrutiny over their storm water management processes. Why? Because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in the third ... Read More...
Will Stimulus Funds Pave the Way to a Better Future?
Will Stimulus Funds Pave the Way to a Better Future?
Although long-term transportation funding is still up in the air, industry experts indicate that stimulus funds will aid industry in 2010.
By Therese Dunphy, Editor in Chief
During some of the toughest economic ... Read More...
Lafarge announcing 2009 annual results Feb. 19, 7 a.m. Paris time
Lafarge says it plans to announce its 2009 annual results on tomorrow, February 19, at 7 a.m. (Paris time). The conference will be broadcast at 11 a.m. by Webcast on the company's Website.
To register and access the Webcast when it's ... Read More...
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