Residential is up, but highways are status quo (at best)

May 01, 2013

By George H. Reddin     The first quarter of 2013 closed with slow, but steady, deal activity — the same pattern we’ve seen in recent years. The demand from buyers is as healthy as we have seen in years, and there remains ...

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Cemex results were a bright spot as units shipped decreased in 2012

Apr 01, 2013

STOCK REPORTSources: New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and Wall Street Journal Market Watch. Currency conversion calculated on 3/5/13. By George H. Reddin The fourth quarter of 2012 brought mixed results from the construction materials sector, with companies like Granite and Vulcan ...

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No paths are available for smooth transactions

Dec 01, 2012

By George H. Reddin   As the push toward year-end begins and buyers and sellers work diligently to close deals by Dec. 31, I am reminded how due diligence has become a full-contact sport. Never has the due diligence process been so ...

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Steady, but modest, growth is the trend

Nov 01, 2012

By George H. Reddin   Slow progress in the return of the residential market, modest enthusiasm for the passage of MAP-21, and the continued steady, albeit modest, pace of acquisitions are starting to give some optimism that the worst is behind us ...

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Elections and a ‘fiscal cliff’ loom ahead, but residential recovery continues

Oct 04, 2012

By George H. Reddin   Uncertainty continues to characterize the near-term economic outlook and inhibit stronger growth and job creation. This has been a common theme for this article during the last few years and has been a major reason for the ...

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Data Mining September 2012

Sep 01, 2012

Home and highway markets show signs of improvement   While we remain in a period of significant uncertainty, we are beginning to get little signs that the worst is behind us and that there is guarded optimism moving forward. Housing appears to have ...

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Economic indicators point toward higher valuations and lower costs.

Jul 01, 2012

STOCK REPORT                       U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices

State and Province News April 2012

Apr 01, 2012

To keep up to date with this breakdown of news in the United States and Canada, visit www.AggMan.com for daily updates.   Alaska The Alaska House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would repeal a requirement that stone, sand, and gravel operators ...

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Data Mining May 2011

May 07, 2011

Little financial news to cheer about By George H. Reddin The construction materials sector has not had much to cheer about over the last few years. Congress did pass a short-term extension to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A ...

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Data Mining January 2011

Jan 02, 2011

AggMan Index: Three months of gains After a strong uptick early in the month following earnings, the AggMan Index ended the month with positive gains. While it did not hold the early month 10-percent increase that followed several public company earnings ...

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Granite Construction named one of ‘World’s Most Ethical Companies’

Mar 23, 2010

Granite Construction Incorporated has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” for 2010.  Granite was last honored by Ethisphere in 2008 as having one of the “Best Overall Government Contractor Ethics Programs” in the industry. “We ...

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