Tags: ready-mix concrete
No paths are available for smooth transactions
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 ... Read More...
Data Mining November 2011
Company financials reflect disappointing market conditions
The number of merger and acquisition transactions in North America was up 13 percent for the three quarters ending Sept. 30, 2011, while the total value of these transactions was up 28 percent from the ... Read More...
Stockpile Analysis
3D mobile laser scanning offers quick and accurate inventory measurements
Performing physical inventories of material stockpiles is a task that most aggregate companies see as a necessary evil — it is something that has to be done for accounting purposes, but ... Read More...
Data Mining August 2011
Fed grows pessimistic about economy
By George H. Reddin
Momentum for merger and acquisition activity cannot catch a break, and comments from the recent Federal Reserve Board meetings will not help spur on any additional activity.
The Federal Reserve has grown more pessimistic ... Read More...
Data Mining July 2011
Strategic acquisitions and divestitures lead M&A market
By George H. Reddin
Merger and acquisition activity continues to plod along with the theme of strategic bolt-on and corporate divestitures continuing to lead the way. Publicly traded companies continue efforts to repair balance sheets ... Read More...
Marine Transportation
Marine movement
Economies of scale allow international deepwater shipments to compete with local trucking costs.
By Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief
During its first 12 months of operation, British Columbia’s Polaris Minerals Corp. produced 2.4 million tons of high-grade sand and gravel suitable for use ... Read More...
