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From Nothing — A Successful Business
The Aguilar family didn’t let starting out with nothing but a truck and a screen stop them from turning their small business into a prosperous company.
By Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
The small town of Socorro, N.M., just south of Albuquerque, is ... Read More...
Boss Kean’s Ditch
Despite Paul Newman’s charisma, it’s tough to miss Hollywood’s swell sleight of hand.
By Bill Langer
My wife, Pam, and I recently watched the 1967 movie, Cool Hand Luke, starring Paul Newman. There is a scene where Luke is shown a piece ... Read More...
Vulcan Materials mines recognized for outstanding reclamation
A Greensville County rock quarry and Henrico County sand and gravel mine operated by Vulcan Materials Company have been recognized for outstanding reclamation.
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) and the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA) presented the ... Read More...
Data Mining December 2011
M&A Activity remains slow, but Martin Marietta and Lafarge swap assets
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 ... Read More...
Carved in Stone
And Last Comes XYZ
Cartesian Coordinates can be used to specify the position of any point in three-dimensional space by measuring its distances from three mutually perpendicular planes.
Aggregate operations, or anything else, for that matter, can be located on the earth ... Read More...
Plant Profile
The Answer is Blowing in the Wind
At least that’s where Teichert Aggregates hopes to find a way to lower energy costs at one of its plants.
By Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
California-based Teichert Aggregates began construction of its Vernalis Plant in 1999, ... Read More...
Ellicott Dredge acquires Rohr Corp., now Rohr International Dredge Co.
Ellicott Dredge Enterprises LLC of Baltimore, Md., USA has acquired selected assets of Rohr Corp. (USA), including its current backlog, and all associated intellectual property, as well as the shares of Rohr Bagger GMBH, based in Mannheim, Germany.
Through a newly ... Read More...
Granite Construction’s Liberty Quarry could mean millions for California
Granite Construction's proposed Liberty Quarry would help refill California’s depleted coffers, pouring millions of dollars into state and local governments and helping to fund the struggling California State Teachers Retirement System.
The nearly bankrupt Golden State is facing a $20 billion ... Read More...
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