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Jack Kopanski

Jack Kopanski is the Managing Editor of Pit & Quarry and Editor-in-Chief of Portable Plants. Kopanski can be reached at 216-706-3756 or jkopanski@northcoastmedia.net.

From left: Neil Hise, Susan Moorhead, Tom Hill and Charlie Luck pose for a photo at the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Hise, Hill and Luck are members of the 2024 class and Moorhead attended in place of her late father, Louis Johnson, the final member of this year's class. Photo: P&Q Staff

Pit & Quarry ushers 2024 inductees into Hall of Fame

Tom Hill, Neil Hise, Louis Johnson and Charlie Luck IV were enshrined in the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame on Sunday night during a black-tie induction ceremony in Nashville. Keep Reading

The AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo and World of Asphalt app allows users to create their own show plan of exhibitors and education sessions, search exhibitors by product type and more. Photo: World of Asphalt

AGG1, World of Asphalt app now available

Attendees of AGG1 and World of Asphalt can use the app to sort exhibitors by product time, create their own show plan and more. Keep Reading

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EIW to highlight washing solutions at AGG1

Eagle Iron Works (EIW) will showcase its full line of washing equipment at AGG1 2024 – including fines recovery units and tailings management equipment. Keep Reading

Says Chris Williams of Capital Aggregates: “[With] most technologies, as they become established, the price point for entry tends to come down as they emerge.” Photo: Neorodan/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Producers discuss the future of autonomy in aggregates

As large producers test autonomous haulers in quarries, small and midsized producers are eager to see if the technologies tested are viable. Keep Reading

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ARA releases updated economic forecast

The American Rental Association (ARA) forecasts a 7.9 percent increase in construction and general tool rental revenue in 2024 totaling $77.3 billion. Keep Reading

Tom Hill started Summit Materials after nearly three decades with CRH. Photo: Tom Hill

P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Thomas W. Hill

The founder of Summit Materials always aimed big and, more often than not, delivered on his goals. Keep Reading

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Dodge Momentum Index dips in February

The Dodge Momentum Index was down 1.4 percent in February, but it remains 1 percent above its February 2023 mark. Keep Reading

GCAA saw record attendance at its Management Workshop & Expo, held Feb. 20-22 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. The event drew 675 attendees. Photo: Tom Smarch

GCAA sees record turnout at annual workshop, expo

Nearly 700 attendees and dozens of exhibitors were in Atlanta for the Georgia Construction Aggregate Association's (GCAA) three-day Management Workshop & Expo. Keep Reading

After attracting more than 10,000 attendees to AGG1 2022, Jen Dugas of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association says AGG1 2024 registration is trending above the previous show’s attendance. Photo: NSSGA

What producers can expect at AGG1 2024

AGG1 2024 will take place next month in Nashville, Tennessee. Find out what is in store for this year’s trade show and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s Annual Convention. Keep Reading

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