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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.

Dodge Momentum Index improves in December

The Dodge Momentum Index gained 3 percent in December, with commercial planning increasing 1 percent and institutional planning improving 6.1 percent. Keep Reading

Komatsu’s Quarry Days provides hands-on opportunities

The special event presented customers, dealers and the trade press with the chance to take control of the company’s latest equipment. Keep Reading

RMS names vice president of aggregate

Ben Schmidtlein, who joined Road Machinery & Supplies Co. (RMS) in 2020, was named vice president of aggregate, a new position within the company. Keep Reading

ABC: Nonresidential spending down slightly in November

National nonresidential spending was down 0.1 percent in November to $1.14 trillion according to the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC). Keep Reading

How Great Lakes limestone shipments fared in 2023

Shipments of limestone from U.S. quarries increased in 2023 while loadings from Canadian quarries were down. Keep Reading

The current state of concrete, cement

Ken Simonson, chief economist at the Associated General Contractors of America, says he was pleasantly surprised by the performance of ready-mixed concrete and cement in 2023. Keep Reading

Case dealer expands along Gulf Coast

With current locations in Mississippi and Louisiana, Lee Tractor, a Case Construction Equipment dealer, is expanding into the Florida panhandle and coastal Alabama. Keep Reading

AGC: Labor issues still lingering

The Associated General Contractors of America’s Ken Simonson shares his thoughts on the current state of industry employment. Keep Reading

Nonresidential construction outlook for 2024

Associated General Contractors of America chief economist Ken Simonson discusses the types of projects that will drive nonresidential construction in the coming year. Keep Reading

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