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MSHA launches miner safety, health app
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) unveiled a mobile app aimed at providing miners with health and safety information, best practices and more. Keep Reading
Granite adds EZ Street asphalt to California product line
Granite Construction is now the sole California distributor of the product, which is a sustainable asphalt solution that can help reduce carbon emissions. Keep Reading
Dodge Momentum Index falls in August
The Dodge Construction Network index fell 1.2 percent in August, with the commercial component rising 1 percent and the institutional component falling 5.6 percent. Keep Reading
Economic risks potentially present in 2023
After a year of growth in 2022, Anirban Basu with the Associated Builders & Contractors says 2023 poses a number of threats to that growth. Keep Reading
Inflation’s peak still poses problems
While there is a chance the U.S. has reached peak inflation, Anirban Basu, chief economist for the Associated Builders & Contractors, is unsure when prices will start to come down. Keep Reading
Emphasizing suicide prevention among construction workers
With September being Suicide Prevention Month, the Associated Builders & Contractors is promoting mental health among construction workers. Keep Reading
Producers pressing to make equipment purchases
While equipment rentals were recently en vogue, current supply dynamics are driving aggregate producers to buy once again. Keep Reading
Recession on the horizon?
Anirban Basu, chief economist for the Associated Builders & Contractors, says the U.S. is not currently in a recession but believes it will happen at some point. Keep Reading
Gulf Coast Sand acquires Shale Support assets
Gulf Coast Sand acquired Shale Support's assets, giving the company more than 900 mineable acres of aggregate reserves. Keep Reading