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New Beginnings

A Texas Native American tribe gets into the aggregates business, and helps fellow tribal members along the way. In the native tongue of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, it’s called E-No-Ko-Ski-Eh-Pi-I-Ki, or New Beginnings. The three-year-old construction and labor… Keep Reading

Life in the fast lane

A NASCAR career is Greg Biffle’s No. 1 work-related commitment, but the driver with 19 career victories is also at home in the mine. NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s journey into aggregates stems from his very own crushing and screening equipment.… Keep Reading

Jaw crusher maintenance

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A lot can be saved or achieved by giving your machine the attention it needs, including costs and time your crews could be spending elsewhere. With proper planning and preparation, maintenance programs can be made easier – and more effective.… Keep Reading

Need for proppant

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A Minnesota company creates a new start-up operation to meet frac sand demand. In ancient times, sea water washed across Wisconsin and Minnesota, eventually leaving sand on the sea bottom that was uniformly hard and round. Eons later, the sand… Keep Reading

California dreaming

Meeting the state of California’s aggregate needs over the next 50 years means coming to terms with alternative processing methods. Aggregate reserves are dwindling in California and unable to supply current demands. This, coupled with global pressures to be greener… Keep Reading

Personal safety

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With a little free time over the holidays, someone I highly regard was doing work at home. The plan was to reposition a DVD-VCR player that did not fit the shelf it was on after the cable company put in… Keep Reading

Stepping into EMS

Developing an environmental management system is an organization-wide undertaking that provides tangible results. Building an Environmental Management System (EMS) might sound like an overwhelming task for a smaller organization, but it need not be. Taken in steps it’s a job… Keep Reading

Profiting from trade shows

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Learn what can and cannot be tax deductible when you attend or exhibit at an event such as ConExpo-Con/Agg. Every owner, manager and employee of a stone, sand or gravel business has long been allowed to claim an income tax… Keep Reading

Platinum record

ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 takes place in early March, and features a new exhibit lot. A record amount of exhibit space has been sold for the upcoming ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014, and the show has been moved up from its mid/late-March time slot. The… Keep Reading

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