Editors’ Blog
Every four years
News and commercials on television are filled with Democrats and Republicans touting their candidates, and political conventions have been in the spotlight. It must be time for that once-every-four-years event. Yes, I'm referring to MINExpo International. Though not quite the… Keep Reading
Making MSHA a partner and not an adversary
Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), sat down with Pit & Quarry by phone late last month to reflect on his three years at MSHA. We asked Main how aggregate producers, manufacturers… Keep Reading
Screen Machine president talks jobs, regulations at RNC
Steven Cohen, president of portable plant manufacturer Screen Machine Industries of Licking County, Ohio, took center stage at the Republican National Convention last Wednesday. In a nearly three-minute speech, Cohen focused on small businesses and many of the challenges they… Keep Reading
The crazy task of reporting quarterly numbers
My wife works at a newspaper, and she was telling me that a young business reporter had written a long story about a local bank's second-quarter earnings -- taking all of the information directly from the bank's earnings report. The… Keep Reading
Our too-quick-to-react society
The Penn State scandal was once again a topic of discussion this week, with the Joe Paterno statue removed from outside the football stadium and the NCAA imposing a $60 million fine on the university, among other measures, for its… Keep Reading
Kicking the can
After three years of short-term extensions, we finally have a highway bill, and that's a good thing. But I feel bad for the people at organizations like the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association and others who worked long and… Keep Reading
Two-year transportation bill a win, albeit a short one
Lost in the shadow of the Supreme Court’s decision last week to uphold President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law was the surprising, bipartisan passage of a transportation bill that will fuel more than $100 billion into America’s roads through… Keep Reading
Transportation reauthorization going down to wire
It’s well documented that the 112th Congress last year was the least productive Congress in modern U.S. history, passing 80 bills as both Democrats and Republicans rarely compromised. Neither party seems to be budging much anytime soon, but as the… Keep Reading
Will natural gas boost your bottom line?
Gasoline and diesel prices will probably never be as low as they once were. But another fuel, natural gas, is positioning itself to play a role in your operation and boost your bottom line in the coming years. More natural… Keep Reading
