Editors’ Blog
Industry discusses highway bill, jobs with labor secretary
Representatives from the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), state aggregates association reps and executives from a number of aggregate producers met with U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez and MSHA's Joe Main to discuss key issues facing the aggregates… Keep Reading
Keeney Sand & Stone’s equipment in action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbpstH30Vkk Last month, Pit & Quarry toured Keeney Sand & Stone in Painesville, Ohio. We talked to Kevin Keeney, a third generation family member running the quarry, who told us a little bit about the history of Keeney Sand &… Keep Reading
Watch a quarry blast at a small Ohio operation
Keeney Sand & Stone, a small family-owned aggregate producer in Painesville, Ohio, invited Pit & Quarry to its operation to see its last quarry blast of 2014. Hilltop Energy, which is based in Lisbon, Ohio, was contracted to perform the… Keep Reading
North Coast Media (NCM) for a cure
There are very few things our 11-year-old son, Nate, doesn’t like. He’s an easy-going kid, happy doing just about anything. There’s only one thing he always fights: haircuts. He hates to have his hair cut like nothing else. That’s why we were… Keep Reading
Think pink
Supplier to the aggregates industry, Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc. (PHIL), is showing its caring side with its Pink Tailgate Initiative. With a goal of raising money for breast cancer research and prevention, the company is donating 5 percent of all proceeds from… Keep Reading
Senator: New highway-funding mechanism to come
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) offered some insight on the future of highway funding at a meeting with the Western Arkansas Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority that also included Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.). “Coming up between now and May, you’ll see a… Keep Reading
Public content
I've used this space from time to time in recent years to suggest that a large highway bill isn't getting done because politicians in Washington simply don't have the stomach to vote for a costly measure that would require raising… Keep Reading
Slideshow: Keeney Sand & Stone
Pit & Quarry recently visited Keeney Sand & Stone, a small family-run operation based in Painesville, Ohio. The father-and-son team of Dennis and Kevin Keeney lead the operation, which produces six salable products. Most of Keeney's products are used in… Keep Reading
Practice makes perfect
I’m not exactly an all-star golfer. Sometimes I’ll expect to hit a beautiful drive up the fairway but end up topping the ball about 10 ft. in front of me. I don’t expect that, but it happens far more often… Keep Reading
