Editors’ Blog
New-look NSSGA website structured to enhance industry’s messages
NSSGA recently redesigned its website in an effort to better share information with the public, policymakers and its members. According to Mike Johnson, NSSGA president and CEO, an association member survey revealed that NSSGA needed to improve how it communicated… Keep Reading
A new look for the new year
It’s a new year and the perfect time for a new start. Did you make any resolutions? Perhaps you thought it was time to lose weight, quit smoking, save money or get fit. Here at Pit & Quarry, we decided… Keep Reading
House bill aims to up federal gas tax by 15 cents
Another bill was introduced in the House of Representatives related to transportation infrastructure funding. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced this latest one, The Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials (UPDATE) Act, which would nearly double the federal gas tax… Keep Reading
LaHood weighs in on need for federal infrastructure funding
Ray LaHood, former transportation secretary, said on an MSNBC radio show that the federal government is “too afraid” to invest in new infrastructure, according to The Hill. “It’s going to be up to Congress, it’s going to be up to… Keep Reading
Reasons for optimism
At the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association meeting in Columbus this month, Jerry Wray, director of the Ohio Department of Transportation, was less than optimistic about the chances for a large, multi-year highway bill anytime soon. “We will standing… Keep Reading
Broadcaster highlights OAIMA meeting
The Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) held its Annual Meeting & Trade Show last week in Columbus, Ohio. About 550 attendees were on hand to visit with 72 exhibiting companies. The event's featured speaker was Marty Brennaman, Hall… Keep Reading
Eight tips to produce a consistent product
Metso's Matt Gerten, manager of application support and complex proposals, offered tips at his company's 2013 Quarry Solutions & Industry Knowledge Expo on how to produce a consistent product. Here are the eight must-do's Gerten suggested on behalf of Metso:… Keep Reading
Exploring a federal gas tax increase
Infrastructure proponents have used the 20th anniversary of the last federal gas tax increase, which occurred Oct. 1, 1993, as a platform to generate discussion about the need for another gas tax increase. The last hike raised the federal gas… Keep Reading
Swimming hole
I’ve seen mined-out quarries used in a variety of ways—from office parks to shopping centers to golf courses. But, until now, not for use as an upscale backyard swimming pool. Perhaps you’ve seen it on TV or you’ve watched the… Keep Reading
