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Construction starts slip in April as housing cools
Single-family construction posted a sizable decline following months of strong activity while nonresidential building and nonbuilding starts both gained. Keep Reading
How Summit Materials fared in the first quarter
Net revenues and sales volumes tied to aggregate were up in the first quarter at Summit Materials, although average selling prices were down slightly. Keep Reading
Rubble Master opens new facility, hosting Demo Days in Texas
Rubble Master opened a new factory-store and service center in Ennis, Texas, and it shared plans to host an equipment demonstration next month. Keep Reading
thyssenkrupp debuts screening solution
goovi, thyssenkrupp’s new digitized screen featuring an intelligent control system, offers opportunities to increase efficiencies in secondary and tertiary screening. Keep Reading
Dodge Momentum Index up in April 2021
The Dodge Data & Analytics index, led by institutional planning, is now at a 12-year high. Keep Reading
Hendrickson debuts dealer sales academy
The manufacturer's new academy will roll out in a phased approach starting with four truck products. Keep Reading
Superior launches ship-loading conveyor
A new TeleStacker conveyor from Superior Industries incorporates truck-unloading and ship-loading capabilities into a single machine. Keep Reading
Pair of fatalities characterized as powered haulage accidents
Nine miners have died this year, based on the latest details from the Mine Safety & Health Administration. The agency classified the last two incidents as powered haulage accidents. Keep Reading
First-quarter aggregate business strong at U.S. Concrete
Says U.S. Concrete president and CEO Ronnie Pruitt: “We are seeing an increase in bidding levels and project starts, which continue to point to a stronger second half of 2021.” Keep Reading