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Aggregate production down in second quarter 2020
While second-quarter crushed stone production for consumption dropped 2.3 percent, sand and gravel was set back 4.6 percent. Keep Reading
AGC: 60 percent of construction projects delayed or canceled; labor shortage continues
Sixty percent of construction firms report projects have been canceled or delayed, and 52 percent struggle to find workers, according to a survey by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Keep Reading
Motion Industries acquires Kentucky-based supplier
Motion Industries acquired Kentucky-based Applied Machine and Motion Control, a supplier of automation and motion control products and services. Keep Reading
Hyundai Construction Equipment expands product marketing team
The company added Mike Fuller to provide sales training and materials for dealers. Keep Reading
Bosch Rexroth names new president, CEO
Paul Cooke will retire after 38 years at Bosch Rexroth. His successor will be Greg Gumbs, a former vice president and general manager at Eaton Corp. Keep Reading
McCloskey International expands dealer network in Midwest
Berry Tractor & Equipment now represents McCloskey International's screening and crushing product lines in the Kansas and western Missouri markets. Keep Reading
Kentucky Crushed Stone Association names Miner of the Year
The association presented the award to William Lee Devers, and it honored several other companies in the Bluegrass State with its annual awards. Keep Reading
Construction employment decreases in 26 states from June to July
AGC officials say construction employment is likely to continue falling in many parts of the country without new federal recovery measures. Keep Reading
Explosives industry veteran Burke to retire
Dyno Nobel's EJ Burke is calling it a career in 2020 after dedicating more than a half-century to the explosives industry. Keep Reading