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House to vote on highway bill’s proposed truck amendment
A proposed amendment to a $325 billion highway funding bill that’s being considered by the House has been cleared for a vote on the floor of the lower chamber, reports The Hill. The amendment will let states decide whether they… Keep Reading
Purvis acquires Acadiana Bearing assets
Purvis Industries, headquartered in Dallas, acquired substantially all of the assets, brand rights, websites, personnel and intellectual property of Acadiana Bearing. Acadiana has one location in Lafayette, La., and serves a variety of customers in the oil and gas and… Keep Reading
NALC enters joint venture
NALC LLC entered into a joint venture with Alexander House to develop an industrial minerals business called Midwest Calcium Carbonates. The joint venture will be based in Putnam County, Ind. Midwest Calcium Carbonates includes a new plant located on a… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta touts record third-quarter results
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reports achieving record consolidated net sales of $1.0 billion in the third quarter, as well as an aggregates product line volume increase of 5.4 percent. The company made these announcements upon releasing its third-quarter report. "Our… Keep Reading
Quarterly revenues, profit up at Vulcan
Vulcan Materials Co. released its third-quarter results, reporting both revenue and gross profit increases over the prior year. According to Vulcan, third-quarter revenues increased 19 percent to $1.038 billion and gross profit increased 39 percent from the prior year to… Keep Reading
Mobile crushers debut at Rubble Master event
Rubble Master recently presented a number of new technical developments to customers and sales partners at RM Xperience Days in Linz, Austria. The RM 90GO!, RM 70GO! 2.0 and the new swiveling re-feeding belts with mesh deck screen were shown… Keep Reading
U.S. Concrete names senior vice president, COO
U.S. Concrete Inc. hired Ronnie Pruitt as senior vice president and COO. According to U.S. Concrete, Pruitt will have direct oversight of the company's ready-mixed concrete, aggregate and ancillary operations. Pruitt previously served Martin Marietta Materials Inc. as vice president… Keep Reading
New construction starts predicted to grow 6 percent in 2016
A new report from Dodge Data & Analytics, titled the "2016 Dodge Construction Outlook," predicts total U.S. construction starts for 2016 to rise 6 percent to $712 billion. The forecast follows a 9 percent gain in new construction starts in… Keep Reading
CDE Global shows off new plant
CDE Global held a three-day demonstration of a new sand-and-gravel washing plant recently installed at Metroplex Sand & Gravel in Fort Worth, Texas. Customers attended the event Oct. 27-29, where they watched the new equipment in action, including the M4500… Keep Reading
