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NSSGA offers support for the Grow America Act
NSSGA has offered its support of the Grow America Act, a $302 billion, four-year surface transportation reauthorization bill U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx unveiled April 29. “We welcome the administration’s involvement in the reauthorization debate through introduction… Keep Reading
Nonresidential drives Martin Marietta’s first quarter aggregates growth
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. released its first-quarter report April 29, touting net sales increases of 10 percent and increases in aggregate product line volumes. “Our first-quarter 2014 results reflect the continued economic momentum from 2013’s fourth quarter, as well as… Keep Reading
Foxx completes tour promoting need for highway funding solution
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx wrapped up a multi-state bus tour last week, making several stops to see what's taking place – or, in some cases, not taking place – on the frontlines of U.S. infrastructure development. One place Foxx visited is… Keep Reading
New data on U.S. bridge repair needs emerges
An analysis of the 2013 National Bridge Inventory database that the U.S. Department of Transportation released shows cars, trucks and school buses cross more than 63,000 structurally compromised bridges across the country 250 million times every day. The most heavily traveled… Keep Reading
Sandvik appoints general counsel, president of mining division
Asa Thunman was hired as executive vice president and general counsel of Sandvik, and Scot Smith was named Sandvik Mining president. Also, Gary Hughes, president of Sandvik Mining, will assume the position of sales and marketing head. According to a… Keep Reading
ATF facility hosts surface blasting course
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recently hosted R. A. McClure Inc.’s surface blasting course at the National Center for Explosives Training and Research at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. Robert McClure, a mining and aggregate industry… Keep Reading
Kenworth of Pennsylvania opens Pittsburgh-area facility
Kenworth of Pennsylvania opened a new parts and service facility in McKees Rocks, an industrial area four miles west of downtown Pittsburgh. “We anticipate great interest in this new location from many businesses in downtown Pittsburgh seeking a better, more… Keep Reading
Construction picks up in March
New construction starts rose 7 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $521.4 billion, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. Nonresidential building picked up the pace after its lackluster performance at the… Keep Reading
Report: Lafarge merger may result in sale of aggregates assets
The merger agreement between Lafarge and Holcim Ltd. may result in even more buying and selling, Bloomberg reports. That’s because the two companies may be forced to dump some of their assets if they want to comply with the government’s… Keep Reading
