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SME names first Health & Safety Individual Excellence winner
SME has named certified mine safety professional H.L. Boling the first recipient of its Health & Safety Individual Excellence Award. Boling has been in the mining industry nearly half a century, SME says. He wrote two chapters of the Mine… Keep Reading
Double Coin Tires launches app
Tire manufacturer and marketing firm Double Coin Tires and its CMA subsidiary launched a mobile app for Apple iPhone and Android smartphones. The free Double Coin Tires app makes it possible for users to search for Double Coin dealership locations… Keep Reading
Johnson comments on Obama’s State of the Union address
NSSGA President and CEO Michael Johnson released a statement in support of the State of the Union address President Obama delivered January 28. Specifically, Johnson cites the Obama’s comment on rebuilding the nation’s roads. Following is his statement in its… Keep Reading
MSHA releases December impact inspection results
MSHA says it issued 135 citations, 24 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at 11 coal mines and two metal and nonmetal mines in December. The monthly inspections, which began in force in April 2010, involve mines… Keep Reading
NSSGA names Excellence award winners
The NSSGA revealed the winners of its Safety, Environmental and Community Relations Excellence awards as well as the recipients of its National Stars of Excellence. The awards program recognizes aggregates operations throughout the United States and Canada for their extraordinary… Keep Reading
Report: Martin Marietta Materials in talks to buy Texas Industries
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. is in advanced talks to buy construction material supplier Texas Industries Inc., according to a report by Bloomberg News that cites people familiar with the matter. An agreement could be announced as early as this week,… Keep Reading
Firm: Construction starts climbed 6 percent in 2013
New construction starts in December grew 5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $554.5 billion, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. Although both nonresidential building and housing settled back during the final month… Keep Reading
One-hundred-acre Georgia quarry sold
Stephens MDS LP acquired the 100‐acre granite quarry in College Park, Ga., from Bluegrass Materials Co. The transaction closed Jan. 22 for an undisclosed sum. According to a press release, Bluegrass Materials had purchased the quarry along with three other… Keep Reading
Vulcan selling cement, concrete operations in Florida
Vulcan Materials Co. has agreed to sell cement and concrete businesses in Florida and Georgia to Cementos Argos for $720 million. According to a press release, Vulcan is retaining all of its aggregates operations in Florida. Vulcan is selling businesses… Keep Reading
