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Xylem establishes branch in Tennessee
Xylem opened a new dewatering solutions branch in Blountville, Tenn. Located at 2020 Highway 75 in Blountville, the branch will serve southwest Virginia through Knoxville, Tenn. The facility has a 15,000-sq.-ft. shop and 3,000 sq. ft. of office space, three… Keep Reading
Luber-finer awards national scholarship
Luber-finer awarded a $1,000 National FFA Collegiate Scholarship Program award to Amber Scarbrough, a resident of Fairfield, Ill., who plans to continue her education at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Ill. Luber-finer has been a sponsor of the National… Keep Reading
CEO, chief technology officer leaving ABB
Joe Hogan, CEO of ABB is leaving the company. Hogan will continue to lead ABB until a successor is announced. He joined the company as CEO in September 2008. “Joe is a great and successful CEO and has done a… Keep Reading
Lafarge makes donation to Canadian zoo
Lafarge Canada Inc. has partnered with the Calgary Zoo and the zoo's Centre for Conservation Research, donating cash and a gift in kind of aggregates, concrete and cement, as well as employee volunteer hours. Lafarge aims to help sustain the… Keep Reading
Virginia roads bill signed into law
The commonwealth of Virginia's road construction fund was on a pace to run out in four years. But a landmark transportation-funding bill Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) ceremoniously signed Monday will generate $1.4 billion per year for Virginia's roads and highways.… Keep Reading
Vulcan makes first-quarter results public
Vulcan Materials Co. released its 2013 first-quarter results today, noting that its aggregates gross profit was down over the prior year's first quarter yet emphasizing that the company's business segments performed as they were expected to. "Aggregates segment gross profit,… Keep Reading
Dates announced for Blasting and Explosives Safety Training
The annual fall Blasting and Explosives Safety Training (BEST) Seminar will be held Sept. 4-6, 2013, at the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, S.D. The two-and-a-half day educational training session will be capped by a night blast… Keep Reading
IRock expands dealer network
IRock Crushers has named Ace Equipment Sales Inc. its dealer in New England and New York. Ace Equipment Sales, a family-owned business founded in 1973, is based in Willington, Conn. “IRock's screeners and crushers are a good niche for us,"… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta reports first-quarter results
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. released its first-quarter report today, noting that the company's results were in line with management's expectations for the winter months. “Due to a more normal winter weather pattern, and in fact, more severe and extended in… Keep Reading
