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Vulcan develops product calculator app for iPad, iPhone
Vulcan Materials Co. has launched a product calculator app for Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad mobile devices. The Vulcan Materials Product Calculator is a tool that allows users to estimate the construction materials needed for building and paving projects. … Keep Reading
Rivet, Lapan accept new Atlas Copco positions
Andy Rivet has been named manager at Atlas Copco's store in Ludlow, Mass., and Cory Lapan will take over Rivet’s former position as service manager at that location. Rivet had served as service manager at the Ludlow location since 2005.… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta to try new approach in pursuit of Vulcan
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. was unsuccessful earlier this year in its hostile takeover attempt of Vulcan Materials Co. But Martin Marietta won't give up trying to purchase the top crushed-stone producing company in the United States. According to the Wall… Keep Reading
Shuster named chairman of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) will take over as chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in January, replacing Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), who led Republicans on the committee for the last six years. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,… Keep Reading
Power plant pullback triggers October construction starts retreat
The value of new construction starts retreated 14 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $434.9 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. Much of the decline was due to a sharp pullback by the electric power and gas… Keep Reading
USGS says aggregates production increases in third quarter
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released figures showing that an estimated 583 million metric tons (mmt) of total aggregates were produced in the U.S. in the third quarter this year. The figure represents an increase of 6.8 percent compared… Keep Reading
Facility expected to expand Major Wire’s presence in South
Canadian-based Major Wire Industries Ltd. recently welcomed producers and dealers from the Southern United States to an open house at its newest facility in Salisbury, N.C. The 55,000-sq.-ft. weaving and finishing facility matches Major Wire’s ISO 9001:2008 registered process and… Keep Reading
Download the Pit & Quarry app for iPad
Pit & Quarry readers can now access the magazine on the iPad after downloading our free app from the App Store. In addition to displaying the current issue of Pit & Quarry, iPad users can access archived issues of the… Keep Reading
Nominate a leader today for the 2013 Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame
Pit & Quarry established an industry Hall of Fame in September to pay tribute to the pioneers of the past and present-day industry leaders. Now, nominations are being accepted for the inaugural class online here. Aggregates producers, manufacturers, suppliers, dealers,… Keep Reading
