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New president, vice presidents at Astec
Astec Industries Inc. has promoted Norm Smith to president and COO, Ben Brock to group vice president of asphalt and Richard Dorris to group vice president of energy. Smith was promoted after J. Don Brock resigned as company president. Brock… Keep Reading
Metso adds distributor in New Jersey
Foley Inc. has been added as a Metso distributor, representing Metso's crushing and screening products in New Jersey. Based in Piscataway, N.J., Foley will also provide Metso customers with field and shop services, trained service technicians and a stocked parts… Keep Reading
Houston event to highlight benefits of LNG off-road vehicles
The inaugural Natural Gas for High Horsepower Summit will take place Sept. 26-28 in Houston. The event will focus on the applications in which liquefied natural gas (LNG) can replace diesel in off-road, high-horsepower applications used in mining, construction and… Keep Reading
Technical session, tours part of silica sand conference
Registration is now open for the Conference on the Silica Sand Resources of Minnesota and Wisconsin, presented jointly by the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Precambrian Research Center and the Twin Cities Chapter of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.… Keep Reading
Former NSSGA executive McClure dies
Kash McClure, former NSSGA vice president of membership services, has died. McClure served the industry through the National Limestone Institute, the National Stone Association and NSSGA for 37 years. He retired in 2004 and is survived by his wife Yvonne,… Keep Reading
Feds release nearly $500 million for transportation projects
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood announced earlier this month that the Obama administration is making $473 million available to states for infrastructure projects. Congress earmarked hundreds of millions of dollars between 2003 and 2006, but $473 million… Keep Reading
John Deere app allows users to track machinery
John Deere Construction recently extended the availability of the machine monitoring system JDLink to iPhones, iPads and Android devices. The free JDLink mobile app allows contractors to access John Deere’s system to keep tabs on a machine's location and alerts… Keep Reading
Martin Engineering opening facility to serve Western U.S.
Martin Engineering is opening a new, factory-direct and service center in Gillette, Wyo., where the company will house a large stock of inventory to serve the mining industry in the Western United States. The facility includes warehouse and office space… Keep Reading
Second quarter aggregate production up considerably
Preliminary numbers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) suggest aggregate production rose sharply in the second quarter. Increases in domestic production for crushed stone, sand and gravel were substantial compared to production in the first quarter of 2012, primarily owing… Keep Reading
