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Summit Materials completes merger with Argos USA
The $3.2 billion combination, which the companies announced back in September, was approved this month. Keep Reading
ABC: Construction input prices decrease in December
Construction input prices were down 0.6 percent in December, but remain 1.2 percent higher year-over-year, according to the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC). Keep Reading
AGC: Construction industry adds jobs in December
According to an Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) survey, contractors expect to hire more employees in 2024 but are struggling to find enough qualified workers. Keep Reading
Dodge Momentum Index improves in December
The Dodge Momentum Index gained 3 percent in December, with commercial planning increasing 1 percent and institutional planning improving 6.1 percent. Keep Reading
Mining fatalities totaled 40 in 2023
The total was the most in a single year industrywide since 2014, a year in which 46 miners died across the U.S. Keep Reading
Pit & Quarry unveils its 2024 Hall of Fame class
The magazine will welcome Tom Hill, Neil Hise, Louis Johnson and Charlie Luck into its Hall of Fame later this year during a black-tie induction ceremony in Nashville. Keep Reading
Jarco Aggregates makes another acquisition
The company acquired sand and gravel reserves in Freer, Texas, in a deal that comes on the heels of its purchase of Corpus Christi Sand & Gravel. Keep Reading
Buffalo Wire Works purchases Bison Steel
Buffalo Wire Works acquired the company manufacturing a high-abrasion-resistant welded wire screen for aggregate producers. Keep Reading
Summit Materials adds Moore as COO
Marshall Moore, who is responsible for the team integrating Summit’s acquisition of Argos USA, joins the construction materials-producing company in a newly created role. Keep Reading
