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RMS names vice president of aggregate
Ben Schmidtlein, who joined Road Machinery & Supplies Co. (RMS) in 2020, was named vice president of aggregate, a new position within the company. Keep Reading
ABC: Nonresidential spending down slightly in November
National nonresidential spending was down 0.1 percent in November to $1.14 trillion according to the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC). Keep Reading
Safety-focused meetings to consider early this year
Safety is a theme of several first-quarter meetings, including the upcoming Missouri Mine Safety & Health Conference and the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s Operations, Health & Safety Seminar. Keep Reading
How Great Lakes limestone shipments fared in 2023
Shipments of limestone from U.S. quarries increased in 2023 while loadings from Canadian quarries were down. Keep Reading
Final rule on mobile equipment emerges from MSHA
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) finalized its rule related to mobile equipment at surface mines and surface areas of underground sites. Keep Reading
Dodge: Construction starts take a dive in November
Dodge Construction Network says total construction starts declined 15 percent last month, with nonresidential plummeting 29 percent. Keep Reading
SRM acquires assets from Sidley, Tri-County Stone
SRM Concrete and SRM Materials struck deals this month to acquire facilities from Ohio’s R.W. Sidley, Tennessee’s Tri-County Stone and Michigan’s Cheboygan Cement Products. Keep Reading
Quarry Academy scholarship awarded
Sandvik and Dyno Nobel, which host the annual seminar in San Antonio, awarded their scholarship to a mining engineering student from the Missouri University of Science & Technology. Keep Reading
Dewatering pump emerges after Sykes joins Atlas Copco
Sykes Group, which became part of the Atlas Copco Group Power & Flow Division this month, debuted a dewatering pump for quarries. Keep Reading
