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P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Donald M. James

A number of great leaders have guided Vulcan Materials Co. over the years. Leaders such as Charles Ireland, John Lambert, Barney Monaghan, Houston Blount and Herb Skelnar. Count Don James, a longtime Vulcan chairman and CEO, among that group of… Keep Reading

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P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Richard J. Feltes

Rick Feltes has always felt the need to give back to the aggregates industry. Mike Johnson, the president and CEO of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, can attest to that notion. According to Johnson, Feltes was one of… Keep Reading

Perspective: James, Zelnak were industry ‘titans’

Gus Edwards, who devoted 16 years of his career to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), spent considerable time around Vulcan Materials Co.'s Don James and Martin Marietta Materials Inc.'s Steve Zelnak during his tenure. To Edwards, James… Keep Reading

Feltes, James and Zelnak enshrined into Hall of Fame

Aggregates industry leaders gathered Sunday night for the fourth annual Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Dinner in Nashville, Tenn., where Rick Feltes (Feltes Sand & Gravel), Don James (Vulcan Materials) and Steve Zelnak (Martin Marietta) were… Keep Reading

Pit & Quarry announces 2016 Hall of Fame class

Pit & Quarry's 2016 Hall of Fame class includes Rick Feltes of Feltes Sand & Gravel Co., Don James of Vulcan Materials Co. and Steve Zelnak of Martin Marietta Materials Inc. This group joins the 17 current members of the… Keep Reading

P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Paul Detwiler III

Producer positioned family-owned company for tremendous growth A high-volume aggregate producer doesn’t become a top U.S. producer overnight. A series of growth-related moves are usually made, and those moves are typically made over a period of years, even decades. New… Keep Reading

P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Neil Schmidgall

Superior founder’s willingness to team with customers revolutionized portable equipment. Neil Schmidgall didn’t invent the portable conveyor, but his customers and employees say he made significant advancements to perfect them in the 1990s. Schmidgall, founder of Superior Industries in Morris,… Keep Reading

P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Glen Barton

Executive paved Caterpillar’s way into mining, spurred tremendous growth. Glen Barton was destined to “bleed yellow” since he was five years old, when his father purchased the first family tractor. “At six or seven, I could drive it and do… Keep Reading

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