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Road to Prosperity

Road to Prosperity is a series developed with support from Van Der Graaf, and focuses on discussing and highlighting positive developments, trends, and advancements within the aggregate and mining industries, exploring ways to move forward and achieve success.


Dodge: Construction starts slip 4 percent in April

Dodge Construction Network says nonresidential building starts led the drop, declining 22 percent last month. Keep Reading

Dodge: Banking on nonbuilding construction

Increased funding from the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act has the nonbuilding construction sector set up well, but future disbursement delays could slow the sector. Keep Reading

What to expect in the coming months for construction

Despite ongoing economic pressures, the construction industry remains strong through four-plus months of 2023. Keep Reading

Producers overcome adverse weather with price management

Wet weather hampered aggregate shipments in some regions during the first quarter, but aggressive pricing actions drove earnings for the industry’s public producers. Keep Reading

Highs and lows in nonresidential construction

Dodge Construction Network’s Richard Branch points out subsectors that are helping to boost the nonresidential as a whole. Keep Reading

ABC: Construction industry employment up in April

While the construction industry added jobs in April, the Associated Builders & Contractors’ (ABC) Anirban Basu says signs of a weakening economy are surfacing. Keep Reading

Dodge Momentum Index moves downward in April

The commercial component of Dodge Construction Network’s Index dipped 8 percent last month. Keep Reading

Eagle Materials purchases Martin Marietta asset

The companies came to terms on a deal involving a cement terminal in Stockton, California. Keep Reading

USLM experiences positive first-quarter gains in lime, limestone

Lime and limestone revenues were up more than 30 percent in the first quarter at United States Lime & Minerals (USLM). Keep Reading

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