Road to Recovery
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.
The handshake makes a triumphant return
Due to the pandemic, there were too many moments over the last year where two people weren’t reading from the same greeting handbook. But P&Q's Kevin Yanik says the handshake is officially back. Keep Reading
Sponsored: Manufacturers reflect on 2020
Equipment manufacturers looked back on 2020 at this year’s Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference, noting that a year filled with uncertainty turned out better than most anticipated. Keep Reading
Producers excluded from COVID-19 emergency temporary standard
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association commended the Department of Labor on its exclusion of the aggregate industry in a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard. Keep Reading
World of Concrete officially in the books
Last week's World of Concrete brought tens of thousands of attendees to Las Vegas and featured the opening of the Las Vegas Convention Center's new West Hall. Keep Reading
Dodge: Construction starts fall in May 2021 as housing stumbles
Single-family construction is feeling the brunt of higher material prices, Dodge Data & Analytics reports. Keep Reading
Where Washington stands on an infrastructure bill
Momentum on a bipartisan infrastructure bill came to a halt last week, and new negotiations are already underway in Washington. But doubts are starting to surface about whether an impactful bill can ultimately be produced for the industry. Keep Reading
PCA forecasts cement consumption by region
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released cement consumption projections for the Northeast, Central, West and Southeast regions. Keep Reading
Sponsored: Hiring, inflation among top industry concerns
The 2021 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference provided a forum for aggregate producers and equipment manufacturers to share their industry-related concerns. VCNA Prairie Material’s Warren Hawkridge, CDE’s Laurenz Peschke and Douglas Manufacturing’s Paul Ross offered their perspective. Keep Reading
What’s ahead for the construction materials market?
The 2021 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference presented a forum for FMI Capital Advisors’ George Reddin to provide a construction materials market update. Fortunately, there are plenty of reasons why producers should be optimistic. Keep Reading
