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.
Sponsored: Looking back on the Zatezalo era at MSHA
Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran reflects on assistant secretary David Zatezalo’s three-plus years at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), detailing what his legacy there is and what its lasting effects might be. Keep Reading
Four highway funding questions for AASHTO
Susan Howard of the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) offers insights on the year ahead as it relates to highway funding. Keep Reading
Sponsored: Looking ahead to MSHA’s next assistant secretary
The change in administration means the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) will eventually have a new assistant secretary. When can the industry expect a new MSHA chief to be in place, and what sort of leadership is anticipated? Keep Reading
Dodge Data: Construction starts end 2020 on sour note
Broad-based weakness pulled construction starts lower in December, Dodge Data & Analytics reports. Keep Reading
Why producers can expect a return to normalcy in 2021
Businesses can look forward to an increasingly favorable operating environment this year as the economy gradually rebounds from the effects of the pandemic. Keep Reading
Great Lakes limestone trade down 14 percent in 2020
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes decreased 26.6 million tons in 2020, compared to the prior year, according to the Lake Carriers' Association. Keep Reading
Sponsored: MSHA’s shifting approach to COVID-19
Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran expects a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard to emerge from the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) soon after Joe Biden takes up the presidency. What might the standard consist of? Doran offers perspective. Keep Reading
Visualizing the future of industry trade shows
What’s ahead for aggregate industry trade shows is somewhat uncertain as aggregate producers adapt to new ways of doing business. Keep Reading
AGC, Sage Construction release 2021 outlook
Contractors expect 13 of 16 market segments to shrink this year, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Sage Construction & Real Estate. Keep Reading
