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.
Dodge Momentum Index posts dip in October 2020
Dodge Data & Analytics' index slipped 1.8 percent last month. The commercial component lost momentum while the institutional component gained. Keep Reading
Report: Construction sector adds 84,000 workers in October
Still, a growing number of project cancellations risk undermining future industry job gains, the Associated General Contractors of America says. Keep Reading
Despite down volumes, HeidelbergCement earnings are up
On the year, North American aggregate sales volumes are down about 3 percent at HeidelbergCement. The company, however, is optimistic about the road ahead. Keep Reading
Great Lakes limestone trade trending below 2019
In October, limestone cargos were below the month's five-year average by 6.9 percent, the Lake Carriers' Association reports. Keep Reading
MDU Resources feeling good with third-quarter 2020 results
Knife River’s parent company had record third-quarter earnings in its construction materials business. Keep Reading
Price growth, cost control drive Vulcan through third-quarter 2020
Vulcan Materials, the nation’s largest aggregate producer, is finding ways to expand its profitability in the crushed stone, sand and gravel business. Keep Reading
AGG1, World of Asphalt shows canceled
The March 2021 events in Atlanta will not take place due to concerns related to the pandemic. Keep Reading
Aggregate producers organize in South Carolina
Vulcan Materials’ Elliott Botzis, who serves as president of the newly formed South Carolina Aggregates Association (SCAA), shares how SCAA ultimately came together and what doing business in this, its first full year, has been like for the organization. Keep Reading
Assessing one state’s DOT funding situation
Elliott Botzis, a 19-year veteran of Vulcan Materials who also serves the South Carolina Aggregates Association as president, offers perspective on 2021 project funding within the state of South Carolina. Keep Reading
