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.
How data center projects are driving demand at Luck Stone
Charlie Windle, vice president of the Northern Region at Virginia-based Luck Stone, shares what’s giving him reason for optimism as he looks to the remaining months of 2020. Keep Reading
Windle: How the coronavirus is sparking opportunities
Luck Stone’s Charlie Windle points to specific areas that are driving aggregate demand, including data center construction. Keep Reading
Plowing through in Pennsylvania despite complex circumstances
The pandemic presented Pennsylvania’s producers more challenges than most, but 2020, when said and done, may turn out alright in the Keystone State. Keep Reading
‘Resilient’ demand, favorable weather drive Summit’s second quarter 2020
Although Summit Materials’ economic outlook is uncertain, the company completed its second quarter with a few quarterly financial records. Summit also detailed a recently-completed acquisition. Keep Reading
Dodge Data: Construction starts down significantly in first half of 2020
Construction starts in the commercial and multifamily categories were down 22 percent through the first six months of the year, Dodge Data & Analytics reports, and only two of the top 20 metro areas saw construction starts go up. Keep Reading
Redefining ‘recession’ and the case that it’s already over
A National Bureau of Economic Research committee strayed within recent weeks from the textbook definition of 'recession,' arguing that one began in March of this year. Dodge Data & Analytics' Richard Branch offers some perspective on the committee's rationale. Keep Reading
Dodge Momentum Index loses ground in June 2020
The index dropped 6.6 percent in June. The slower pace suggests the recovery in the construction sector will be modest, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Keep Reading
Publisher’s Note: Back on the Road to Recovery
Publisher Rob Fulop discusses P&Q's Road to Recovery series, which designed to help guide producers through the trying business environment. Keep Reading
Road to Recovery: Where is the oil market headed?
S-C Market Analytics’ David Chereb discusses what’s ahead for aggregate producers with ties to the energy market and the possible outcomes of the presidential election. Keep Reading
