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.
AGC: Construction employment up in 31 states, down in 18
Additionally, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) warns that job losses will resume without federal funding. Keep Reading
The coronavirus, MSHA compliance and things you may have overlooked
Producers have a number of new considerations to make when it comes to Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) compliance, including potentially citable areas. Keep Reading
New rule to speed up infrastructure approvals
The Trump administration’s final rule accelerating environmental reviews under the National Environment Policy Act drew praise from industry organizations and criticism from the president’s opponents. Keep Reading
Biden reveals his plans for U.S. infrastructure
The Democratic presidential candidate unveiled a $2 trillion energy and infrastructure plan, offering details of it on the campaign trail. Keep Reading
What’s trending in new tech, equipment among contractors
The benefits of adopting new technologies include increased productivity and improved safety, according to a Dodge Data & Analytics publication. Keep Reading
Report: Majority of contractors have ‘high level’ of market confidence
Fifty-six percent of contractors have a high level of confidence about the market's ability to provide new business opportunities in the next 12 months, according to a new publication from Dodge Data & Analytics. Keep Reading
Road to Recovery: Is an infrastructure stimulus really coming?
S-C Market Analytics’ David Chereb joins Pit & Quarry to discuss the likelihood of an infrastructure stimulus coming forward in 2020 and what the road toward a package looks like in Washington. Keep Reading
Great Lakes limestone trade down significantly in June 2020
The trade dropped 21.2 percent for the month, dipping well below the month’s five-year average. Keep Reading
Road to Recovery: Wm. D. Scepaniak’s John Scepaniak optimistic about months ahead
John Scepaniak, project manager at Minnesota-based Wm. D. Scepaniak, says his family company has been “busier than ever” in 2020 and sees encouraging signs for the aggregate industry in the months ahead. Keep Reading
