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California’s Proposition 6 result a win for aggregate producers

The construction materials industry in California got a major victory with the defeat of a bill that would have repealed a 2017 transportation law's taxes and fees designated for road repairs and public transportation. Keep Reading

Martin Marietta sets high marks in third-quarter 2018

The company achieved quarterly records in revenues and gross profit as shipments and pricing rose for aggregate, cement and ready-mixed concrete. Keep Reading

New member joins Martin Marietta board

Martin Marietta Materials appointed Dorothy Ables to its board of directors, effective Nov. 5. Keep Reading

MDU Resources Group acquires Concrete Materials

MDU Resources Group acquired Sweetman Construction Co., a Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based aggregate producer that operates as Concrete Materials. Keep Reading

2018 in a nutshell

PQ's Kevin Yanik explores the aggregate industry's year-to-date progression through several lenses. Keep Reading

Prairie Material site opens after three-year hiatus

The company reopened a sand and gravel site in Illinois that was closed since 2014 Keep Reading

U.S. Concrete acquires Leon River Aggregate Materials

The company also completed the divestiture of lime slurry assets in Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Keep Reading

Shale Support hires director, VP

Shale Support hired Leslie Gillespie as director of supply chain and Keith Tubandt as vice president of production management. Keep Reading

Nye, Martin Marietta look to 2018’s second half

Executive Ward Nye and company management expect 2018 to be a record-setting year for the company for a number of reasons. Keep Reading

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