aggregate producers
One-hundred-acre Georgia quarry sold
Stephens MDS LP acquired the 100‐acre granite quarry in College Park, Ga., from Bluegrass Materials Co. The transaction closed Jan. 22 for an undisclosed sum. According to a press release, Bluegrass Materials had purchased the quarry along with three other… Keep Reading
Vulcan selling cement, concrete operations in Florida
Vulcan Materials Co. has agreed to sell cement and concrete businesses in Florida and Georgia to Cementos Argos for $720 million. According to a press release, Vulcan is retaining all of its aggregates operations in Florida. Vulcan is selling businesses… Keep Reading
Lafarge operation counting on expansion to remain viable
Lafarge North America's Redlands Quarry in Lockport, N.Y., needs to expand to stay in business, the company said Jan. 6 upon receiving the city planning board's recommendation to expand. The company says it will be able to continue business in… Keep Reading
Vulcan makes four changes at executive level
Vulcan Materials Co. announced several leadership changes for 2014. One change is that Tom Hill, previously senior vice president of Vulcan's South Region, was promoted to executive vice president and COO for the company. Hill joined Vulcan in 1979. In… Keep Reading
Aggregates USA names CEO
The board of directors at Alabama-based Aggregates USA LLC unanimously elected Bill Niketas as the company's CEO earlier this year. Niketas previously served as Aggregates USA's CFO. He succeeds J. Stuart Ryan, who served the company for two years as… Keep Reading
Summit Proppants to produce frac sand in Missouri
Summit Proppants was granted a mining permit from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources that will allow it to begin mining sand near Farmington, Mo. According to a press release, the oil and gas industry will use the sand as… Keep Reading
Titan America sites certified by Wildlife Habitat Council
The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) has certified six of Titan America LLC's sites in the United States, including the company's Center Sand site in Clermont, Fla. The sites were honored during the 25th Wildlife Habitat Council Annual Symposium held in… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta’s quarterly revenues, earnings rise
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported double-digit increases in revenues and earnings for the third quarter. Ward Nye, Martin Marietta president and CEO, says the ongoing recovery in private-sector construction, drove the company's third-quarter growth. "I am especially proud of the… Keep Reading
Summit Materials names financial, legal officers
Summit Materials appointed Brian Harris as CFO and Anne Benedict as chief legal officer. John Murphy, who stepped down as interim CFO, will continue to serve the company as a director and chairman of the audit committee of the board… Keep Reading
