California
How Granite Construction fared in third quarter 2019
Granite Construction's third-quarter materials revenue was on par with the third quarter of 2018, but the company's quarterly net income was down significantly in July, August and September. Keep Reading
Former CalMat exec Gerstell dies
Fred Gerstell, the former chairman and chief executive at CalMat who later served Vulcan Materials as a vice chairman and a director, died last month. Keep Reading
Granite Construction poised for strong start to 2019
A federal infrastructure bill and a cooperative Mother Nature should spur growth in 2019 for Granite Construction, the company’s president and CEO says. Keep Reading
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The construction materials industry in California got a major victory with the defeat of a bill that would have repealed a 2017 transportation law's taxes and fees designated for road repairs and public transportation.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
Construction starts drop in August 2018
At a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of $741.9 billion, the value of new construction starts in August declined by nine percent from the previous month, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Keep Reading
Dodge Momentum Index dips in August 2018
The index dropped 2.9 percent in August to 164.1 from the revised July reading of 169.0. Keep Reading
U.S. Concrete awarded permit to import more aggregate into California
Polaris, a U.S. Concrete subsidiary, is now able to deliver up to 2 million tons of aggregate each year. Keep Reading
Construction starts up significantly in May 2018
New construction starts last month improved 15 percent from April to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of $783.6 billion. Keep Reading
USGS: Aggregate production up in first quarter 2018
About 422 million metric tons of aggregate were produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter this year. Keep Reading
