Darren Constantino
Quarry Academy a success in San Antonio
Sandvik and Dyno Nobel teamed up to host their annual Quarry Academy event last week in San Antonio. More than 90 attendees listened to experts discuss drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, screening and crushing. Held at the Omni La Mansion del… Keep Reading
The case for radials
Michelin held a press event in which the tire manufacturer clearly demonstrated the benefits of radial earthmover tires over bias models. Trade press editors, including Pit & Quarry's editor in chief, participated in tire demonstrations at the company's proving grounds… Keep Reading
Looking back, and ahead
Caterpillar Inc. has opened a new 50,000-sq.-ft. visitors center in Peoria, Ill., and the company gave the press a sneak peek. The center is a look back at the company's long and storied history, and a look ahead at the… Keep Reading
Vulcan Materials christens new tug boat
Vulcan Materials Co. christened the M/V Hazel Demery, a new tug boat that will be used at the company's Grand Rivers, Ky., facility. The new tug boat is named for Hazel Demery, a nurse and prominent fixture in the Grand… Keep Reading
Here we go again
After spending the first half of this year at the top of our news pages, the story of Martin Marietta Materials’ bid for Vulcan Materials had fallen from the spotlight. Well, it’s back. When a judge put a four-month hold… Keep Reading
Every four years
News and commercials on television are filled with Democrats and Republicans touting their candidates, and political conventions have been in the spotlight. It must be time for that once-every-four-years event. Yes, I'm referring to MINExpo International. Though not quite the… Keep Reading
U.S. construction equipment exports up 24 percent
Exports of U.S.-made construction equipment grew 24 percent and totaled $13.7 billion for the first half of 2012 compared to January-June 2011, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The off-road equipment manufacturing trade group consolidates U.S. Commerce Dept.… Keep Reading
Dodge Momentum Index slips
The Dodge Momentum Index retreated 1.4 percent in August compared to July, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in… Keep Reading
The crazy task of reporting quarterly numbers
My wife works at a newspaper, and she was telling me that a young business reporter had written a long story about a local bank's second-quarter earnings -- taking all of the information directly from the bank's earnings report. The… Keep Reading
