Darren Constantino
Kicking the can
After three years of short-term extensions, we finally have a highway bill, and that's a good thing. But I feel bad for the people at organizations like the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association and others who worked long and… Keep Reading
Atlas Copco, ABB collaborate on underground mobile equipment
Atlas Copco’s Underground Rock Excavation division and ABB have come up with what they say is the world’s first system designed to deliver on the vision of a fully integrated underground hard rock mine. The new technology is based on… Keep Reading
Cemex drops plans for Vegas-area gravel operations
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that one of the companies eyeing plans for a gravel operation at Sloan Hills in the south Las Vegas Valley is no longer pursuing the controversial project. Stephen Wild, Cemex's Southern Nevada district manager, wrote to the… Keep Reading
First-quarter aggregate production up 9.7 percent
An estimated 216 million metric tons (Mt) of crushed stone were produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 9.4 percent compared with that of the same period of 2011.… Keep Reading
Lafarge Midwest celebrates land protection at Cave-in-Rock plant
The Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers reports that Lafarge Midwest, Inc. celebrated its protection of some of Illinois’ highest-quality limestone natural communities with students from Hardin County High School. “These areas owned by Lafarge Midwest represent living museums of our… Keep Reading
Deere makes changes to senior management team
As a result of the anticipated retirements of two executives, Deere & Company announced changes to its senior management team to enhance the company's ability to execute its business strategy and develop and broaden leadership talent. "Deere is a company well known… Keep Reading
Luck Stone, XTerra, team up for triathlon
As part of a three-year sponsorship that kicked off last year, Luck Stone will be presenting sponsor of the 14th annual XTerra East Championship off-road triathlon and trail running races June 9-10 in Richmond, Va. The company says it shares… Keep Reading
Shareholders elect all Vulcan board nominees
Vulcan Materials Co. announced that, based on preliminary results, shareholders have re-elected the company's entire slate of director nominees. Vulcan directors Phillip W. Farmer, H. Allen Franklin, Richard T. O'Brien and Donald B. Rice each received "a substantial majority of… Keep Reading
ReichDrill Inc. signs Western U.S. distributor
ReichDrill Inc. announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Komatsu Equipment Co., a Utah-based distributor. The agreement appoints Komatsu Equipment as ReichDrill’s exclusive distributor for the company's line of blasthole and water-well drills. Komatsu Equipment’s territory will cover a… Keep Reading
