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Assessing one state’s DOT funding situation

P&Q Staff Published Nov 4, 2020

Elliott Botzis, a 19-year veteran of Vulcan Materials who also serves the South Carolina Aggregates Association as president, offers perspective on 2021 project funding within the state of South Carolina. Keep Reading

Despite a drop in total construction starts in March, following a large gain in February, optimism remains for 2022, according to Dodge Construction Network. Photo: oksanaphoto/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Seaborn: Why roadbuilding, residential construction may carry some producers

Scott Seaborn Published Sep 14, 2020

Luck Companies’ Scott Seaborn forecasts a slight year-over-year decline in aggregate demand throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern markets. Keep Reading

Scepaniak: Energy, DOT projects fueling healthy production

John Scepaniak Published Sep 14, 2020

Wm. D. Scepaniak's John Scepaniak discusses materials demand in the Upper Midwest, saying longer-term projects should keep the company's schedule occupied until year’s end. Keep Reading

Keaton Turner founded Turner Mining Group in 2017. The business is focused on contract mining, overburden removal, crushing and screening, reclamation, drilling and blasting, and specialty activities.Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

Turner: Expecting business to pick up after November’s election

Keaton Turner Published Sep 14, 2020

Turner Mining Group’s Keaton Turner shares what he currently sees in the market – and what’s ahead. Keep Reading

Looking ahead to 2021 for the aggregate industry

Kevin Yanik Published Aug 31, 2020

The industry’s essential status got producers this far in 2020, and it's clearer that many will finish the year strong. Now, thoughts are starting to shift to 2021, with P&Q's Kevin Yanik wondering how next year’s story will be written. Keep Reading

The American Society of Civil Engineers gives Missouri a C- for its bridges. Fortunately, the state agreed this year to a bond measure that will fund $301 million in repairs for more than 200 bridges across Missouri. Photo: iStock.com/tupungato

Nearly $1B in federal grants awarded for state DOT projects

Kevin Yanik Published Jun 19, 2020

The Trump administration intends to invest $906 million in infrastructure across 20 states through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America discretionary grant program. Keep Reading

The Editor’s View: Assessing the industry landscape

Sarah Peecher Published May 11, 2020

Back in the magazine’s downtown Cleveland office, Pit & Quarry’s Kevin Yanik shares preliminary results from an ongoing industry survey on coronavirus impacts. Keep Reading

ARTBA chair makes case for infrastructure package

Kevin Yanik Published May 1, 2020

This week, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) calls for a multi-year plan addressing transportation infrastructure. Keep Reading