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What’s happening with IIJA dollars right now

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FMI Capital Advisors’ George Reddin and Rob Mineo share their observations and expectations for the rollout of Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) funds. Keep Reading

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PCA: Cement consumption expected to drop in 2023

Due to increasing inflation and interest rates, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) projects a 3.5 percent decline in cement demand in 2023. Keep Reading

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Inflation’s impact on construction sectors

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Nonresidential, residential and nonbuilding construction are all seeing different responses to stubborn inflation and rising interest rates. Keep Reading

With its wet processing system from CDE, Hawaiian Cement’s Puunene Quarry has the ability to switch between making a blended concrete sand and jig rock. Photo: P&Q Staff

Knife River splitting from MDU Resources, becoming independent company

MDU Resources expects the separation to be completed next year, with the Knife River headquarters remaining in Bismarck, North Dakota.  Keep Reading

Michele Stanley, vice president of government and regulatory affairs at the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), took part in a Q&A at the 2022 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference. Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

Breaking down the industry’s legislative, regulatory agenda

Michele Stanley provided Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference attendees with an overview of the issues the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association is currently focused on. Keep Reading

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich spoke on issues such as the supply chain, inflation and infrastructure at the 2022 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference. Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

Gingrich, former House speaker, visits P&Q Roundtable

Newt Gingrich touched on a variety of business issues during a virtual visit to the 2022 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference, including infrastructure, the supply chain and energy. Keep Reading

Says FMI Capital Advisors’ Rob Mineo: “Texas is a very attractive place for population growth, and that means a strong demand for construction materials.” Photo: TACA

Texas producers talk infrastructure at TACA meeting

The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association’s (TACA) Annual Meeting last week explored the expected impact of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act on the state of Texas. Keep Reading

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Roundtable attendees talk state of the industry

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Aggregate industry stakeholders reflected on the good and the bad happening at the moment during the 2022 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference. Keep Reading

With five of the nation’s 13 most populous cities residing in Texas, demand for construction materials in the Lone Star State is, not surprisingly, very high. Photo: Art Wager/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Republican governors write Biden opposing PLAs

More than a dozen Republican governors penned a letter to President Biden opposing his executive order requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects exceeding $35 million. Keep Reading

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