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Cemex’s Alan Maio describes a changing environment where contractors who used to handle simple jobs like stripping are taking on bigger tasks in aggregate production. Photo courtesy of PamElla Lee Photography

Maio: Interest rates, housing permits provide reason for hope

Proudfoot’s Alan Maio offers a glass-half-full outlook on the road ahead for the aggregate industry. Keep Reading

The Concrete Co.’s Dan Johnson speaks at P&Q Roundtable

Johnson: Capex being reevaluated as confidence is 
slowly restored

The Concrete Company’s Dan Johnson offers his latest insights to the aggregate industry. Keep Reading

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PCA expects cement consumption to slow in 2019

The pace of cement consumption growth is expected to soften each year through 2021, the Portland Cement Association reports. Keep Reading

Divestitures are sometimes required to complete a deal involving crushed stone, sand and gravel operations. Photo: iStock.com/peuceta

2019: The ‘show me’ year

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Despite adverse weather and interest rate hikes in the second half of 2018, several early 2019 signs point to a positive year ahead, write FMI Corp.'s George Reddin and Scott Duncan. Keep Reading

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