Mark E. Battersby
Battling city hall
Consider it the perfect Catch-22: Businesses are making less money and paying less in taxes at the same time costs are going up for governments at the state and local levels. Many states are raising taxes across the board –… Keep Reading
Worker magnets
How can any aggregates mining operation hope to compete for the dwindling number of workers available in today’s marketplace? And how can any producer afford to keep the workers that are so essential to its success, while competing for new… Keep Reading
The art of recordkeeping
Knowing which documentation to save, and for how long, can make recordkeeping less of a hassle. The “tax season” may be long over but the need for good recordkeeping is not. Records are not only essential for tax deductions but,… Keep Reading
Buy or lease?
New rules will have an impact on whether it’s better to buy or lease equipment for your operation. Even as credit becomes more readily available, whether to buy or lease is a question facing many crushed stone, sand and gravel… Keep Reading
Mergers & Acquisitions: Bargain hunting
Some recent mergers and acquisitions of major aggregate producers may have smaller producers thinking. Surprisingly in today’s uneven and uncertain economic climate, two recent reports show that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are on the upswing, with most of the action… Keep Reading
