Mike Johnson
2014/15 State of the Industry
Large industry mergers lead the news as the aggregate industry’s outlook continues to climb. The North American aggregates industry is in good shape based on recent aggregate production trends and predictions of near-term construction growth. And the nation’s two largest… Keep Reading
Trimble session sparks highway bill conversation
A federal gas and diesel tax increase. This solution to the highway bill often turns away politicians, but it’s the solution that U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) came up with to counteract the bill’s diminishing… Keep Reading
Video: Next step in emphasizing aggregates
http://youtu.be/hvikS2YTxxE "Nothing substantial is built in this country that doesn't start from a rock," says Mike Johnson, president and CEO of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association. With that statement in mind, the NSSGA produced a video that emphasizes… Keep Reading
‘Facescape’ spotlights importance of aggregates
Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada’s “Facescape,” located between the WWII and Lincoln Memorials in Washington, D.C., is the largest gravel, sand and soil portrait ever commissioned by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Created on a 6-acre stretch of land, the portrait,… Keep Reading
Trimble Dimensions Conference introduces aggregates track
The 2014 Trimble Dimensions Conference, hosted by Trimble and Loadrite, will include an aggregates track. After acquiring Loadrite, Trimble has increased its dedication to expanding productivity improvement within the Aggregates Industry. Those participating in the aggregates track will have the… Keep Reading
Bailey Wood appointed communications VP of NSSGA
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association announces that Bailey Wood is taking on the role of vice president of communications. In this position, he will be a key leader as the association implements Rocks Build America, a three-year strategic… Keep Reading
NSSGA offers support for the Grow America Act
NSSGA has offered its support of the Grow America Act, a $302 billion, four-year surface transportation reauthorization bill U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx unveiled April 29. “We welcome the administration’s involvement in the reauthorization debate through introduction… Keep Reading
NSSGA adds director to Government Affairs Division
NSSGA named a government affairs director in Ashley Amidon, who joins the association from the International Wood Products Association (IWPA), which she had been serving as manager of government and public affairs since 2011. “Ashley brings outstanding skills and experience… Keep Reading
New-look NSSGA website structured to enhance industry’s messages
NSSGA recently redesigned its website in an effort to better share information with the public, policymakers and its members. According to Mike Johnson, NSSGA president and CEO, an association member survey revealed that NSSGA needed to improve how it communicated… Keep Reading
