National Stone Sand & Gravel Association
Producers air MSHA grievances at hearing
Producers criticized MSHA at a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee hearing June 21 in Bakersville, N.C., according to NSSGA. Ward Nye, Martin Marietta Materials' president and CEO and NSSGA's chairman of the board, provided a written statement at the… Keep Reading
Main addresses elimination of State Grants Program
Representatives from seven Midwest state aggregate associations and NSSGA met June 18 with Joe Main, MSHA's assistant secretary of labor, during an Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association meeting in Indianapolis. Three MSHA officials joined Main: Neal Merrifield, a metal/nonmetal administrator; Steve… Keep Reading
NSSGA names new president, CEO
NSSGA has named Mike Johnson, currently the executive vice president and chief advocacy officer of the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA), its new president and CEO. Gus Edwards, who has served NSSGA as president and CEO since Joy Pinniger announced… Keep Reading
Q&A with NSSGA’s Gus Edwards (Part 2 of 2)
Gus Edwards steadily climbed the ranks over 16 years between the National Stone Association (NSA) and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), starting as NSA's vice president of public affairs upon joining in 1997 and continuing in roles… Keep Reading
Nye elected NSSGA chairman
Ward Nye, president and CEO of Martin Marietta Materials, has officially been elected the 2013-14 chairman of the board for NSSGA. Nye's election came during the NSSGA board of directors meeting at the association’s annual convention in San Antonio on March… Keep Reading
Q&A with NSSGA’s Gus Edwards (Part 1 of 2)
Gus Edwards steadily climbed the ranks over 16 years between the National Stone Association (NSA) and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), starting as NSA's vice president of public affairs upon joining in 1997 and continuing in roles… Keep Reading
NSSGA names North Carolina director Executive of the Year
Jay Stem Jr., executive director of the North Carolina Aggregates Association, was recently named NSSGA's State Aggregates Association Executive of the Year. "NSSGA values what Jay is doing in the state of North Carolina and nationally by contributing to the… Keep Reading
Zelnak chosen for NSSGA’s top award
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) named Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. as recipient of the 16th annual Barry K. Wendt Memorial Commitment Award for his dedication to the aggregates industry, his family and his community. Zelnak is chairman… Keep Reading
Edwards, Nye among Young Leaders speakers
Details on the next Young Leaders Annual Meeting, to be held May 14-18 in New Orleans, have been released. Among this year's featured speakers are Ward Nye, president and CEO of Martin Marietta Materials; William J. Sandbrook, president and CEO… Keep Reading
