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Aggregate shipments on Great Lakes up to start 2024

The Lake Carriers’ Association provides details about the first four months of the year, noting that shipments are up in both the U.S. and Canada. Keep Reading

Purvis Industries purchases PTE Drives

Purvis says the acquisition reinforces its presence in northern Ohio. Keep Reading

Covia acquiring Sidley sand operation

The R.W. Sidley silica sand mining site in Thompson, Ohio, will become a Covia operation this year. Keep Reading

SRM acquires assets from Sidley, Tri-County Stone

SRM Concrete and SRM Materials struck deals this month to acquire facilities from Ohio’s R.W. Sidley, Tennessee’s Tri-County Stone and Michigan’s Cheboygan Cement Products. Keep Reading

Great Lakes limestone trade gets a boost in November

Although the Lake Carriers’ Association says limestone shipments on the Great Lakes are down this year, they were up 22 percent last month. Keep Reading

Dodge Momentum Index slips in November

The commercial and institutional components of Dodge Construction Network’s index measuring the monthly value of nonresidential building projects going into planning both fell. Keep Reading

LCA: Great Lakes limestone trade dips in October

The Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) reports that trading from quarries in Michigan, Ohio and Ontario, Canada, was down nearly 3 percent last month. Keep Reading

Purvis Industries acquires Torque Drives

The transaction gives Purvis Industries an expanded presence in the Northeast as an independent bearing and power transmission distributor. Keep Reading

Great Lakes limestone trade slips in September

Although shipments were up in August, the Lake Carriers’ Association says they dropped 2.6 percent in September. Keep Reading

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