Pit & Quarry Editor’s Blog
This month in Pit & Quarry history: June 1939
Publishing has come a long way over the last 75 years. So has the aggregates industry. The June 1939 issue of Pit & Quarry – the one published 75 years ago this month –reflects the transformation both industries have made… Keep Reading
Luxury hotel planned for abandoned pit
An abandoned pit in China is getting new life as a five-star hotel. The 330-ft.-deep pit, which was operational starting in the 1950s yet abandoned in 2000, according to CNN, will contain a hotel that extends downward 16 stories. Three… Keep Reading
Vulcan’s James offers insight for year ahead
What's in store for Vulcan Materials Co. over the next 11 months? Don James, Vulcan's chairman and CEO, says he expects aggregates demand in a number of markets to increase over the prior year for the first time in a… Keep Reading
LaHood weighs in on need for federal infrastructure funding
Ray LaHood, former transportation secretary, said on an MSNBC radio show that the federal government is “too afraid” to invest in new infrastructure, according to The Hill. “It’s going to be up to Congress, it’s going to be up to… Keep Reading
A few minutes with Metso
Metso hosted dealers and customers at its 2013 Quarry Solutions & Industry Knowledge Expo, a training and demonstration event in Columbia, S.C. This was the second straight year Metso hosted the event. Pit & Quarry sat down during the expo… Keep Reading
