Ralph Rogers
The path forward for the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame
The next Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place in 2021 during AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo. P&Q’s Kevin Yanik details what’s ahead for this seven-year-old event. Keep Reading
Principles to transition a quarry business to its next generation
Family-run businesses seldom make it beyond the third generation of owners. According to Bill Carpenter, Rogers Group's director of human resources, only about 30 percent of family-run businesses make it to second-generation ownership. That number diminishes to 12 percent in the… Keep Reading
Parks and recreation
When visiting an aggregates operation, I’m always fascinated to hear what plans the owners and managers have for reclamation. Often, it’s nothing more than backfilling, sloping the surface to an acceptable grade and returning the land to a natural state.… Keep Reading
Ralph Rogers: 2014 Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame Inductee
Ralph Rogers, a 2014 Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame inductee, laid the groundwork for what is now one of the largest privately owned aggregate companies in the United States. Rogers and his partners were among the first road builders… Keep Reading
Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame Profile: Ralph Rogers
Pioneer seized great opportunities, helped grow the nation. Ralph Rogers laid the groundwork for what is now the largest privately owned aggregate company in the United States. The company that started in 1908 with a single roadside operation in Bloomington,… Keep Reading
Ralph Rogers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzZ9s0XNImA&w=640&h=385 Ralph Rogers laid the groundwork for what is now one of the largest privately owned aggregate companies in the United States. Rogers and his partners were among the first road builders involved in President Dwight Eisenhower’s Interstate Highway System,… Keep Reading
Hall of fame induction ceremony and dinner is March 3
Six men whose work and dedication made them pioneering leaders within the aggregates industry will officially be inducted into the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame on Monday, March 3, 2014, during a ceremony and dinner. The six pioneers join… Keep Reading
2014 Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame class announced
Pit & Quarry's 2014 class of hall of fame inductees will be honored at a black-tie induction ceremony and dinner Monday, March 3, at 7 p.m. The event follows the NSSGA Chairman's Reception at the Encore Las Vegas. The six… Keep Reading
