Road to Recovery
TACA meeting draws producers to San Antonio
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) hosted its annual meeting this month, with TXP Inc.’s Jon Hockenyos presenting a state and national economic report. Keep Reading
Infrastructure framework set, but passage tied to reconciliation
A five-year, $953 billion infrastructure bill will be tied to a budget reconciliation package, with the president declaring he won’t sign one without the other. Keep Reading
The handshake makes a triumphant return
Due to the pandemic, there were too many moments over the last year where two people weren’t reading from the same greeting handbook. But P&Q's Kevin Yanik says the handshake is officially back. Keep Reading
How conveyor sales are trending in 2021
Although the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association says April 2021's booked conveyor orders were up sizably compared to April 2020's, this April's orders were down versus March. Keep Reading
Producers excluded from COVID-19 emergency temporary standard
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association commended the Department of Labor on its exclusion of the aggregate industry in a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard. Keep Reading
World of Concrete officially in the books
Last week's World of Concrete brought tens of thousands of attendees to Las Vegas and featured the opening of the Las Vegas Convention Center's new West Hall. Keep Reading
Dodge: Construction starts fall in May 2021 as housing stumbles
Single-family construction is feeling the brunt of higher material prices, Dodge Data & Analytics reports. Keep Reading
Where Washington stands on an infrastructure bill
Momentum on a bipartisan infrastructure bill came to a halt last week, and new negotiations are already underway in Washington. But doubts are starting to surface about whether an impactful bill can ultimately be produced for the industry. Keep Reading
Sponsored: Hiring, inflation among top industry concerns
The 2021 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference provided a forum for aggregate producers and equipment manufacturers to share their industry-related concerns. VCNA Prairie Material’s Warren Hawkridge, CDE’s Laurenz Peschke and Douglas Manufacturing’s Paul Ross offered their perspective. Keep Reading
