Road to Recovery
Great Lakes limestone trade down in November 2020
Limestone shipments from Michigan and Ohio quarries are down almost 19 percent on the year, the Lake Carriers' Association reports. Keep Reading
Aggregate operations press on while exuding strength, vibrancy
Despite unexpected 2020 events, Bramco-MPS's Mark Strader writes that the industry remains strong and is already looking ahead to a brighter year in 2021. Keep Reading
Pennsylvania’s year of ups and downs continues
The threat of a late-year shutdown on Pennsylvania construction projects was the latest in a string of events that probably gave the state’s aggregate producers heart palpitations. Long-term funding solutions could, however, finally be on the way. Keep Reading
How Washington state’s aggregate producers are faring
Bruce Chattin of the Washington Aggregates & Concrete Association, discusses the state of the aggregate industry in the Evergreen State – and more – with P&Q. Keep Reading
NSSGA leaders provide glimpse of road ahead in Washington
Michael Johnson and Michele Stanley of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) paid P&Q a visit to share reactions to the 2020 election and how aggregate industry issues may play with the Biden administration and a divided Congress. Keep Reading
How Kentucky’s aggregate producers are faring these days
Nick Rodgers, executive director of the Kentucky Crushed Stone Association, discusses the state of the aggregate industry in the Bluegrass State – and more – with P&Q. Keep Reading
An end-of-year visit with P&Q’s aggregate forecaster
What general economic trends or events are influencing the aggregate forecast of SC Market Analytics’ David Chereb for 2021 and beyond? P&Q pays Chereb a video visit to find out. Keep Reading
Part 2: Catching up with Bond Construction’s Karen Hubacz-Kiley
In the second half of our Q&A with Karen Hubacz-Kiley, the Bond Construction vice president discusses how the pandemic affected industry trade shows and how events like them may change going forward. Keep Reading
USGS: Third-quarter aggregate production slips 5 percent
While crushed stone production for consumption slipped 6 percent, sand and gravel experienced a quarterly drop of 4 percent, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports. Keep Reading
