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NSSGA deploying long-term strategy for advocacy event
Tax reform and highway reauthorization are priority issues for the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) upcoming Legislative & Policy Forum. Keep Reading
IME names new president
The Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) selected Clark Mica, former vice president of government affairs at the Fertilizer Institute, as its next president. Keep Reading
NSSGA members lobbying for infrastructure investment
Members of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) are meeting with members of Congress on Tuesday to lobby for infrastructure investment and other industry priorities. Keep Reading
Traditional infrastructure versus ‘human infrastructure’
The term “human infrastructure” became mainstream this summer as legislators pursued an infrastructure bill in Washington. So, what is human infrastructure? And what does its emergence mean for traditional infrastructure? P&Q contributor David Chereb explores. Keep Reading
Luck Companies veteran Williams earns environmental award
Mark Williams, environmental manager at Luck Companies, was presented with the award during NSSGA's Legislative & Policy Forum in November. Keep Reading
NSSGA compiles 5,000 seat belt safety pledges
The pledges were presented to the Mine Safety & Health Administration's David Zatezalo during a joint visit to support a seat belt safety campaign. Keep Reading
NSSGA president, CEO honored at leadership event
Mike Johnson, NSSGA's president and CEO, was recognized by Trending 40 as an exceptional association leader in the Washington D.C. region. Keep Reading
‘Facescape’ spotlights importance of aggregates
Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada’s “Facescape,” located between the WWII and Lincoln Memorials in Washington, D.C., is the largest gravel, sand and soil portrait ever commissioned by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Created on a 6-acre stretch of land, the portrait,… Keep Reading