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Granite Construction poised for strong start to 2019
A federal infrastructure bill and a cooperative Mother Nature should spur growth in 2019 for Granite Construction, the company’s president and CEO says. Keep Reading
Aggregate become greater driver of U.S. Concrete’s business
Bill Sandbrook, chairman, president and CEO of U.S. Concrete, noted as much as the company released its full-year 2018 results. Keep Reading
CRH chief: 2018 brought ‘record profit delivery’
The company reports it continued to grow profitably in 2018 despite weather disruption and an inflationary cost environment. Keep Reading
Martin Marietta sets high marks in third-quarter 2018
The company achieved quarterly records in revenues and gross profit as shipments and pricing rose for aggregate, cement and ready-mixed concrete. Keep Reading
How U.S. Concrete fared in the first quarter of 2018
Despite weather obstacles in key regions, U.S. Concrete reports that aggregate product revenue and the average sales price of aggregate increased in the first quarter. Keep Reading
How Vulcan Materials performed in 2017
The company reports that its total revenues were up about 8 percent in 2017 and that aggregate sales jumped $134 million on the year to $3.1 billion. Keep Reading
Why Granite Construction finished last year strong
Find out how the company's construction materials revenue last year jumped 12 percent over 2016. Keep Reading
Cement consumption expected to exceed earlier expectations
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has nearly doubled its expected 2012 cement consumption figures in a revised forecast that reflects the favorable weather much of the United States has had, gains in residential and nonresidential construction activity, and gains in… Keep Reading
OSHA educating about hazards working in heat
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has kicked off a national initiative to educate workers and their employers about the hazards of working outdoors in hot weather. The outreach effort builds on last year’s summer… Keep Reading
