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Good weather, backlogged work drive up revenues at MDU Resources
The construction materials business at MDU Resources Group, whose subsidiary is Knife River Corp., achieved record second-quarter revenues and earnings. Revenues in the construction materials business were $621.1 million, compared to $596 million for the same period last year. Earnings were at $53 million,… Keep Reading
Weather among factors impacting MDU’s 2020 first quarter
Lower investment returns, milder weather at utility operations and an adjustment on a construction contract impacted the quarterly performance of MDU Resources, the parent company of Knife River Corp. Keep Reading
Martin Marietta sets quarterly performance records in third quarter 2019
Martin Marietta established records for revenues and profits in the third quarter of 2019, and it exhibited widespread shipment and pricing strength across the majority of its building materials business. Keep Reading
Martin Marietta notches first-quarter records in revenue, EBITDA
Improved shipments, pricing and cost management drove Martin Marietta’s first-quarter performance to new levels. Keep Reading
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
