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Assessing the industry’s 2025 thus far

Pit & Quarry’s Kevin Yanik reflects on the industry at midyear, detailing what's trending with aggregate volumes, pricing and more. Keep Reading

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Developing a more tech-savvy workforce

Scott Alexander, senior vice president of aggregates at Summit Materials, dives into this topic during a conversation at the 2025 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference. Keep Reading

Says Luck Stone’s Raymond Slaughter: “You can have the safest site, but if [employees are] not aware then it’s hard to make the right decision.” Photo: Pit & Quarry

Working to improve safety on jobsites (Part 1)

Although technology plays a role in making worksites safer, many producers say they’re intensifying training efforts to impart the basics on new employees. Keep Reading

BuildWitt hosted the inaugural Dirt World Summit Oct. 25-27 in Houston. Photo: P&Q Staff

Dirt World Summit draws hundreds to Houston

Find out what you missed at BuildWitt’s inaugural event, which went in depth on the issue plaguing the industry the most: the workforce. Keep Reading

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Skills shortages hindering construction workforce

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While workforces in industries like hotels and restaurants are facing worker shortages as a whole, the construction industry's workforce is lacking skilled labor specifically, according to Anirban Basu. Keep Reading

Says Turner Staffing Group’s Thomas Haun: “We don’t just want to bring somebody into the company to put a butt in a seat. I think that’s a recipe for failure.” Photo: izusek/E+/Getty Images

Producers, manufacturers ramping up workforce development efforts

Aggregate producers and equipment manufacturers discussed how they are recruiting and retaining high-quality employees in a challenging labor environment. Keep Reading

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Factors that might make or break 2022

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Martin Stone Quarries owner Rod Martin, who serves on the Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association’s Executive Committee, shared some of the topics industry leaders are currently focused on across the Keystone State. Keep Reading

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How to retool your business for millennials

The right business environment can motivate younger workers. Find out what it takes to be a millennial-friendly business in the aggregate industry. Keep Reading

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The top issues South Carolina aggregate producers face

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Vulcan Materials’ Elliott Botzis, the president of the South Carolina Aggregates Association discusses key issues SCAA committees are currently working on. Keep Reading

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