Source: Staff reports House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. John Mica (R-FL) and Democratic Chief Deputy Whip Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) were among 10 bipartisan members of Congress who convened with transportation construction interests at the second annual Rally for Roads: Make Transportation Job #1 in Washington, D.C.
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Lafarge Canada consolidates management responsibilities under Cartmel, Thibault
Source: Lafarge Group, Paris Lafarge Group has appointed as senior leaders for Canada and U.S.-bordering businesses Bob Cartmel, six Eastern Provinces, and René Thibault, four Western Provinces, three Territories, plus the Dakotas and the Pacific Northwest. Based in Toronto and Calgary, respectively, they are responsible for all operational, marketing and functional elements of aggregate, asphalt, cement, concrete (ready-mix, pipe and…
Read MoreWorkshops to emphasize importance of disaster-resilient construction
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. Each year in the United States, more than $35 billion in direct property loss is caused by natural disasters. As the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events increase, enhanced resilience for community continuity has become a high priority in cities throughout the nation.
Read MoreFree webinar highlights interplay of resilience, sustainable communities
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. The inter-dependence of sustainable communities with resilient construction will be examined during “Resilience for Sustainable Communities,” a free webinar offered by PCA on April 10, from 2:30pm to 4 pm (CDT). The session highlights the ways robust buildings provide support to as well as enhance the sustainability of communities. It will present appropriate building…
Read MoreAsh Grove Leamington plant wins top safety award
Source: Ash Grove Cement Co., Overland Park, Kan. Ash Grove’s Leamington, Utah, plant won top honors in the company’s annual L.T. Sunderland Safety Excellence Award competition for 2011. Since 2006, eight Ash Grove cement manufacturing plants and two grinding facilities have competed to earn the award. Each facility is evaluated on an extensive matrix of data that is focused on…
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Read MoreFlorida Antitrust parties settle prior to appellate court action
Sources: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Atlanta; Staff reports After nearly 30 months, plaintiffs and defendants appear to have closed a case alleging a price-fixing and market allocation conspiracy among four Sunshine State producers with integrated cement and ready mixed operations. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals filings throughout February cite a settlement of undisclosed terms; they…
Read MoreHigher oil prices drive up state infrastructure costs
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. Rising oil prices not only affect fuel and transportation costs, but they also have a direct impact on the cost of building and maintaining streets and highways, says PCA in a recent announcement. States are losing hundreds of millions of dollars due to outdated bidding policies that favor petroleum-based asphalt over other paving materials.
Read MoreDespite Improvement to Economy, Foreclosures continue to drag down housing starts, prices despite economy improvements
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. Home foreclosures decreased dramatically in 2011, but industry experts are cautioning that this is not a reflection of improvements in the housing market, but a result of legal, process and “robo-signing” issues. At the 2012 International Builders’ Show in Orlando recently, Ed Sullivan, chief economist for PCA, said that the 1.9 million foreclosures reported…
Read MoreAsh Grove Durkee plant wins company’s top energy award
Source: Ash Grove Cement Co., Overland Park, Kan. Ash Groves Durkee, Ore., plant won top honors in the company’s annual Ash Grove Energy Management (AGem) Outstanding Plant of the Year competition for 2011. Since 2008, eight Ash Grove cement manufacturing plants and two grinding facilities have competed to earn the award. Each facility is evaluated on an extensive matrix of…
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