Three companies are working together at a 74-acre quarry in Eden, Wis., to build positive community relations while educating children.More>>

The Mine Safety and Health Administration has filed a complaint against Ferraiolo Construction to reinstate a worker to his former position.More>>

Granite Construction Inc. recently joined the Sustainability Infrastructure Advisory Board.More>>

IMA-NA Chairman Kevin Porterfield and IMA-NA President Mark Ellis presented the awards at the IMA-NA’s Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C.More>>

Tony Basolo, 1997 chairman of the National Stone Association and former president of Dolese Bros. Co., was named the 15th annual Barry K. Wendt Memorial Commitment Award winner for his dedication to the construction aggregates industry, his family and his community.More>>

According to MSHA data and reported by NSSGA, penalty assessments imposed on aggregate producers in 2011 declined by 18 percent, to $16.9 million from $20.6 million in the previous year, while citations and orders declined by the same amount.More>>

Federal inspectors issued 253 citations, orders and safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at 12 coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines in January, MSHA announced.More>>

John Deere announced the continuation of its planned building-block approach to meet U.S. Final Tier 4 and European Union Stage IV emissions regulations. Final Tier 4/Stage IV regulations for off-highway diesel engines begin as early as 2013 for engines 74 hp and below. Regulatory dates for engines...More>>

Employees at Lafarge’s Bow River Aggregates and Lafarge Meadows sites in the Calgary, Alberta, Canada area received international recognition for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s 23rd Annual Symposium – People, Partnerships and Pathways.More>>

MSHA has scheduled a stakeholder meeting in April to discuss future compliance associated with fall protection, NSSGA announced. Aggregate producers have long complained that vagueness of the standards makes compliance harder to achieve. NSSGA asked for more clarity on the fall protection standards...More>>