Martin Marietta Materials Inc.'s appeal of a lower court ruling that halted its $5 billion offer for Vulcan Materials Co. has been postponed until May 31, according to Reuters.More>>

Volvo Construction Equipment President and CEO Pat Olney used a May 17 press conference in Miami to share his belief that the recovery in the North American construction equipment market is gathering momentum. More>>

Martin Marietta Materials has won an expedited appeal of the May 4 ruling that barred it from pursuing its offer for Vulcan Materials for four months. More>>

Vulcan Materials Co. says a court has denied Martin Marietta Materials' motion for a stay on an order barring it from pursuing a $5.3-billion hostile takeover of Vulcan Materials for the next four months.More>>

The drop in aggregates consumption during the past five years has been unusually large owing to the recession (of course) and the sharp decline in aggregates intensity.More>>

Judge Leo E. Strine Jr. decided to block the Martin Marietta Materials' hostile takeover bid for a period of four months.More>>

The Portland Cement Association is basing its forecast on stronger-than-expected job creation and the construction industry’s current recovery.More>>

Vulcan Materials Co. has filed definitive proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission.More>>

Sales of construction equipment by the world’s 50 largest manufacturers grew 25 percent last year to US$182 billion.More>>

Reuters reports that the judge presiding over the case of Martin Marietta Materials' hostile bid for Vulcan Materials called the fight a "hall of mirrors."More>>