Martin Marietta Materials closed the 2011 fiscal year, praising a strong operational and financial performance and execution against stated strategic objectives while facing a challenging construction materials industry, the company announced on Feb. 7 in results for the fourth quarter and year...More>>

NSSGA recognized two Lehigh Hanson aggregate facilities in Texas for their environmental efforts, the company announced. Its Bridgeport Quarry in Chico, Texas, and its Arena Sand & Gravel Plant in Garwood, Texas, both received the NSSGA’s Environmental Excellence Gold Award, the association’s...More>>

The construction industry added 21,000 jobs in January, as a second consecutive month of unseasonably mild winter weather helped the industry raise employment to a two-year high, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America....More>>

The U.S. House of Representatives introduced the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act on Jan. 31, followed by a series of committee markups on the five-year, $260 billion surface transportation legislation. Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., would like the...More>>

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development released Guidelines on Quarry Rehabilitation, which provides practical guidance for managing the impacts of quarrying activities and ensuring that environments are properly revitalized. Led by the Cement Sustainability Initiative, the project...More>>

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations announced the formation of an integrated mining tire business unit and the reorganization of the Bridgestone Commercial Group. The new business unit, Bridgestone Mining Solutions, combines all mining tire sales, service and sales engineering, as well as a select...More>>

Patten Industries Inc., an authorized Caterpillar heavy equipment dealer in Elmhurst, Ill., was appointed as an authorized MB America dealership. Patten will be a stocking dealer, making MB crushing and screening attachments available at all of its branches.More>>

Cherry opened its fifth stabilized material plant in the Houston area, the company announced. The newest plant produces stabilized sand and base material for companies located primarily in northwest Harris County, northern Fort Bend County, Waller County and Montgomery County.More>>

National Public Radio (NPR) interviewed Mark Ellis, president of the National Industrial Sand Association (NISA), about the delayed rulemaking for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) crystalline silica standard. The rule has been under review by the White House’s Office...More>>

MSHA launched the third phase of an outreach and enforcement program designed to strengthen efforts to prevent mining fatalities. Rules to Live By III: Preventing Common Mining Deaths will focus on 14 safety standards that were chosen because violations related to each have been cited as...More>>