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>>

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>>

NSSGA announced the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners of NSSGA’s Safety, Environmental and Community Relations Excellence Awards, in addition to the association’s top honor – the Stars of Excellence, for operations that accumulate Gold Awards in Safety, Environmental or Community Relations over...More>>

Zach Knoop, corporate director of safety for Knife River Co., was named NSSGA’s 2011 James M. Christie Safety & Health Professional, the association announced. The award, established in 1987, provides national recognition to an individual who has made superior and substantial contributions toward...More>>

Robert G. Jones, executive director of the Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association, was named NSSGA’s 2011 State Aggregates Association Executive of the Year. The award will be presented on March 12 at NSSGA’s 2012 Annual Convention Honor Awards ceremony in Charlotte, N.C.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>>

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms representing management, was named the first “Law Firm of the Year” in Litigation – Labor & Employment in the 2011-12 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings. Pit &...More>>

Employees at Lafarge’s Stonewall Aggregates received international recognition for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) 23rd Annual Symposium – People, Partnerships and Pathways.More>>

The 25th anniversary National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum Induction Banquet will be held on Sept. 22 at the Las Vegas Hilton to coincide with MINExpo International 2012. The banquet will feature the induction of nominees into the Hall of Fame, joining the prior 214 inductees.More>>

Eriez company founder Orange Fowler (O.F.) Merwin is a 2011 inductee into the Erie Hall of Fame, the company announced. WQLN-TV in Erie, Pa., started the Hall of Fame in 2007 to recognize the accomplishments of people who made global contributions while living or working in the Erie region.More>>