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Kevin Yanik is editor-in-chief of Pit & Quarry. He can be reached at 216-706-3724 or kyanik@northcoastmedia.net.Allison Kral is the former senior digital media manager for North Coast Media (NCM). She completed her undergraduate degree at Ohio University where she received a Bachelor of Science in magazine journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. She works across a number of digital platforms, which include creating e-newsletters, writing articles and posting across social media sites. She also creates content for NCM's Portable Plants magazine, GPS World magazine and Geospatial Solutions. Her understanding of the ever-changing digital media world allows her to quickly grasp what a target audience desires and create content that is appealing and relevant for any client across any platform.

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Sponsored: The potential impact of Biden’s Build Back Better infrastructure plan Posted on 10 Mar 2021 in the Editors' Blog & featured & Road to Recovery & Sponsored Video categories.

Is there stomach in Congress for a big 2021 spending plan on infrastructure that would be coming off a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill? Dodge Data & Analytics' Richard Branch weighs in.

Sponsored: What to expect in construction materials M&A this year Posted on 12 Feb 2021 in the Editors' Blog & featured & Road to Recovery & Sponsored Video categories.

FMI's George Reddin discusses the opportunities ahead in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), explaining why momentum is picking up for M&A activity.

Sponsored: The year ahead for construction Posted on 02 Feb 2021 in the Editors' Blog & featured & Road to Recovery & Sponsored Video categories.

The Associated General Contractors of America's chief economist reflects on 2020 activity in private nonresidential and public construction while looking to the challenges and opportunities awaiting contractors.

Sponsored: MSHA’s shifting approach to COVID-19 Posted on 13 Jan 2021 in the Editors' Blog & featured & Road to Recovery & Sponsored Video & Video categories.

Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran expects a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard to emerge from the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) soon after Joe Biden takes up the presidency. What might the standard consist of? Doran offers perspective.

Breaking down the changing commercial construction market Posted on 17 Dec 2020 in the Editors' Blog & featured & Road to Recovery & Video categories.

Dodge Data & Analytics chief economist Richard Branch says there may be surprising opportunities ahead within the commercial sector.

What’s in store for public works construction in 2021? Posted on 14 Dec 2020 in the Editors' Blog & featured & Road to Recovery & Video categories.

Dodge Data & Analytics forecasts public works construction starts to be flat in the new year. Richard Branch, Dodge Data’s chief economist, explains why in a video interview with Pit & Quarry's Kevin Yanik

The Georgia Senate runoffs and their potential impact Posted on 01 Dec 2020 in the Editors' Blog & featured & Road to Recovery & Video categories.

The U.S. Senate is still up for grabs, and the outcomes of those two runoffs would have dramatically different effects on aggregate producers across the nation. SC Market Analytics’ David Chereb explains.

What Biden’s election means for the aggregate industry Posted on 30 Nov 2020 in the Editors' Blog & featured & Road to Recovery & Video categories.

SC Market Analytics’ David Chereb joins Pit & Quarry to discuss the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and what Joe Biden becoming president means for the prospects of an infrastructure bill and, ultimately, aggregate demand.

The top issues South Carolina aggregate producers face Posted on 23 Nov 2020 in the featured & Road to Recovery & Video categories.

Vulcan Materials’ Elliott Botzis, the president of the South Carolina Aggregates Association discusses key issues SCAA committees are currently working on.