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About Jack Kopanski
Jack Kopanski is the Managing Editor for Pit & Quarry and Portable Plants. Kopanski can be reached at 216-706-3756 or jkopanski@northcoastmedia.net.
Posts by Jack Kopanski
Astec is adding more than 44,000 sq. ft. to its factory in Omagh, Northern Ireland, bringing the total square footage to more than 100,000 sq. ft.
Michele Stanley provided Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference attendees with an overview of the issues the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association is currently focused on.
Newt Gingrich touched on a variety of business issues during a virtual visit to the 2022 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference, including infrastructure, the supply chain and energy.
As gas prices continue to rise across the country, the Biden administration is asking Congress for a three-month pause to the 18 cents-per-gallon gas tax.
Dodge Construction Network's Richard Branch expects a bounceback second quarter and remainder of 2022 despite continued headwinds.
Total construction starts rose in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $979.5 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network.
Great Lakes limestone shipments totaled 3.9 million tons in May, up 5.5 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers' Association.
Chris Keithan, a 20-year industry veteran, was named an assembly superintendent with IRock and will oversee day-to-day production on the assembly floor.