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ARA releases updated economic forecast

March 14, 2024By

The American Rental Association (ARA) forecasts a 7.9 percent increase in construction and general tool rental revenue in 2024 totaling $77.3 billion.

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Says PPI’s Jeff Poe: “You can have a conveyor track perfectly in the center for years, and then all of a sudden it will want to track to the left or the right.” Photo: P&Q Staff

Making sense of construction materials right now

August 31, 2023By , and

FMI Capital Advisors leaders explain how producers are prevailing in various ways despite uncertainty within the market.

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PGA National Resort will play host to the 2024 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference next February. Photo: PGA National Resort

P&Q selects venue, dates for 2024 Roundtable

March 28, 2023By

The Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference will return to South Florida next year. Find out where and when the magazine will host the festivities.

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Inflation’s peak still poses problems

September 6, 2022By and

While there is a chance the U.S. has reached peak inflation, Anirban Basu, chief economist for the Associated Builders & Contractors, is unsure when prices will start to come down.

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2021 aggregate production totals should be favorable once the U.S. Geological Survey presents them in full early in 2022. Photo: P&Q Staff

Assessing the construction materials market right now

August 15, 2022By , and

Despite a series of negative events, FMI Capital Advisors leaders say plenty of positives are in play for construction materials producers.

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Forecasting the road ahead for construction materials

June 1, 2020By and

FMI Capital Advisors’ George Reddin and Scott Duncan explore the roller coaster that was the first quarter and offer a look ahead on mergers and acquisitions, highway funding and more.

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2018 construction materials market outlook

April 26, 2018By

Although early caution signs are emerging, merger and acquisition activity will continue into the year due to a still-friendly market environment.

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