Tag: Ohio

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SRM acquires assets from Sidley, Tri-County Stone

December 20, 2023By

SRM Concrete and SRM Materials struck deals this month to acquire facilities from Ohio’s R.W. Sidley, Tennessee’s Tri-County Stone and Michigan’s Cheboygan Cement Products.

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Great Lakes limestone trade gets a boost in November

December 14, 2023By

Although the Lake Carriers’ Association says limestone shipments on the Great Lakes are down this year, they were up 22 percent last month.

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Dodge Momentum Index slips in November

December 7, 2023By

The commercial and institutional components of Dodge Construction Network’s index measuring the monthly value of nonresidential building projects going into planning both fell.

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LCA: Great Lakes limestone trade dips in October

November 9, 2023By

The Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) reports that trading from quarries in Michigan, Ohio and Ontario, Canada, was down nearly 3 percent last month.

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Purvis Industries acquires Torque Drives

November 2, 2023By

The transaction gives Purvis Industries an expanded presence in the Northeast as an independent bearing and power transmission distributor.

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Through nine months of the year, the Lake Carriers’ Association says the Great Lakes limestone trade is down 6.6 percent to 19.7 million tons. Photo: the Lake Carriers’ Association

Great Lakes limestone trade slips in September

October 10, 2023By

Although shipments were up in August, the Lake Carriers’ Association says they dropped 2.6 percent in September.

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According to the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA), shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes in May were down 25.5 percent compared to a year earlier. Photo: LCA

Limestone shipments up on Great Lakes in July

August 4, 2023By

Although shipments increased nearly 5 percent, the Lake Carriers’ Association says the trade is down about 10 percent through seven months of the year.

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Ohio designates week to celebrate aggregates, industrial minerals

July 18, 2023By

Government leaders in the Buckeye State are celebrating Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Awareness Week July 17-21.

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First-half 2023 limestone shipments to U.S. and Canadian ports totals 8.06 million tons this year, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. Photo: Lake Carriers’ Association

Great Lakes limestone shipments down in first half of year

July 7, 2023By

The Lake Carriers’ Association reports that shipments are down about 17 percent through six months of 2023.

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