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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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Highway Equipment president Thom Reynolds, left, and Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas president Stan Park celebrate Highway Equipment’s 15th year as a Hyundai dealer. Photo: Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas

Hyundai territory expands for Highway Equipment

June 29, 2023By

Highway Equipment Co. now represents Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas in an Ohio territory that includes Cleveland, Canton and Youngstown.

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Tesab, Maverick team up in Midwest

June 21, 2023By

Maverick Environmental Equipment will now represent Tesab Engineering as a dealer partner in Michigan and Ohio.

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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

Great Lakes limestone trade down in May

June 12, 2023By

Limestone trade on the Great Lakes in May totaled 2.9 million tons, a 25.5 percent drop from May 2022 and 24.5 percent below the month’s five-year average.

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The Lake Carriers’ Association tracks limestone shipments at multiple ports, including ones in Michigan (Calcite, Cedarville, Drummond Island, Port Inland, Presque Isle) and Ohio (Marblehead). Photo: Lake Carriers’ Association

Great Lakes limestone trade slips in April

May 3, 2023By

Limestone is on the move again on the Great Lakes, but shipments this April were down compared to a year ago.

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Longtime OAIMA fixture Loos dies

March 10, 2023By

The aggregate industry lost Maralynn Ruth Loos, a longtime employee of the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA), earlier this month.

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Limestone loadings on the Great Lakes that originated from U.S. quarries totaled 23 million tons in 2022. Photo: Lake Carriers’ Association

Report: Limestone shipments on Great Lakes down in 2022

January 11, 2023By

The Lake Carriers’ Association says U.S. shipments were down compared to their five-year average while Canadian shipments were up.

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Great Lakes limestone trade down in November

December 14, 2022By

According to the Lake Carriers’ Association, loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.1 million tons, down 23.1 percent from 2021.

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Bob Sidley, left, was on-site in August when Pit & Quarry paid the company’s wet-processing site a visit in Thompson, Ohio. Photo: P&Q Staff

R.W. Sidley chairman dies

November 30, 2022By

Bob Sidley, a longtime executive at the Ohio company, served his family company for more than 40 years.

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