Tag: Pat Jacomet

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Ohio designates week to celebrate aggregates, industrial minerals

July 18, 2023 By

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

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Keeping qualified employees in a candidate-driven market

April 6, 2023 By

The aggregate industry continues to face a shortage of qualified workers as older generations retire. Industry experts discuss how employers can find and retain qualified employees in a tough market.

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Process Machinery’s Gary Honchell, right, received the OAIMA Hall of Fame Award from Brad Belden of the Belden Brick Co. at OAIMA’s annual meeting and trade show. Belden serves OAIMA as board president. Photo: OAIMA

OAIMA recognizes industry leaders with key awards

January 12, 2022 By

Find out who was recognized late last year during the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association’s (OAIMA) Annual Meeting.

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Work is underway on the Freedom Plaza project at OAIMA's office in Gahanna, Ohio. Photo: OAIMA

OAIMA Freedom Plaza project underway

October 13, 2021 By

The project, when finished, will form a plaza at the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) office.

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With a new administration in power and new regulations coming, Pat Jacomet of the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association argues that it’s essential that educational field services be permitted to work alongside producers. Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

The aggregate industry braces for regulatory change (Part 2)

September 11, 2021 By

P&Q’s 2021 Roundtable presented a forum to discuss the greatest shifts – or lack thereof – in the Mine Safety & Health Administration since the onset of the Biden administration.

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Bond Construction's Karen Hubacz-Kiley, center, participated in the 2021 Roundtable panel discussion alongside Pat Jacomet of the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association, left, and Hanson Aggregates Southeast's Scott Dickson. Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

Roundtable panelists search for labor shortage solutions

August 24, 2021 By

A panel of 2021 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference attendees shared how the pandemic impacted their ability to successfully find and keep employees – a challenge every aggregate producer continues to deal with.

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Kleemann's Evan Clarke, left, and Bond Construction Corp.'s Karen Hubacz-Kiley participated in the 2020 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference. Photos: PamElla Lee Photography

Turning the corner on aggregate supply shortages

May 11, 2020 By

Among the topics discussed at the 2020 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference was aggregate supply, which is becoming a growing concern for the industry across the United States.

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Yanik: Plenty of reasons to give thanks these days

March 30, 2020 By

Taking the temperature of the world around us provides a reminder of just how fortunate we are to work in and around the aggregate industry.

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Butler Tech signed an agreement to launch MACC Tech to provide training to students in mining, asphalt, concrete and construction technology. Photo courtesy of Butler Tech

Ohio tech school offering industry-specific program

February 14, 2020 By

Butler Tech becomes the first career technical center in Ohio to adopt a new 12-point, industry-recognized credential program for mining, asphalt, concrete and construction.

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