P&Q Profile: Conn-Weld’s Marvin Woodie
P&Q recently sat down with Conn-Weld president Marvin Woodie during a visit to the company’s facilities, discussing the current supply chain and aggregate industry dynamics.
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Green Rock sells quarry in Southeast
The Alabama-based producer offloaded a 360-acre greenfield site in a deal for which FMI served as financial advisor.
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Manufacturing propels construction starts forward
Dodge Construction Network says manufacturing starts skyrocketed 285 percent in August, driving total construction starts upward 6 percent.
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Summit Materials, Argos USA to combine
Summit Materials is combining with Argos North America Corp. – the U.S. arm of Cementos Argos – in a deal that exceeds $3 billion.
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USGS: Aggregate production down slightly in second quarter
While crushed stone production was flat, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) says sand and gravel production slipped 4 percent in the second quarter.
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Nonresidential construction spending sees minimal growth in July
Private nonresidential spending increased 0.5 percent, while public nonresidential construction spending was down 0.4 percent in July, a net 0.1 percent gain for total nonresidential construction
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Nonresidential construction driving industry employment growth
The Associated Builders & Contractors report that the construction industry gained 22,000 jobs in August, with nonresidential construction accounting for 21,000.
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Martin Marietta, UNACEM strike a deal
Martin Marietta is offloading a California cement plant to the Peruvian company in a deal valued at more than $300 million.
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Construction job openings down, labor scarcity remains
Anirban Basu, chief economist at the Associated Builders & Contractors, anticipates labor scarcity to a headwind in 2023, despite job openings going down.
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