Tag: Rob Mineo

An effective rollout of Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act funds will have an effect on construction materials demand in 2023 and beyond. Photo: P&Q Staff

How construction materials firms fared in the first quarter

April 5, 2024 By , and

Factors such as pricing momentum, federal projects coming online and broad economic optimism are helping construction materials companies outperform the broader markets.

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Cemex utilizes a dozen 150-ton haul trucks per shift at its FEC Quarry in Miami. Photo: P&Q Staff

The factors aiding recent construction materials acquisitions

December 4, 2023 By , and

FMI Capital Advisors leaders share how increased funding and price increases are allowing major acquisitions to take place despite a decrease in aggregate volumes.

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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

How producers are performing at the end of the third quarter

September 25, 2023 By , and

FMI Capital Advisors leaders write that the producing companies in their Construction Materials Index continue to outperform the general market. The gap, however, has narrowed.

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How residential, nonresidential construction is faring

September 21, 2023 By and

FMI Capital Advisors’ George Reddin and Rob Mineo characterize what’s been happening in these key construction markets.

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FMI leaders discuss the flow of IIJA funds

September 12, 2023 By and

FMI Capital Advisors’ Rob Mineo and George Reddin offer an update on Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) funding, what held up their flow and what the market can expect in 2024.

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The catalysts boosting construction materials firms right now

July 17, 2023 By , and

FMI Capital Advisors leaders detail how construction materials companies are finding ways to outperform the general market of late.

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TACA president and CEO Josh Leftwich delivered a state of the industry report at the association's annual meeting. Photo: TACA

TACA Annual Meeting a huge draw

June 20, 2023 By

The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) highlighted the opportunities ahead for construction materials producers in the state of Texas.

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Over the past 75 days, FMI Capital Advisors’ Construction Materials Index (CMI)* has outperformed the “general market” by more than 15 percent.

How construction materials firms are faring versus the ‘general market’

June 5, 2023 By , and

FMI Capital Advisors’ Construction Materials Index illustrates how the industry has been on a good run over the last two and a half months.

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Jeska Brodbeck of Be Light Consulting visited with the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s Young Leaders during a general session. Photo: P&Q Staff

NSSGA’s Young Leaders keeps on growing

May 2, 2023 By

Capital Materials’ Ericka Baxter and Caldwell Stone Co.’s Clay Albright reflect on last week’s record-setting Young Leaders Annual Meeting in South Florida.

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