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P&Q Profile: Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association’s Josh Leftwich

September 23, 2020 By

A conversation with the president and CEO of the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association on his prior experience at Knife River, his goals for the association and more.

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TACA's Josh Leftwich

TACA names president, CEO

May 18, 2020 By

Josh Leftwich takes over at the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA), which David Perkins is departing.

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With five of the nation’s 13 most populous cities residing in Texas, demand for construction materials in the Lone Star State is, not surprisingly, very high. Photo: Art Wager/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

How Texas backs its infrastructure like no other

January 14, 2020 By

With several of the nation’s largest cities within its borders and a population growing by more than 1,000 a day, the Lone Star State requires a Texas-sized budget to keep up with expanding infrastructure needs.

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Putting the spotlight on the state of Texas

January 1, 2020 By

Pit & Quarry celebrates aggregate producers in the Lone Star State within its January 2020 edition.

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Texas science teachers enjoy a tour of the Austin Core Research Center at the Bureau of Economic Geology during a TMRA Teacher Workshop. The award-winning educational workshops are offered each summer covering lignite, uranium and industrial minerals mining. Photo courtesy of TACA

How TACA aims to enhance public education of the industry

December 11, 2019 By

The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) partnered with the Texas Mining and Reclamation on a program for teachers.

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2019 state by state report: Texas

December 9, 2019 By

David Perkins, the president and CEO of the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association, looks ahead to 2020 in the country’s leading aggregate production state.

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Panelists at TACA's Environmental & Sustainability Seminar included, from left to right, moderator Jill Boullion, executive director of the Bayou Land Conservancy; Jim Bradbury, attorney-at-law; Tim Mallicoat, president and CEO of Rasmussen Group; and Lori Olson, executive director of the Texas Land Trust Council. Photo courtesy of TACA

TACA talks conservation at environmental seminar

September 26, 2019 By

The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) panel explored how mining companies consider their post-mining land uses and, in concert with land trusts, seek to capture the land’s remaining value.

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Texas producers provide bikes to Fort Worth children

August 8, 2019 By

The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association supplied nearly 100 new bicycles to children in the Fort Worth, Texas, area as part of the association’s Emerging Leaders Academy.

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At the 2019 TACA Annual Meeting, from left: PCA's Michael Ireland, NRMCA's Michael Philipps, NSSGA's Michael Johnson and TACA's David Perkins. Photo courtesy of TACA

National association execs talk infrastructure at TACA meeting

June 20, 2019 By

The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association’s Annual Meeting brought industry leaders together to discuss infrastructure opportunities and more.

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