August 4, 2015
PQ Weekly Report
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LEADING OFF
Photo credit: transplanted mountaineer / Foter / CC BY Obama criticizes Congress for lack of long-term highway bill
President Obama extended highway funding until late October after signing a three-month patch Congress provided him. But Obama, who proposed his own six-year highway bill earlier this year, expressed his displeasure to reporters in the Oval Office upon signing the short-term measure. → MORE
NEWS
HeidelburgCement HeidelbergCement purchases Italcementi
German cement maker HeidelbergCement agreed to buy control of Italcementi for $7.4 billion, reports Reuters. Find out why the company said this offer was too good to pass up. → MORE
→ MSHA releases June impact inspection results
→ Mobile cone crusher features metal detection system
→ Cat to independently manufacture vocational
     truck line

→ McLanahan opens Latin American office
→ Groff Tractor acquires Trico Equipment Services
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EYE ON THE BLOG
Drought Effects of the western drought
The severe drought conditions in the West are creating energy concerns in some areas. Editor Darren Constantino reflects on how changes in energy supply could affect energy costs for the aggregates industry.
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FEATURE OF THE WEEK
National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum Brick and mortar:
P&Q's partnership

The National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum in Leadville, Colo., partnered with Pit & Quarry to incorporate Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame inductees and a related exhibit dedicated to aggregates. Learn more about the partnership. → MORE
PIT & QUARRY UNIVERSITY
Pit & Quarry University Lesson 9: Washing & Classifying
Materials engineers constantly strive to improve concrete and bituminous mixes and road bases, and clean aggregate is a vital part of that effort. Yet, aggregate producers often find it difficult to meet all the requirements for “cleanliness.” Lesson 9 of Pit & Quarry University explains the functions of water in processing aggregates. → MORE
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Pit & Quarry August 2015 → Stay on the cutting edge

→ Automated fuel management

→ The value of volume

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