August 22, 2017
PQ Weekly Report
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LEADING OFF
Photo: Gage Skidmore via Foter.com / CC BY-SA Trump signs order to expedite infrastructure construction
President Donald Trump signed an executive order for a more efficient federal permitting process for construction infrastructure projects, allegedly without harming the environment. Get more details on how this could reduce a typical highway permitting process from 17 years to two.
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NEWS MORE NEWS
Photo: Foter Trump nixes infrastructure advisory council
President Donald Trump put a halt to his still-developing Advisory Council on Infrastructure. Learn more about the council, which was designed to vet transportation projects and help guide Trump’s infrastructure plan. → MORE
frac sand Raw frac sand demand
to see future growth

Demand for raw frac sand is forecast to increase more than 4 percent per year to nearly 50 million tons in 2021, says The Freedonia Group in a new study, “Proppants Market in North America.”
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→ U.S. Silica acquires Missouri mining company
→ New Enterprise quarry gets green light to expand
→ Poll: Infrastructure investments will improve economy
→ Former Vulcan Materials quarry opens as public park
→ OAIMA showcases new office building
→ Superior names vibratory product manager
→ Bridgestone Americas names new OTR tire president
→ DJI appoints new president
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EYE ON THE BLOG MORE BLOG POSTS
safety helmet Why parents are hurting
the aggregate industry

It’s unfortunate there’s pressure related to higher education, and aggregate industry stakeholders know this as well as anyone. Editor-in-Chief Kevin Yanik shares his thoughts on how parents are affecting the aggregate industry. → MORE
FEATURE OF THE WEEK
Photo courtesy of Luck Stone Surveying with a drone
Surveying and mapping professionals have been using both photogrammetry and LiDAR for measurement and survey purposes for a long time now. Read on for some critical insights to best leverage these technologies at your aggregate operation.
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FROM THE MAGAZINE
P&Q → How Lehigh Hanson is making
     its operations safer


→ Anderson Columbia expands
     into Texas


→ Measuring stockpile volumes
     with a drone
INDUSTRY RESOURCES
P&Q → Association of Equipment Manufacturers

→ FMI Corp.

→ National Stone, Sand & Gravel
     Association


→ U.S. Geological Survey