January 30, 2018
PQ Weekly Report
THE AUTHORITY ON EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY    ENEWS ARCHIVE

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Photo credit: Gage Skidmore via Foter.com / CC BY-SA Details of President Trump’s infrastructure
plan come to light
President Donald Trump is expected to bring up his vaunted infrastructure package at the State of the Union address on Jan. 30, but an undated leaked document acquired by Axios outlines a number of the plan’s details. Get an overview of the document.
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Mike Johnson Commentary:
Making the case for infrastructure funds
What components will make up the president's infrastructure plan and can the Highway Trust Fund be fixed? Mike Johnson, president and CEO of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, explores these key issues. → MORE
NEWS MORE NEWS
Photo courtesy of Volvo Construction Equipment PCA predicts three
drivers of 2018 construction demand
Ed Sullivan, the Portland Cement Association's (PCA) senior vice president and chief economist, expects economic momentum supported by tax reform and federal infrastructure programs to play a key role in the demand for concrete construction in the years ahead. → MORE
→ Supreme Court makes decision on WOTUS
     challenges
→ Construction starts in 2017 boast improvement
→ MSHA’s Zatezalo to address SME conference
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Photo: iStock.com/DNY59 Tax cuts should improve industry’s outlook
Because of the new lower taxes and the extra incentives for business expansion and investment, the near-term outlook is much improved. With this in mind, find out how much aggregate demand is expected to rise in 2018. → MORE
FROM THE MAGAZINE
P&Q → Hawaii operation overcomes waste
     coarse aggregate issue

→ Albert Frei & Sons transforms waste
     into commodity

→ P&Q Profile: Caldwell Stone’s
     Clay Albright

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