February 13, 2018
PQ Weekly Report
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Photo credit: Gage Skidmore via Foter.com / CC BY-SA The six principles of Trump's infrastructure plan
President Trump unveiled his legislative goals to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. Take a look at the six principles of his plan. → MORE

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AEM: Trump’s plan a ‘good starting point’ on infrastructure
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David Zatezalo Zatezalo addresses inspector consistency, other MSHA issues
David Zatezalo, assistant secretary of labor at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), outlined his agenda for the agency at a House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections hearing. Get a rundown on the agenda. → MORE
NEWS MORE NEWS
Cemex A quick breakdown
of Cemex’s 2017
fourth quarter

Cemex‘s consolidated net sales increased 4 percent during the fourth quarter of 2017. Take a look at some of the other fourth quarter numbers. → MORE
NSSGA NSSGA names community relations award recipients
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) named the annual recipients of its Excellence in Community Relations awards. Check out which operations won the award. → MORE
→ Dodge Momentum Index falls in January
→ Rail shipments of aggregate up in January
→ How MDU Resources’ business fared in 2017
→ Eagle Materials publishes third-quarter results
→ Belt Tech to distribute additional Superior products
→ Bridgestone releases tire pressure monitoring system
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Problem: A Hawk Measurement customer wanted to account for high-value ore in their muck passes. The issue was that no one made a device capable of measuring down an 8-ft. x 8-ft. muck pass 600 ft. deep, as well as through a grizzly with trucks creating high volumes of dust. Solution: the OptioLaser. → MORE
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Hall of Fame Celebrate the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame class of 2018
We will enshrine four aggregate industry pioneers into the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame on Tuesday, March 6 in Houston. Join us to celebrate the visionaries who helped make our industry what it is today.

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Featured Video David Zatezalo’s impact on the aggregate industry
Margo Lopez, managing shareholder of Ogletree Deakins' Washington, D.C. office, talks about her early impressions of David Zatezalo, the assistant secretary of labor for the Mine Safety & Health Administration, as well as the impact he could have on the aggregate industry. → MORE
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Photo by Katie Haugland Bowen on Flickr AGG1, NSSGA Annual Convention on the horizon
Trade show season is in full swing, and Pit & Quarry is making final preparations for yet another industry event with the upcoming AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo that takes us to Houston. Find out what you can expect from P&Q at the event. → MORE
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