February 20, 2018
PQ Weekly Report
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Martin Marietta Martin Marietta achieved record earnings in 2017
2017 was a highly positive year for the aggregate industry at large, and it was undoubtedly a successful one for Martin Marietta. Check out the company's fourth-quarter and full-year results. → MORE
Ward Nye Why Martin Marietta
is optimistic about the months to come
Martin Marietta's Ward Nye remains optimistic about its near-term and long-term outlook. Find out what the company expects for infrastructure construction activity, legislation, state and local initiatives, and more in 2018. → MORE
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Summit Materials How Summit Materials performed in 2017
Summit Materials reports that its net revenue increased 17.7 percent last year to $1.75 billion. Take a look at the factors that contributed to the company's successful 2017. → MORE

More on Summit Materials:
• State funding measures, tax reform fuel optimism at Summit
• The latest on the Summit acquisition front
→ Commercial construction starts retreated in 2017
→ Luck Stone extends reach with distribution yard
→ Bridgestone Americas names executive director
→ AirGon named distributor for YellowScan
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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 MSHA rules and regulations to watch for in 2018
Margo Lopez, managing shareholder of Ogletree Deakins’ Washington, D.C. office, discusses the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) rules and regulations that aggregate producers should keep an eye on in 2018. → MORE
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CalPortland CalPortland excited
about the aggregate industry's future
CalPortland had a positive response to the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, and it is among the industry companies looking forward to the passage of an infrastructure bill sometime in 2018. See why else the company has a positive outlook for the industry. → MORE
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→ Enhancing safety around crushers

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