February 27, 2018
PQ Weekly Report
THE AUTHORITY ON EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY    ENEWS ARCHIVE

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Vulcan Materials Co. How Vulcan Materials performed in 2017
Vulcan Materials Co. released its full-year 2017 results, reporting that total revenues were up about 8 percent and that aggregate sales jumped $134 million on the year to $3.1 billion. Find out how the company's aggregate sales fared in 2017. → MORE
Tom Hill Vulcan’s Hill reflects on 2017, year ahead
Tom Hill, Vulcan Materials chairman and CEO, offered some thoughts on the company’s 2017 performance and looked ahead to the coming months in a conference call with investors. Get a rundown on his outlook. → MORE
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Photo courtesy of Vulcan Materials Antitrust settlement
forces Vulcan to sell Tennessee quarries

Vulcan Materials Co. sold 11 gravel quarries near Knoxville and another six sites to Blue Water Industries, a subsidiary of Florida-based Blue Water Industries Holdings. Learn more about the sales, which are tied to Vulcan’s purchase of Aggregates USA. → 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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Photo credit: Foter.com Thoughts on infrastructure funding in 2018
Producers and manufacturers at the 2018 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference share their thoughts on the potential of an infrastructure funding package coming to light this year. Watch to find out what they had to say. → MORE
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Photo by Julian O'hayon via Unsplash The connection between Steve Jobs and the aggregate industry
Steve Jobs was undoubtedly a visionary, one who changed the world as we know it. Editor-in-Chief Kevin Yanik offers his take on how Jobs' work ethic directly correlates with those in the aggregate industry. → MORE
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