Cemstone, an Upper Midwest leader in ready-mixed, engineered, and architectural concrete, as well as aggregates, announced that H. Tom Becken, Cemstone CEO, has received the 2012 William B. Allen Award from the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA).
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U.S. Concrete, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Stego Industries, LLC to become its exclusive channel partner to market and sell Aridus® Rapid Drying Concrete.
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Martin Marietta Materials notified Vulcan Materials on Dec. 12 that it is offering $4.6 billion in a hostile bid to acquire Vulcan. Both are large players in aggregate production in the U.S. Both companies also have ready-mixed concrete operations.
Debt, housing, and unemployment must improve for a recovery to take hold.
Producers with strong balance sheets can secure loans.
Mergers and acquisitions have slowed with the economy, but have not entirely gone away.
Women meet at World of Concrete to discuss infrastructure and their common concerns and solutions.
More cash sales means stability has returned.
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U.S. Concrete President and CEO Michael Harlan will step down later this year, the company announced. He will remain with the Houston-based producer while the board of directors searches for his replacement.
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The vacation home market makes an unexpected recovery.
The Women in Concrete luncheon highlights concrete's important ‘supporting' role.
Rental units will drive the housing recovery.