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According to the latest Labor Department data, the construction sector added 28,000 new jobs in January — in addition to December's gain of 30,000 positions.
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The concrete industry’s Strategic Development Council is accepting nominations for its Jean-Claude Roumain Innovation in Concrete Award, established in memory of the long-time SDC supporter and Executive Committee member who passed away in January 2010.
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In December, we talked about how to set SMART goals and I promised to give you some considerations on what to stop doing and start doing to reach your goals. This article is about a few STOPS and STARTS to begin the year with a customer service focus.
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Vulcan Materials Company has announced that it has completed asset sale transactions which generated total gross proceeds of approximately $149 million.
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Improving underlying economic fundamentals, the existence of large pent-up demand balances, and the diminishment of economic fiscal cliff uncertainty will combine to result in strong growth rates in 2013 and an increase in cement consumption.
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The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index stalls at 47, just shy of the point where more builders consider the single-family homes market will be better in the next six months.
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I felt a sense of optimism as I walked the aisles of The Precast Show/ICON Expo 2013 last week in Indianapolis.
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The Concrete Producer’s 2012 Industry Influencers are...
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One look will tell you that TCP is updating its digital identity. Our editorial staff is changing, too.
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Irving Materials, Inc. (IMI) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the ready-mix concrete assets of Transit-Mix Concrete Co. in Owensboro, Kentucky from Kim and Ann Agner.
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According to new figures from the U.S. Labor Department, 30,000 construction jobs were created in December.
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Trenwa, Inc. has announced the promotion of George Schurr to President and Chief Operating Officer.
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Now that our industry seems poised for a recovery, I believe it's time for those of us who have been watching on the sidelines to put a little skin in the game.
Bakersfield lacks the notoriety, glamour, and fame of other California cities, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Yet many outside the Golden State probably don't realize that a huge population gain from 70,000 to 350,000 in just 40 years has catapulted Bakersfield almost into the...
Ready-mix production could top 300 million yards in 2012.
Leaders have no choice but to reach agreement on the Fiscal Cliff.
The industry should be thankful it has changed with the times, just like our Influencers.
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In his NRMCA Industry Data Survey presentation at the association's ConcreteWorks conference in National Harbor, Md., in September, Pierre Villere, president and managing partner at Allen-Villere Partners, gave advice to producers on how to manage risk in the future.
I have spent the last couple of columns talking about the mistakes we made in the last boom, and how to avoid them as we stand on the edge of the recovery. But while we weren’t looking the last several weeks, the housing market has apparently had an upswing, and is showing signs of recovery...
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CEMEX announced today its successful global integration of the most advanced enterprise platform based on SAP.