U.S. Precast, Florida Rock and Sand Prestress unite

A joint venture formed in late February from longtime south Florida competitors, U.S. Precast Corp. and Florida Rock and Sand Prestress Co., positions the new entity, Medley, Fla.-based United Concrete Products LLC, to offer expanded precast/prestressed girder and pile production. Assimilation of facilities, staff and vendor bases, officials note, along with nearly 100 years of combined industry experience, will help broaden United Concrete’s presence.

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Carolinas Cement permit advances Titan America’s integration ‘Ideal’

Officials from Carolinas Cement Co. in Wilmington, N.C., announced recently that parent company Titan America LLC was issued an air quality permit from the Division of Air Quality (DAQ) of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) to construct a proposed 2.4 million-tons/year-capacity cement plant in Castle Hayne. The permit issuance comes after four years of technical review of the proposed facility and is a major step toward an integrated North Carolina operation, as Castle Hayne is strategic to the S&W Ready Mix business acquired by Titan in 2007.

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Laborers’ prod GOP leaders on highway bill

A multi-media campaign from the union representing plant and jobsite workers across the transportation infrastructure value chain spotlights the public safety crisis crumbling bridges, deteriorating roads and struggling transit systems pose. The Laborers’ International Union of North America undertaking is especially targeted at voters positioned to prod U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) into supporting a long-term highway bill that protects investment in transportation systems.

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