In a newly published decision, NLRB Administrative Law Judge Michael Rosas finds that Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local 414 engaged in unlawful picketing and strikes against Aggregate Industries-Central Region’s northern Indiana operations
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Former Advance Mixer Chief At Center Of Iraq Contractor Probe
The head of an investor group that owned Ft. Wayne, Ind.-based Advance Mixer from 1999-2001 has surfaced as a contractor on a grand stage far from concrete
Read MoreSegmental Spec No Surprise For Future I-35W Bridge
The joint venture holding a $234 million contract to replace the Interstate 35W Mississippi River bridge plans by month’s end to open a St. Paul yard to fabricate segments for barge delivery to the Minneapolis site
Read MoreTindall Replaces Katrina-Leveled Gulf Coast Plant
Tindall officials anticipate their new Moss Point, Miss., precast/prestressed plant will be fully operational by December, providing structural and architectural product throughout the Gulf region
Read MoreSuwannee American, St. Marys Parent Votorantim Acquires Prestige Group
Brazilian cement giant Votorantim reported earlier this month that Votorantim Cement North America (VCNA) has assumed full ownership of the Prestige Group of Companies
Read MoreRevised Pca Forecast Sees 2007 Powder Consumption Off Nearly 7 Percent
PCA Chief Economist Ed Sullivan has again revised his cement shipment forecast downward for this year, projecting a 6.8 percent drop against 2006 figures, followed by a 1.8 percent drop in 2008
Read MoreU.S. Concrete Adds Architectural Precast Of Pa., Elevates Mclaughlin In Unit Reorganization
U.S. Concrete reported Oct. 1 closing on a deal for Middleburg, Pa.-based Architectural Precast LLC, a business strategic to the buyer’s Eastern Concrete Materials ready mixed and aggregate operations in New Jersey and Delaware
Read MoreHanson Pipe Dedicates 500-Ton/Day Arizona Operation
Hanson’s El Mirage, Ariz., plant has been in testing phases toward a scheduled Oct. 3 grand opening, with festivities to include a formal donation to Phoenix Children’s Hospital through the Children’s Miracle Network
Read MoreTransit Mix Unloads Four Rio Grande Valley Plants
Transit Mix Concrete & Materials Co., Trinity’s construction materials subsidiary, reported last week the sale of four southern Texas ready mixed sites to an undisclosed buyer
Read MoreMoisture Dome Test On Trial, Part 2
In this second of a two-part series, one of the nation’s foremost experts in forensic examination of concrete and related building materials, Geoffrey
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