During its annual Outlook Executive Conference, Oct. 25, in Washington, D.C., McGraw-Hill Construction forecast a 2 percent decline in U.S. construction spending for 2008
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Conco Veteran Takes Nrmca Mixer Driver Championship
Contestants from Concrete Company of Springfield (Mo.), Irving Materials and Lafarge North America took first-, second- and third-place honors in the NRMCA National Mixer Driver Championship
Read MoreNcma, Icpi, Cast Stone Group Outline International Concrete Exposition
NCMA, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, Cast Stone Institute (CSI) and Portland Cement Association officials convened Oct. 19 in Indianapolis to formally announce an annual convention and trade exhibit event, the International Concrete Exposition
Read MoreIcon Expo To Co-Locate With Conexpo-Con/Agg
As part of the formal International Concrete Exposition launch, NCMA announced a letter of intent with Milwaukee-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers, whereby Icon Expo will co-locate with the 2011 ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas
Read MoreMccarthy To Succeed Gleason As Pca President, Ceo
After the retirement earlier this year of John Gleason–PCA’s president and chief executive officer since 1986–the PCA board of directors named Brian McCarthy his successor
Read MoreRoad To Project Permitting Paved In Pervious Concrete
As stormwater management systems increasingly focus on strategies that emphasize conservation and use of natural on-site methods, pervious concrete pavements
Read MoreUl Classifies Fibermesh As Wire Alternative
Propex Concrete Systems, a primary supplier of fibers for secondary concrete reinforcement, announces that its Fibermesh 650 synthetic macro-fibers have
Read MoreSika Crafts Pervious Concrete Agent
SikaMix PV-100 is a nonchloride and noncorrosive liquid admixture for use in pervious concrete mix production. Promoting fast and easy placement by permitting
Read MoreKenworth Announces Paccar-Developed 12.9L Engine
At the Great American Trucking Show earlier this fall, Kenworth Truck Co. displayed for the first time a Paccar heavy-duty engine in an on-highway T800
Read MoreBmh Expands Manufacturing Capacity
BMH Systems has opened an 18,000-sq.-ft. batch plant manufacturing facility near Montreal, enabling improved delivery and increased production capacity,
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