Sources: CP staff; Martin Marietta Materials, Raleigh, N.C.; Vulcan Materials Co., Birmingham, Ala.
In the wake of solid first quarter earnings and bullish shipment and pricing outlook for the remainder of 2016, Martin Marietta and Vulcan Materials saw their New York Stock Exchange-traded shares close the first week of May approaching record highs.
Read MoreSources: Office of Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID); American Wood Council, Leesburg, Va.; CP staff
Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) have introduced the Timber Innovation Act (S.2982) to “help accelerate research and development—and ultimately construction—of wood buildings in the United States [and] focus on finding innovative ways to use wood in the construction of buildings above 85 feet in height or roughly seven or more stories.”
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