Sources: Charah Inc., Louisville, Ky.; CP staff
Charah, the largest privately-held coal combustion products management operator in the U.S., and VSHC Holdings LLC, The Woodlands, Texas-based cementitious materials processor, will market fly ash from NRG Limestone, a generating station with upwards of 500,000 tons per year output. Fuel and related changes at the Jewett, Texas, facility will see a switch from Class F to Class C fly ash production in early 2017.
Read MoreSources: Occupational Safety and Health Administration; CP staff
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational injury and illness data reflect a significant drop in the rate of recordable workplace injuries and illnesses for 2015, continuing a 13-year pattern of decline, notwithstanding 2012 figures.
Read MoreSources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.; CP staff
Ready mixed producers participating in the 2016 Mixer Driver Recruitment and Retention Survey list availability of commercially-licensed drivers with concrete delivery experience as their top hiring challenge; just over half report turning down business due to a lack of qualified staff to operate their fleets.
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