Investor taps Forterra veteran to lead newest acquisition, Artistic Paver

Sources: Blue Ridge Construction Capital LLC, Charlotte, N.C.; CP staff Two months after closing on North Carolina’s Edge Aggregates and Matthews Sand & Gravel, investor Blue Ridge Capital has looked down the Atlantic Coast to acquire North Miami Beach, Fla.-based Artistic Paver Manufacturing Inc. The interlocking concrete paver producer serves Southeast and Southwest markets from headquarters and satellite plants in…

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CalPortland appeals to Supreme Court in Teamsters case decision

Sources: CP Staff; U.S. Supreme Court; Coalition for a Democratic Workplace CalPortland Co. has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Washington State Supreme Court’s dismissal of a suit in which the cement, aggregate and concrete producer seeks restitution for property damage that International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 174 officers and members caused during commencement of a strike. Court…

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CR Minerals, Rio Tinto see the mine tailings pile for the pozzolans

Sources: CR Minerals Company LLC, Southlake, Texas; CP staff Natural pozzolans production leader CR Minerals has entered an agreement with Rio Tinto to process a new grade of concrete binder with pozzolanic properties. CR Minerals will build a processing facility at the mining giant’s US Borax operation in Boron, Calif., using mine tailings as feedstock. “We have been working with…

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