Argos, Heidelberg, Skyway representatives lead Slag Cement School

Sources: Slag Cement Association, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CP staff The Slag Cement Association has opened registration for the second annual Slag Cement School, May 22-23 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. SCA Board President Lori Tiefenthaler (Heidelberg Materials) will open the program, setting the stage for these presentations and panel discussions:  • Slag Cement Basics, Production, and Cementitious Properties, Wayne Wilson of Heidelberg…

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Oshkosh Corp. dispatches McNeilus and London brands, keeps S-Series fronts

Sources: Right Lane Industries, Chicago; CP staff Right Lane Industries, an industrial holding company keen on long-term investments, has entered an agreement to acquire London Machinery Inc. and the rear discharge concrete mixer business of McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing Inc. from Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Corp. Scheduled for a late-February closing, the deal will leave Oshkosh with its namesake S-Series front discharge…

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New Jersey tax measures mark first in EPDs, low carbon mix production

Sources: Office of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy; CP staff In a groundbreaking policy move, the State of New Jersey will provide corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for costs of preparing Environmental Product Declarations that assess concrete mixes’ global warming potential, expressed on EPDs as kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per cubic yard or meter. The just-signed…

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