Sources: Informa Markets, Irving, Texas; CP staff World of Concrete management reports registration near 60,000 for this year’s Las Vegas Convention Center gathering, a 23 percent increase over 2023 participation. Geared to concrete or masonry producers and practitioners, the January 22-25 event saw 1,400 manufacturers, suppliers and service providers occupy 700,000-plus square feet of indoor and outdoor space, including 325…
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NRMCA honors Dickinson RM, Superior/VCNA, Chaney delivery professionals
Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has named Richard Fulda of North Dakota-based Dickinson Ready Mix as the 2024 Ready Mixed Concrete Delivery Professional Driver of the Year. A panel of industry judges selected him from a near record number of NRMCA producer member-nominated candidates. Judges recognize Fulda for his…
Read MoreMaterials, manufactured concrete groups challenge FHWA GHG yardstick
Sources: National Precast Concrete Association, Carmel, Ind.; CP staff In a letter to U.S. House and Senate members, 14 associations representing construction materials, products and downstream interests question the Federal Highway Administration’s authority to proceed with a greenhouse gas performance measure on projects the agency funds. Their argument traces the absence of a legal basis for a November 2023 FHWA…
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