National Minerals deal puts EP Power on the North American map

Sources: EP Power Minerals Americas Inc., Atlanta; CP staff EP Power Minerals of Germany, a global player in cementitious materials, has closed a platform-level deal for its North American business, acquiring Hastings, Minn.-based National Minerals Corp. The transaction brings EP Minerals America Inc. one Minnesota, one Wisconsin and five Iowa fly ash processing facilities, plus two Iowa and three Minnesota…

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Metromont stresses community service on path to 100th anniversary bash

Sources: Metromont Corp., Greenville, S.C.; CP staff Leading into a centennial anniversary celebration later this year in their Upstate South Carolina home base, Metromont officials plan to mark a century in the construction business through community service efforts involving six precast, prestressed concrete operations. Team members from headquarters, Florida, Georgia and Virginia plants will assist local groups or national organization…

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Concrete Masonry Checkoff Block Learning Hub goes live

Sources: Concrete Masonry Checkoff Board, Denver; CP staff The Concrete Masonry Checkoff has launched a free-to-access, dynamic educational platform dedicated to equipping design professionals with the resources needed to deliver resilient, sustainable, high-performance buildings. The Block Learning Hub is accessible at www.beautyofblock.com/learn and premiers with Core Performance, Embodied Carbon Resiliency Series offerings. They span a variety of architecture and engineering…

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