Lehigh Hanson adds Georgia market assets in Meriwether RM deal

Sources: HeidelbergCement AG, Germany; CP staff Lehigh Hanson Inc. has acquired the assets of Meriwether Ready Mix, a Griffin, Ga. operator serving residential and commercial building customers from four plants south of Atlanta. The transaction is a bolt-on to Lehigh Hanson’s Fairburn Ready Mix business, whose seven plants are located mostly along the Interstate 85 corridor from Fairburn, Ga., near…

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Lehigh Hanson closes on reserves-rich Corliss Resources

Sources: HeidelbergCement AG; CP staff Lehigh Hanson Inc. has finalized the acquisition of Sumner, Wash.-based Corliss Resources Inc., one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest, family-owned aggregates and ready-mixed concrete producers. The deal includes sand & gravel operations with annual shipments of 2 million-plus tons, reserves exceeding 175 million tons, and four ready mixed concrete plants serving the Greater Seattle area,…

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NLRB denies Corliss review of Teamsters-petitioned, dump driver-only unit

Sources: National Labor Relations Board; CP staff

In a 2–1 decision, the NLRB has rejected Corliss Resources’ request for review of a decision allowing an election for Teamsters Local 174 to represent the Sumner, Wash., aggregate and ready mixed producer’s 29 dump truck drivers.

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NLRB recognizes Corliss dump driver unit, separate from mixer cohorts

Sources: National Labor Relations Board, Region 19, Seattle; CP staff

NLRB Regional Director Ronald Hooks has ordered Sumner, Wash.-based ready mixed and aggregate producer Corliss Resources to proceed with an election to determine if Teamsters Local 174 will represent dump truck drivers in collective bargaining.

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