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Out of SightBy Steven Prokopy When the family-run Rohrer's Quarry, Inc., first opened in 1887, it was located in the middle of one of the largest limestone deposits in Pennsylvania,... |
Concrete Currents News
Con-Force investor closes on Burnco Concrete; fourth deal in two months
Aug 14, 2008 4:22 PM
Armtec, a consolidation catalyst unlike any Canadian precast producers have encountered, has acquired Burnco Concrete Products Ltd., with four plants in Calgary and Edmonton...
Contractor groups assess inflation trends in meeting with Bush
Aug 14, 2008 4:20 PM
In a day of meetings that included representatives from a coalition of nine business associations, AGC and ABC leaders told President Bush last week at the White House that materials prices are rising along with fuel prices and discussed the impact high energy prices are having on commercial and industrial construction...
Feds examine green building marketing claims
Aug 14, 2008 4:18 PM
CSI has outlined for the Federal Trade Commission the benefits of the recently developed GreenFormat reference, stressing the tool’s ability to provide accurate and reliable information about various products’ sustainability attributes...
Branded-mix developer gains market, taps real estate mogul as co-chair
Aug 14, 2008 4:16 PM
Concrete mix optimization specialist iCrete reports that its production technology and quality-control methods have surfaced at more than 30 sites around metropolitan New York--less than a year after commercial roll out...
First-mover Transit Mix raises flag for environmental certification
Aug 4, 2008 6:41 PM
A second flag bearing a lone star now flies at the Transit Mix Concrete & Materials Co. Seven Points plant outside Dallas, flanking Texas’ own red, white and blue, and Old Glory...
Prestressed Group closes on Renaissance Precast, names VPs
Aug 4, 2008 6:40 PM
The Prestressed Group has recently acquired Renaissance Precast Industries, renaming the River Rouge, Mich., operator International Precast Solutions LLC...
