Category: Editors’ Blog
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Solving the worker shortage problem
Read More →: Solving the worker shortage problemWhere are aggregate producers to turn for their next generation of employees? Producers, manufacturers and allied trade representatives discussed the hiring challenge…
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’60 Minutes’ addresses U.S. infrastructure problem
Read More →: ’60 Minutes’ addresses U.S. infrastructure problemAbout 12 million people watch the television news magazine “60 Minutes” each week. So, when yesterday’s program led off with a report…
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Solar roads
Read More →: Solar roadsA Dutch company offered a glimpse into the future of road building when it unveiled the first solar road, a 230-ft.-long bike…
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LaHood weighs in on highway funding at Cat event
Read More →: LaHood weighs in on highway funding at Cat eventBuilt for it. Caterpillar’s new slogan raises a number of questions: Are we built to handle the new highway bill? Are we…
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Senator: New highway-funding mechanism to come
Read More →: Senator: New highway-funding mechanism to comeSen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) offered some insight on the future of highway funding at a meeting with the Western Arkansas Regional Intermodal…
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Slideshow: Keeney Sand & Stone
Read More →: Slideshow: Keeney Sand & StonePP&E recently visited Keeney Sand & Stone, a small family-run operation based in Painesville, Ohio. The father-and-son team of Dennis and Kevin…
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Report: Frac sand demand up significantly, and prices may follow
Read More →: Report: Frac sand demand up significantly, and prices may followThe Wall Street Journal reports that frackers are expected to use nearly 95 billion pounds of sand this year, a figure that’s…
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More recycling wanted for wasted compost materials
Read More →: More recycling wanted for wasted compost materialsA mere 3 percent of the 34 million tons of food waste generated in the United States in 2010 was composted, according…