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• Lehigh Plant Celebrates State-of-the-Art Silo

  Posted On: October 29, 2010

  Local government officials and contractors helped the Lehigh Cement Company plant in Leeds, Ala. celebrate the commissioning of its new 20,000 ton, state-of-the-art, multi-compartment and environmentally friendly silo with an open house on October 12. “D” Silo is a new loading and storage facility that will allow the storage of up ...

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  Category: Events

• Concrete: Sexy, Pugnacious and Elegant

  Posted On: October 28, 2010

  This headline in Bloomberg Businessweek caught our eye: “Arena Stage’s $135 Million Capital Revamp Makes Concrete Sexy.” The article is a review by James R Russell of the expansion of the Arena Stage by the architect Bing Thom of Vancouver. “Flying in the face of the capital’s pomposity, Thom ...

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• Webcast Available on High-Performance Buildings Requirements

  Posted On: October 27, 2010

  A narrated version of PCA's webcast on its High Performance Building Requirements for Sustainability is now available for viewing and download. The presentation discusses how PCA is leading the way towards new standards in sustainability that promise safer, more secure, and more energy-efficient buildings for future generations. 

  PCA’s High Performance Building ...

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  Category: Sustainability

• Recycled Concrete Leads To Big Savings in Michigan

  Posted On: October 26, 2010

  By using recycled concrete on two high-profile projects, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is saving taxpayers approximately $2 million. The projects are sections of I-96, located near Lansing. These segments of interstate had been in service for approximately 50 years. 

  One project is using the recycled material as an aggregate ...

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  Category: Paving Projects

• Big Public Works Projects "Languishing" On the Drawing Board

  Posted On: October 25, 2010

  “Has the nation that built the Hoover Dam, brought electricity to the rural South and engineered the interstate highway system lost its appetite for big public works projects? At a time when other countries are pouring money into steel and concrete, is the U.S. unwilling to think long-term?”

  Those are ...

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  Category: Paving Projects

• September ARRA Highway Spending Is Highest To Date

  Posted On: October 22, 2010

  Highway spending in September from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) totaled $1.543 billion, an increase of 12.4 percent over spending in August, according to a recently released PCA Market Intelligence report.

  Through the first three quarters of the year, 52.3 percent of total stimulus highways funds have been ...

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  Category: Market Intelligence

• PCA Rolls Out Product-Oriented Ad Campaign

  Posted On: October 21, 2010

  As part of a comprehensive marketing plan for paving, PCA has been effectively utilizing an advertising campaign aggressively promoting the benefits of concrete paving. Anyone reading this has probably seen the “Think Harder: Concrete” ads and if you haven’t you can see them here at the Think Concrete blog, or ...

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  Category: Marketing and Promotion

• Steel Prices Up Slightly: Other Materials Down or Flat

  Posted On: October 19, 2010

  Steel prices increased 1.2 percent from August to September, according to the latest Producer Price Index issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Concrete prices remained unchanged, while asphalt was down 0.4 percent and lumber declined 1.1 percent.

  Over the last 12 months, steel is up 13.8 percent, asphalt rose ...

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  Category: Market Intelligence

• Bloomberg Businessweek is Latest To Call For Infrastructure Investment

  Posted On: October 18, 2010

  A couple of weeks ago it was The Washington Post calling for a major infrastructure investment on the part of the U.S. government: This week a similar call is coming from Bloomberg Businessweek. In an article titled “U.S. Infrastructure Spending: No Time to Get Cheap,” Chris Farrell, a contributing ...

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  Category: Funding

• NRMCA Issues Call For Papers on Sustainability

  Posted On: October 15, 2010

  National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) is calling for abstracts from researchers, academics, and concrete industry professionals, including engineers, architects, contractors, concrete producers, public works officials, and material suppliers. The abstracts will be presented at the 2011 International Concrete Sustainability Conference, August 9-11, in Cambridge, Mass.

  The sixth annual conference ...

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  Category: Sustainability

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