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Welcome to CONCRETE CURRENTS, the electronic newsletter from
Concrete Products magazine.
For additional industry news, technology, and highlights from the latest
issue of Concrete Products, please visit www.concreteproducts.com
Submissions for upcoming issues of CONCRETE CURRENTS or Concrete
Products can be directed to Editor Don Marsh, don.marsh@penton.com or
312/840-8483.
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Trial lawyers allege price fixing among
deep-pocketed Florida operators
Sources: CP staff; Gilman and Pastor LLP, Bonita Springs,
Fla.
A class action lawsuit Gilman and Pastor has filed in U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Florida alleges that major Sunshine
State cement and ready mixed concrete producers have engaged in a
price-fixing conspiracy throughout this decade. Attorneys allege in a
complaint that defendants “eliminated competition in the markets for
cement and concrete by charging artificially high prices for these
products in Florida.” Filed on behalf of individuals or entities who
purchased cement or concrete from defendants, the lawsuit seeks treble
damages and injunctive relief.
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Nye to succeed Martin Marietta CEO
Zelnak
Source: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., Raleigh,
N.C.
Effective January 1, C. Howard Nye will become Martin Marietta chief
executive officer. The appointment follows more than three years as
chief operating officer, a position Nye assumed after more than a decade
with Hanson Plc, culminating as Hanson Aggregates executive vice
president. Click
here for full story
It’s the largest equipment and services trade show for the precast
concrete industry, and it’s headed to Phoenix, Feb. 18-20, 2010.
It’s The Precast Show, and it features the latest products and
services for precast and pipe manufacturers. Visit www.ThePrecastShow.org for
information. If you’re in precast, you need to be here!
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Feds shelve illegal project labor agreement-bound
bid solicitation
Sources: Associated Builders & Contractors, Washington,
D.C.; CP staff
The U.S. Department of Labor cancelled a letting for its $11 million
Job Corps Center in Manchester, N.H., following a protest ABC member
North Branch Construction filed with the Government Accountability
Office over a stipulation that work fall under a project labor agreement
(PLA). The Concord, N.H., contractor challenged the legality of the PLA
requirement, which essentially sets union-level wages and benefits for
site workers and construction material delivery drivers. Click
here for full story
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Associated Builders’ 2010 forecast shows signs
of recession’s end, jobs returning
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors, Washington,
D.C.
While the construction industry battled the effects of the recession
in 2009, expect 2010 to be a sluggish transition on the road to
recovery, says ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “Through late 2008,
the industry held up well,” he added. “But 2009 was a year of
retrenchment for many construction sectors, including those associated
with private development and municipal projects…" Click
here for full story
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Heldenfels Enterprises marks century in
precast/prestressed and construction
Source: Heldenfels Enterprises Inc., San Marcos,
Texas
On the heels of its largest project ever, the 3,000-piece Dallas
Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Heldenfels Enterprises has
designated November for staff at its headquarters and Corpus Christi
plants to celebrate a century of family business. "We have a strong team
spirit, most evidenced by our willingness to take on complex,
challenging projects," says CEO Fred Heldenfels IV. Click
here for full story
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Post-industrial waste key to low-carbon Geo-Green
Crete binder
Source: Green World Crete, LLC, Pompano Beach,
Fla.
Green World Crete
scientists bill Geo-Green Crete as a low-carbon emission cementitious
product poised to provide global construction interests a
high-performance, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly
alternative to portland cement. The binding agent is formulated from
naturally occurring aluminosilicate-bearing materials and abundantly
available, but unspecified, post-industrial waste. Click
here for full story
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Mack 2010
engines first to attain EPA and CARB certification
Source: Mack Trucks, Inc., Greensboro, N.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Air
Resources Board have certified Mack’s MP7 and MP8 engines as meeting
near-zero emissions standards effective January 2010. The first
heavy-duty truck manufacturer to log certification from both agencies,
Mack credits the engines’ compliance and low nitrogen oxides emissions
to the use of selective catalytic reduction. It enabled engineers to
retune the EPA ’07-compliant MP series for additional power, lower
heat rejection and reduced fuel consumption--without major modifications
or cooling systems. Click
here for full story
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Propex Concrete Systems represents Elemix
polymeric additives
Sources: Propex Operating Co., LLC, Chattanooga, Tenn.; CP
staff
Propex Concrete Systems has announced an agreement to sell and
support Elemix additives from Monaca, Pa.-based Nova Chemicals Corp.
Specially formulated polymeric spheres dosed at 1-15 lb./yd., the
additives distribute uniformly in concrete mixes for structural and
nonstructural applications. Click
here for full story
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