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VCNA
Prairie joins Levy behind Superior Materials
Sources: Edw. C. Levy Co., Dearborn, Mich.; VCNA Prairie
Inc., Chicago; CP staff
Levy Co. and VCNA Prairie have entered a 50/50 joint venture to own
and manage Superior Material Holdings, LLC in Detroit. The move
coincides with U.S. Concrete’s exit from a partnership with Levy
backing the entity since 2007, when the business spanned 28 ready mixed
plants and a fleet of nearly 300 mixers—assets since scaled back with
the Michigan economy’s sharp decline. Click
here for full story.
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Michigan
exit, Texas additions continue U.S. Concrete
realignment
Sources: U.S. Concrete Inc., Houston; CP staff
Following a financial reorganization completed just before Labor
Day, U.S. Concrete is further focusing ready-mixed production assets
around Texas, California Bay Area, and metro-New York/New Jersey
markets. The company has closed on three ready-mixed plants in west
Texas, adding them to its strong Ingram Concrete platform, and withdrawn
from its Michigan joint venture, Superior Materials Holdings, LLC, with
Edw. C. Levy Co. Click
here for full story.
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