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Golden, Colorado - NASA sand others are on the move, and their moving fast. Founded just a few years ago Lunar Outpost is on its way to excavate the moon. Bechtel and NASA are pushing the advancement and it is a go with awards in the millions. Who & What Colorado School of Mines' Lunar Outpost is creating technologies for autonomous lunar…

Westborough, MA & Hopkinsville, KY - Ascend Elements has announced plans to invest $310 million in Phase 1 and up to $1 billion over multiple phases to construct a sustainable lithium-ion battery materials facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with groundbreaking anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2022. The first-of-its-kind manufacturing…

Washington DC - The Payroll Report from the BLS was far from optimistic across the board undermining the theory if unemployment benefits were cut payrolls would rise. Although the Nation as a whole saw a report that was far less then predicted the AEC related segments show promise. Segments in the construction related indicators compiled by…

Las Vegas, Nevada - CAT® had a showstopper at MINEEXPO 2021 this year in Las Vegas. CAT ® brought its show piece, the new all electric drive, D11 XE. Its largest dozer on the market and first prototype ever utilizing electric drive. Caterpillar® 's new prototype electric drive dozer is the most productive and fuel-efficient dozer the company…

Milford, Connecticut - As construction budgets have blown up the past year and half we are releasing details on a new cost modeling and value-engineering investigatory report performed by AGGRECOST™ . The modeled construction project was a affordable multi-family housing project commissioned by CHFA (Connecticut Housing Finance Authority)…

US imports of stone, sand, cement and lime reached $661.41 million in June 2021, according to Trading Economics. This represents a 2% increase with respect to May, with $648 million imported. So far, March has been the month with the highest imports of these materials in 2021, reaching $690.39 million. The US Geological Survey has already…

            St. Louis, Missouri- (VMC ) (U.S.: NYSE) Vulcan Materials is behind the sale of asphalt and construction material supplier Fred Weber Inc., after selling a great portion of its company assets to New Frontier Materials; an investment group composed within Vulcan Materials. (VMC ) (U.S.: NYSE) …

Palmer, Alaska — Colas, one of the largest construction and asphalt producers in the world received news they are not used to hearing. Mat-Su officials denied a permit this week for a large gravel pit proposed for the quiet Meadow Lakes neighborhood off the Parks Highway. The decision announced Monday night creates a potential conflict with…

ADA, OKLAHOMA— LegalShield today released its May Economic Stress Index, a collection of leading indicators of household and small business economic and financial health in the United States. Two of its subindices, the LegalShield Housing Construction and Housing Sales Indices, both increased for the third consecutive month to new…

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Asphalt has been the most common pavement material for decades, but it has a significant environmental impact. Also known as bitumen, asphalt is a petroleum product that contains hazardous metals like lead, mercury, chromium and arsenic. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, pavement covers 30-45% of land in cities and other urban…