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New section of I-95 already needs $3.5 million in repairs
05 March 2010
The Florida Department of Transportation is sinking $3.5 million into fixing a section of Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County that is only 5 to 6 years old...
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Looking ahead to US Concrete Inc. earnings; TXI, Cemex
09 March 2010
Investors watch earnings releases keenly, as changes in a company’s performance can be a good indication whether a company is on the right track, or headed the wrong way.
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U.S. Concrete warns future is in doubt
11 March 2010
U.S. Concrete Inc. on Wednesday reported a narrower fourth-quarter net loss, but warned that without a successful restructuring there's "substantial doubt about our ability to continue to operate as a going concern."
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Indian firm in race for $80 mn cement plant in Ethiopia
05 March 2010
(ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopa) -- A Indian company is competing against four Chinese firms for an 80-million dollar contract for the construction of the Habesha cement factory that will help to ameliorate some of its chronic shortage in the East African nation...
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Asphalt margins $48.16 per ton, compared with $422.29 per ton year ago.
04 March 2010
Oil refiner Alon USA Energy Inc (ALJ.N) posted its third loss in as many quarters, weighed down by lower refining margins, sending its shares down 4 percent after the bell.
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Holcim financial racket - Holcim Replies
04 March 2010
This is in the spirit of transparency and of giving the other side a chance to rebut, refute or otherwise answer the issues we pointed out. The first five paragraphs of the letter, signed by Ma. Socorro Prado, vice president for corporate communications of Holcim, are hereby reprinted in full:
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U.S. Concrete faces NASDAQ delisting
10 March 2010
U.S. Concrete Inc. is at risk of being delisted from the NASDAQ exchange.
The Houston-based concrete products maker said its stock price has closed below the minimum $1 per share for continued listing under NASDAQ marketplace rules.
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Officials warm up to new type of asphalt for roads
04 March 2010
(Ca) -- The latest rage in road repairs is “warm-mix” asphalt, which proponents say takes less fuel and energy to make than traditional “hot-mix.”
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Lafarge confirms jobs are safe - at least until May
05 March 2010
(Scotland, UK) -- JOBS at Lafarge Cement works are secure until at least May, plant bosses have confirmed...
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ODOT: Crumbling concrete unusual
04 March 2010
The concrete that fell from a North Side overpass onto a truck traveling I-71 this week was loosened by winter weather deterioration, Ohio Department of Transportation officials said yesterday.
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