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• KBDJ named Producer of the Year: For the 12th year, Pit & Quarry has selected a Producer of the Year – an operation that displays exemplary performance in operations, training, safety, technology, environment and community relations. This year’s winner is KBDJ, LP – a family-owned limestone quarry in Hays County, Texas, south of Austin. The company provides crushed stone for the construction of homes, roads, schools and churches in the area, and recently provided road base material for the construction of State Highway 130, a new toll road that runs east of Austin. Read the full story.
• Web Sites of the Year named: Badger Mining Corp., Berlin, Wis., has been honored by Pit & Quarry as having the Web Site of the Year. Its site, accessed at www.badgerminingcorp.com, includes updated company news; products and services; environmental information; community relations announcements; and career opportunities. The home page even features links to company videos. The Association Web Site of the Year went to The Aggregate & Ready Mix Association of Minnesota, accessed at www.armofmn.com.
• Transportation funding approved: The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development approved a spending bill of $53.3 billion on July 9 that includes a transfer of $8 billion from the government’s general fund to the Highway Trust Fund, NSSGA reported. Subcommittee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., said this amount equals “exactly the amount that was transferred out of the trust fund and into the general fund at the end of 1998.” The shift in funds, she said, “makes it possible to fund federal aid highway program [in FY 2009] at $41.2 billion.” The full committee approved the bill the next day.
By Pit & Quarry, 7/15/2008
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