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WASHINGTON – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) has announced the recipients of its Environmental Excellence Awards and the winner of the 2024 Environmental Leadership Award. The Excellence Awards recognize operations that demonstrate a commitment to the exemplary use of environmental controls and systems. NSSGA recognized 9 Gold, 10 Silver and 99 Bronze environmental winners during the first general session of the Legislative & Policy Forum…
The 2024 Legislative & Policy Forum is being held Sept. 24-27 at the Capitol Hill Hyatt.
WASHINGTON – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) opens its annual Legislative & Policy Forum (LPF) today. Over the next four days, more than 375 attendees will convene in Washington, D.C. to share the story of the aggregates industry with lawmakers.
ALEXANDRIA, VA – National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) Board Chair Jim Nickolas issued the following statement today announcing Michael Johnson's departure as NSSGA’s president and CEO.
“Mike Johnson has been a valued leader of this association for the past 11 years. He will be leaving NSSGA, as of October 11 and on behalf of NSSGA’s leadership and its members, we wish him much success in his next chapter.
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) President and CEO Michael Johnson issued the following statement commending Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY-23) and Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) for leading the creation of the bipartisan Congressional Aggregates Caucus. The Caucus serves as an informal, bipartisan group of House members that will provide an educational forum on industry challenges and policies affecting aggregates producers.
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Vulcan Materials Co. Vice President, External Affairs and Corporate Communications Janet Kavinoky, a National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) member, testified at the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, the association said.
In the “America Builds: Highways to Move People and Freight” hearing, Kavinoky emphasized the importance of a long-term, predictable funding plan for surface transportation infrastructure, as enabled by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
Janet Kavinoky, Vice President of External Affairs and Corporate Communications at Vulcan Materials Company and an NSSGA member, has testified at the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
In the America Builds: Highways to Move People and Freight hearing, Kavinoky emphasized the importance of a long-term, predictable funding plan for surface transportation infrastructure, as enabled by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
A proposal to mandate speed limiters on commercial motor vehicles was derailed under President Donald Trump’s previous administration. With Trump days away from returning to office, a coalition has asked the president-elect to do it again.
A coalition of 17 organizations, including the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, wrote to Trump on Thursday, Jan. 16. The organizations contend that a speed limiter mandate would be “bad for road safety, driver retention and supply chain performance.”