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This is our second annual Aggregates Almanac issue. I may be biased
here, but I maintain that this is the most valuable single issue of any
magazine published for the aggregates industry in a given year.
The staggering amount of information contained here makes this a one-
of-a-kind industry resource, something you can keep an arm's length
away and use regularly.
And information is critical for any successful business.
Ask yourself these questions:
• What drives your day-to-day business decisions?
• What type of information do you analyze when considering changes
at one of your business operations?
• On what do you base your hiring or firing decisions?
• What information do you use when evaluating equipment productivity?
• How do you track employee productivity?
• Are you thinking ahead?
• If adversity strikes are you prepared to adapt?
• What are your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats?
There is no substitute for information when it comes to making informed
decisions, and this issue offers just that.
Need a source for equipment? Use our North American Buyers' Guide
and Distributor Contact List.
Need to know where the construction economy is headed? We have
several reports for that.
Interested to keep abreast of the latest issues at MSHA? You can get
that here.
Looking for a state-by-state review of production data? We have that.
Need an all-in-one-place recap of where the publicly traded companies
are? You can find that here too.
The aggregates industry is always
shape-shifting, and there is only one
magic formula that keeps you on the cut-
ting edge: the assimilation of information.
We hope you find the Aggregates Alma-
nac a valuable tool.
Mark S. Kuhar, editor
mkuhar@rockproducts.com
(330) 722 - 4081
Twitter: @editormarkkuhar
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