Pit & Quarry, April 2017
EVENT ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE R DESERT DIALOGUE Aggregate producers equipment suppliers and others gathered in Arizona for Pit Quarrys annual roundtable event cottsdale Arizona has played host to the Pit Quarry Roundtable Conference on a few occasions and this year we brought the event S back to the desert Teaming with the Arizona Rock Products Association the roundtable attracted more than 40 participants and observers and included a talk by George Reddin a managing director with FMI Capital Advisors Inc and a question and answer session with Pit Quarry law columnist Bill Doran The two day event was sponsored by a number of equipment suppliers and service providers Gold sponsors included Am Cast CDE Global Kespry Kleemann Philippi Hagenbuch and REMco Following are edited transcripts from the two concurrent roundtable sessions that include two of the topics covered infrastructure investment and the industry labor situation Roundtable transcripts on MSHA matters will appear in the May issue and on regulations in the June issue TOPIC With the election of Donald Trump along with Republican control of Congress what changes do you see on the horizon for the aggregate industry Trumps proposed border wall would be a boon to the industry especially in places like Arizona Do you think it will happen How will the election PHOTOS BY GREG DUNIVANT More than 40 participants and observers attended this years Roundtable Conference results affect infrastructure spending Will the federal government look to the private sector to foot more of the bill TOPAZ ROOM MADARA What Trump wants to do and what he can do are two different things But I can tell you I saw a level of confidence that I havent seen in a long time very quickly after the election I think theres going to be a lot of confidence and a lot of people willing to spend money that I havent seen over the last four years So its pretty positive as far as what I can tell McLAUGHLIN The environment with the producers after the election was unbelievable There were a lot of positives Projects that have been on delay or pushed back for years seemed to come to light Im very positive for us manufacturers that the buzz in the industry has really increased HAWKRIDGE Theres certainly a lot of optimism However we do have a current infrastructure bill that isnt getting the funding its supposed to be getting We keep getting a continuing reso Madara 10 PIT QUARRY April 2017 pitandquarry com
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