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Stone, Sand & Gravel REVIEW

The Bimonthly Publication of The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association

Stone, Sand & Gravel REVIEW is designed to provide a communication forum for the aggregates industry by which to facilitate the exchange of information on industry technology, trends, developments and concerns. Stone, Sand & Gravel REVIEW welcomes the submission of articles from NSSGA members on subjects of interest to the aggregates industry. Articles should not exceed 1,500 words (1,200 if accompanied by illustrations). The editors reserve the right to decline any submission and articles that are accepted may be subject to editing. For more information, get in touch with NSSGA Vice President of Communications and Community Relations Gus Edwards.

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Table of Contents—July/August 2008

  • DON'T LOOK FOR A KNOCK-OUT PUNCH
    Jim West, chairman of NSSGA's Communications & Community Relations Division, and public affairs manager for Graniterock, discusses how low-key, on-going community involvement can benefit an operation's image more than media grabbing big events.

  • IT'S A MATTER OF TRUST
    Chaney Enterprises' Marketing Manager Steven Tripp, vice chairman of NSSGA's Communications & Community Relations Division, provides some personal insights about developing trust in the community.

  • COMMUNITY RELATIONS BEST PRACTICES EVOLVE INTO NEW AWARDS STRUCTURE
    Industry writer and M&S Division member Mary McCaig-Foster examines the links between top-notch community relations programs and NSSGA's revamped recognition awards.

  • DIGGING HOLES WITH DENIAL
    Contributor Thomas Roach, a veteran of 25 years in corporate and academic communications, explains the pitfalls of a lack of candor with neighbors.

  • ALL THINGS (AGGREGATES) FOR ALL (AGGREGATES) PEOPLE
    NSSGA Past Chairman Rick Feltes of Lafarge, chairman of the AGG 1 Committee, lays out some of what's in store for AGG 1 attendees in 2009.

  • ROI: NSSGA TURNS BACK MISGUIDED EPA EFFORT TO MAKE INDUSTRY A MAJOR SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTION
    Martin Marietta Materials' Steve Whitt, chairman of NSSGA's Environmental Committee, talks about the cost savings to NSSGA members from a successful challenge to potentially unwarranted regulation.

  • RECORD NUMBER OF TCC FLY-IN ADVOCATES TAKE CAPITOL HILL BY STORM
    Pamela J. Whitted, NSSGA vice president for Government Affairs, summarizes the successful 2008 Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In and discusses the four key messages brought to the attention of Congressional leaders.

  • HOW TO HOST YOUR LAWMAKER
    The congressional summer recess is upon us and Pam Whitted, NSSGA vice president for Government Affairs, walks us through the "how-tos" and "how-not-tos" of playing host to a legislator at an aggregates operation.

  • SUSTAINABILITY AT WORK: NSSGA AND WILDLIFE HABITAT COUNCIL SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
    NSSGA Vice President for Environmental Services John Hayden details the provision of an MOU that pairs aggregates producers with habitat conservationists, to their mutual benefit.

  • WILDLIFE HABITAT COUNCIL PROUD TO SUPPORT ITS AGGREGATES INDUSTRY MEMBERS
    Communications Manager Brad Cardwell of the Wildlife Habitat Council describes the council's work and its new interface with NSSGA.

  • NSSGA'S YOUNG LEADERS COUNCIL-FUTURE "CAPTAINS" OF THE AGGREGATES INDUSTRY-GATHER IN MEXICO
    Dennis Coker, Natural Resource Partners, L.P., and YLC Chairman, recounts this year's record-breaking meeting, thanks in large measure to Vulcan Materials Company.

  • BAD TIMES ARE A GOOD TIME FOR MARKETING
    NSSGA Vice President for Marketing & Membership Services Tim Reagan holds forth on what might seem, at first glance, a counterintuitive theory.

  • MSHA/NSSGA RIP & SHARE SAFETY HANDOUT: "Safe Summer"

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