Companies in the aggregate industry provide a number of benefits to their local community – economic and otherwise. This new tool provides an easy, low-cost method of estimating your individual aggregate operation’s contribution to the local community. It provides an estimate of your operation’s positive economic impact in the local economy – the value of the goods and services you produce – and a guide to describing the other tangible benefits that the organization contributes to the community.

This valuable service is available in collaboration with Drs. Richard Butler and Mary Stefl, both faculty members at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. These individuals have over 15 years experience conducting economic impact studies for individual organizations and industries within defined communities.

When you purchase an Economic Impact Sustainability Report, you will be asked to provide information about your community and your individual business unit, including employee wage and sales information for the last three fiscal years. This information is submitted, via a secure website, to Drs. Butler and Stefl. They will perform the analysis and provide an estimate of economic impact in a brief report.

You can also download for free,the Community Impact Survey. The information you provide to complete this survey will help you create a thorough description of your company's tangible involvement and contributions in the local community.

Together, these two perspectives provide a comprehensive analysis of your individual operation’s "footprint" on the local community. These reports can aid your community relations efforts and should be shared with local government and civic organizations to promote your company and its value. They can be posted on your website.

The fee for this service is $525 per aggregate operation. Economic impact studies are typically produced and returned to the organization within 10 working days.

While the service is provided through NSSGA, any information submitted to Drs. Butler and Stefl is completely confidential and will not be seen by, or shared with, NSSGA staff.




"Pressures from developers had city managers and leaders debating
the value of our operation versus community development plans.
The Economic Impact Report surprised even us with the high-value
results. We copied city leaders, published it in local papers, and
discussed the report at meetings of local civic organizations. The
Economic Impact Report, along with other efforts, has led to greater
cooperation between our company and our town."

~Michael Clark, J.M. Huber Corporation

 

This Economic Impact Report was prepared by Professors Richard V. Butler, Ph.D. and Mary E. Stefl, Ph.D. at Trinity University (“Trinity”) in San Antonio, Texas. Trinity is a nonprofit educational institution, tax exempt under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, but the institution has no role in producing this report. The Economic Impact Report program is sponsored by the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (“NSSGA”), a nonprofit
trade association, tax exempt under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is dedicated to meeting the needs of the aggregates industry. This Report is intended to provide information to aggregates companies about
the economic impact of the companies on their local areas. The Report is based on confidential information provided by the relevant company, as well as currently available data regarding the company and the economic situation in
its immediate geographic area. The Report is intended to be correct and factually accurate, but only represents an estimate of the economic impact of the company. Further information, research, or facts may impact the estimates
in the Report, so each company should use reasonable judgment in publicizing information regarding its economic impact. Neither the Professors nor Trinity or NSSGA, or any of their officers, directors, trustees, members, employees,
or agents, will be liable for any loss, damage, or claim with respect to any liabilities, including direct, special, indirect, or consequential damages, incurred in connection with the Report or reliance on the information presented in
the Report. Information provided in the Report is “as is” without any warranty of accuracy, reliability, or otherwise, either express or implied, including but not limited to the
implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or freedom from infringement.