Category: Industry News

NSSGA Welcomes Final Passage of Water Resources Development Act of 2020

December 22, 2020 CONTACT: Kerry Lynch/ Chuck Fuqua (703) 526-1072, klynch@nssga.org NSSGA Welcomes Final Passage of Water Resources Development Act of 2020 ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs Michele Stanley issued the following statement after the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 was…

NSSGA Statement on 2020 Election Results

November 10, 2020 CONTACT: Kerry Lynch/ Chuck Fuqua (703) 526-1072, klynch@nssga.org  NSSGA Statement on 2020 Election Results ALEXANDRIA, VA –The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s President and CEO Michael Johnson issued the following statement on the outcome of the 2020 elections: “NSSGA commends a record number of citizens for exercising their right to vote…

NSSGA Celebrates Industry Safety Award Recipients

September 22, 2020 CONTACT: Kerry Lynch/ Chuck Fuqua (703) 526-1072, klynch@nssga.org NSSGA Celebrates Industry Safety Award Recipients ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced the winners of the Safety Excellence Awards and the Louis Griesemer Sterling Silver Safety Awards. The Safety Excellence Awards recognize operations that maintain a safe workplace, evidenced…

NSSGA Taps Lynch as Director of Communications and Press Secretary

June 11, 2020 CONTACT: Chuck Fuqua (703) 526-1095, cfuqua@nssga.org                 NSSGA Taps Kerry Lynch as Director of Communications and Press Secretary ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) today announced Kerry Lynch will join the organization as Director of Communications and Press Secretary.  Lynch brings a wealth of experience in supporting policy…

NSSGA Commends Policymakers Supporting State DOT Funding Backstop

May 12, 2020 CONTACT: Chuck Fuqua (703) 526-1095, cfuqua@nssga.org               NSSGA Commends the 137 Members of Congress Supporting State Departments of Transportation Funding Backstop ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs Michele Stanley today issued the following statement commending Congressmen Bob Gibbs (OH-7) and Conor…

EPA’s Replacement Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule Released

January 23, 2020 CONTACT: Chuck Fuqua (703) 526-1095, cfuqua@nssga.org       EPA’s Replacement Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule Protects Waters and Provides Clarity for Aggregates Producers ALEXANDRIA, VA – EPA Administrator Andrew  Wheeler today announced the new Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) at an event today in Las Vegas. …

NSSGA Lauds Senate EPW Committee Passage of the ATIA

July 29, 2019 CONTACT: Chuck Fuqua (703) 526-1095, cfuqua@nssga.org NSSGA Lauds Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Passage of the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act ALEXANDRIA, VA – National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) President and CEO Michael W. Johnson issued the following statement commending the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for passage of…

NSSGA Applauds the Release of the ATIA

July 29, 2019 CONTACT: Chuck Fuqua (703) 526-1095, cfuqua@nssga.org NSSGA Applauds Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Release of the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act ALEXANDRIA, VA – National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) President and CEO Michael W. Johnson issued the following statement applauding today’s release of the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA). “We…

Recognizing the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame Inductees

Four industry leaders have been announced to be inducted into the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame. The newly inducted members include: George Sidney, president and COO of McLanahan Corporation; Gene Fisher, founder of Fisher Industries; Manfred Freissle, founder of Polydeck Screen Corporation; and Washington Samuel Tyler, founder of W.S. Tyler (now Haver & Boecker…

Yzenas Receives Prestigious Prevost Hubbard Award

John Yzenas, Edward C. Levy Company technical services director, received the 2018 Prevost Hubbard Award at the ASTM International Conference on Dec. 6 in Washington, D.C. The award, presented annually, honors a member or former member of Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials who has performed outstanding work in the committee and in the…