Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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AGGREGATES MANAGER / March 2016 5 March 2016 Vol. 21, No. 3 aggman.com /AggregatesManager @AggMan_editor Editorial Editor-in-Chief: Therese Dunphy Editorial Director: Marcia Gruver Doyle Online Editor: Wayne Grayson Online Managing Editor: Bobby Atkinson editorial@aggman.com Design & Production Art Director: Sandy Turner, Jr. Production Designer: Timothy Smith Advertising Production Manager: Linda Hapner production@aggman.com Construction Media Vice President, Construction Media: Joe Donald sales@randallreillyconstruction.com 3200 Rice Mine Rd NE Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 800-633-5953 randallreilly.com Corporate Chairman: Mike Reilly President and CEO: Brent Reilly Chief Operations Officer: Shane Elmore Chief Financial Officer: Russell McEwen Senior Vice President, Sales: Scott Miller Senior Vice President, Editorial and Research: Linda Longton Vice President of Events: Stacy McCants Vice President, Audience Development: Prescott Shibles Vice President, Digital Services: Nick Reid Vice President, Marketing: Julie Arsenault For change of address and other subscription inquiries, please contact: aggregatesmanager@halldata.com. Aggregates Manager TM magazine (ISSN 1552-3071) is published monthly by Randall-Reilly, LLC copyright 2016. Executive and Administrative offices, 3200 Rice Mine Rd. N.E., Tuscaloosa, AL 35406. Subscription rates: $24 annually, Non-domestic $125 annually. Single copies: $7. We assume no responsibility for the validity of claims of manufacturers in any advertisement or editorial product information or literature offered by them. Publisher reserves the right to refuse non-qualified subscriptions. Periodical circulation postage paid at Tuscaloosa, Alabama and additional entries. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage retrieval system, without written permission of the copyright owner. POSTMASTER: Send all UAA to CFS. (See DMM 507.1.5.2); NON-POSTAL AND MILITARY FACILITIES: send address corrections to Aggregates Manager, 3200 Rice Mine Road N.E., Tuscaloosa, AL 35406. Celebration and Contemplation by Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief tdunphy@randallreilly.com EDITORIAL I n March 1996, a new voice joined the aggregates industry, Aggregates Man- ager magazine. The first issue was launched at ConExpo-Con/Agg. While there, we also debuted the industry's first publication website, www.aggman.com. It was an early acknowledgement that the Internet was going to be one way we shared information with the industry. It was an exciting time, with many great minds fo- cused on how to best communicate. The goal was to break from the mold of traditional business-to-business publishing and offer an insider perspective that was unabashedly pro-aggregates. At the same time, we like to have a little fun with our coverage and to push the industry on issues such as health and safety and sus- tainability. Twenty years later, the same goals hold true. In addition to the print magazine, we offer social media streams — including our Facebook page and Twitter feed — and a daily newsletter keeps subscribers aware of industry news. Our print content is enhanced through the use of photo galleries and videos on our website. Just as automation and technology have changed the way aggregate is produced, it also has led to an evolution in how we cover it. After 25 years of reporting on the industry — including 20 with Aggregates Manager — I continue to enjoy the chal- lenge of being part of this vital industry and the wonderful people who comprise it. I hope to see many of you at AGG1, as our anniversary celebration continues through- out the month. On a more serious note, I'd like to call your attention to the fact that March is also Colon Cancer Awareness month. Nearly 100,000 cases are diagnosed each year in the United States, making it the third-leading cause of cancer deaths. Of those cases, 90 percent are among people over the age of 50, but not all. Last June, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. One major surgery, two hospital stays, and approximately 600 hours of chemotherapy later, I'm relieved to have finished treat- ment. It's not a journey I wish for any of you, so please talk to your doctor about having a colonoscopy. This preventive procedure can dramatically lower your risk. Schedule one today…it just might save your life.