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OAIMA Hosts Annual Legislative Reception at Statehouse
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he Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association’s 17th Annual Legislative Reception was held on Jan. 27 in the Atrium of the Ohio Statehouse. The event followed a legislative briefing and offered Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) members an opportunity to meet with Ohio’s elected lawmakers in an informal setting to share their thoughts regarding a variety of issues impacting Ohio’s aggregate industry. Many of the conversations during the reception involved mine safety reforms, with an emphasis on improving worker safety through the reduction of duplicative efforts to more effectively utilize limited resources. Other subjects included support for funding of the Federal Highway Trust Fund. Zoning laws and the protection of access to Ohio’s aggregate resources also were discussed. Reception sponsors were: Barrett Paving Materials, Inc.; East Fairfield Coal Co., Limestone Division; Eastman & Smith Ltd. Gerken Materials Inc.; Hanson Aggregates; MGQ, Inc.; Martin Marietta; Mar-Zane Materials; The Melvin Stone Co.; National Lime & Stone Co.; The Olen Corporation; The Shelly Co.; Terracon Consultants Inc.; and Watson Gravel Inc. The Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association is Ohio’s trade association representing the interests of mining operations and other aggregate processing operations with the exception of coal. Members are involved with commodities such as construction materials, both natural and manmade, sand, gravel, slag, and crushed limestone, dolomite, and sandstone, salt, clay, shale, gypsum, industrial sand, building stone, lime, cement, and recycled concrete. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
(L-R): The Shelly Company’s Denny Larr joined Ohio Sen., District 8, Bill Seitz; OAIMA Executive Director Pat Jacomet; State Sen., District 17, Bob Peterson; and State Sen., District 30, Lou Gentile.
Linda Meier (L) of Ohio CAT and OAIMA Executive Assistant Maralynn Loos welcome association members and Ohio’s lawmakers to the OAIMA Legislative Reception.
(L-R): Kevin Ernst of Terracon speaks with Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey’s J.D. Stucker and Michael Angle.
(L-R): OAIMA Executive Director Pat Jacomet catches up with State Sen., 14th District, Joe Uecker; Melvin Stone Company President Dennis Garrison; Shelly Company Vice President Ted Lemmon; and Martin Marietta Materials’s Chris Gross.
(L-R): Bill Seitz, Ohio Sen., District 8, talks with Brad Belden of the Belden Brick Company and State Rep., District 52, Wes Retherford. (L-R): The Shelly Company’s Samuel Schmitz, Dale Mathew, Chad Reel and Jason Emch welcomed the opportunity to meet and speak with Ohio’s lawmakers.
(L-R): Chris Gross and Monte Yates of Martin Marietta Materials catch up with Thomas Wissinger of Olen Corporation.
(L-R): Brian Barger of Eastman & Smith Ltd., speaks with Ohio State Rep., House District 75, Kathleen Clyde and OAIMA Executive Director Pat Jacomet.
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OMEDA Features Latest Industry Equipment at Expo
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he 45th Annual Power Show Ohio was held on Jan. 29 to 31 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio. Sponsored by the Ohio-Michigan Equipment Dealers Association, the event featured the latest agricultural, construction and power equipment presented by area equipment dealers and manufacturers along with many of Ohio’s service and product providers. Exhibits and educational courses were situated throughout the Celeste Centers and the Bricker Building on the Ohio Expo Center grounds. A full schedule of educational seminars and presentations were offered through- Duane Wiford (L) of Holmes Rental and Sales gets an assist out the three day event. Subjects from Yanmar’s John Patton to discuss the dealership’s line ranged from a briefing on Pipeline of Yanmar machines. Development, to drainage regulations and a variety of agricultural courses. In what turned out to be a popular move with both exhibitors and attendees, the show went to a Thursday, Friday, Saturday schedule this year. The Ohio-Michigan Equipment Dealers Association is one of the oldest organizations of its kind, with roots reaching back more than 120 years, with its origin as Buckeye Implement Dealers Association. The association serves as a non-profit organization promoting the interests of power equipment dealers in Ohio and Michigan. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web (L-R): Jenny Archibald, OMEDA chief marketing officer; Dennis Alford; Dave Kahler, site at www.constructionequipment- OMEDA executive vice president/CEO; Kim Rominger and Bill Garling welcome attenguide.com.) dees to the 2015 Power Show.
Franklin Equipment’s Tom Barnett spoke with attendees about the dealership’s Wacker Neuson and New Holland equipment.
Keith Darding of Ariens Company talks about the company’s recently introduced jobsite vehicle (JSV), the Atlas.
(L-R): Company Wrench’s Gabe Clark and National Sales Director Hugh Gordon join Rod Chapman, of the company’s local rental company, Taylor Rental, to greet attendees.
Buckeye Equipment Sales’s Greg Hards (L) and J.J. Sutphin introduced their new MultiOne compact articulating loader at the Power Show.
(L-R): Columbus Equipment Company’s Rich Durst, Jeremy Williams and Jeff Richards had Kubota and Takeuchi equipment on display to discuss with attendees.
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) An aquarium that has been closed since 2012 will reopen soon with the completion of a $25.5 million renovation of the facility at a zoo in in northwestern Ohio. The Toledo Blade reports that the exterior of the Toledo Zoo’s historic aquarium remains intact, but the interior will showcase a new underwater world. The aquarium built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration was formerly set up like a gallery, with small tanks set into the walls. The newly renovated building set to open March 27 will more than triple the amount of water to 175,000 gal., with 32 main exhibits and numerous smaller tanks. “It’s going to be an experience like they’ve never had here before,” zoo spokesman Andi Norman said. A saltwater Pacific Reef display holds 90,000 gal., almost 12 times that of the largest previous tank. Two “touch tanks” will allow visitors to interact with sharks, stingrays, starfish, horseshoe crabs and other undersea creatures. Staff members recently added epaulette sharks to the larger touch tank where they joined southern stingrays, a yel-
low stingray and a guitar fish. Planning the species for a new aquarium began years ago. “We literally spent 15 years playing around with different animals to find out which ones would be the best for a new aquarium, which ones visitors were most interested in,” said Jay Hemdal, curator of fish and invertebrates. The zoo relocated about 80 percent of its previous animals, housing the remainder in a temporary aquarium in the zoo’s warehouse. It kept legacy animals, such as the snapping turtle and species that would be difficult to acquire again. Those include the Australian lungfish, endangered African cichlids, and white-blotched river rays from the Amazon. The underwater habitats are still being assembled, but the major construction is finished. About 80 percent of the money for the project came from proceeds of a Lucas County tax levy, with the rest from private donations. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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CAM Inducts New Chairman, New Board of Directors At the 129th Annual Meeting of the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM), held Feb. 4 at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit, the association’s new officers and directors who will serve on the 2015 board of directors were installed. CAM’s new chairman of the board is Larry S. Brinker Jr., president of L.S. Brinker Company, part of The Brinker Group, based in Detroit. Brinker Jr. began his career as a project engineer, advanced to project manager, director of business development, and currently president. At CAM, Brinker Jr. participates in the Boy Scouts of America
Building Connections annual fundraising event and serves on its executive committee. Each year three directors retire from CAM’s 12-member board, and three new directors are elected by the CAM membership. The 2015 newly elected directors are: Thomas Broad of Midwest Steel Inc., Detroit; Joseph Fontanesi of Fontanesi & Kann Company, Ferndale; and Jennifer Panning of Artisan Tile Inc., Brighton. CAM’s newly elected vice chairmen are: Stephen Hohenshil of Glasco Corporation, Detroit; and Donielle Wunderlich of the George W. Auch Company, Pontiac.
CAM’s incoming treasurer is Joe Palazzolo of Detroit Spectrum Painters, Warren. Other current members of the CAM Board of Directors are: Brad Leidal, Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors Inc., Livonia; John Raimondo, Roncelli Inc., Sterling Heights; John Rieckhoff, C.L. Rieckhoff Company Inc., Taylor; Kevin Ryan, Powerlink Facility Management Services, Detroit; and Preston Wallace, Limbach Company LLC, Pontiac. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
Workplace Deaths Rising, Says OSHA HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) Workplace fatalities have been rising in Ohio, and federal officials cite lack of attention to safe work practices and training and the existence of younger and newer manufacturing and construction workforces. There had been an estimated 17 fatal workplace accidents statewide in fiscal year 2015 as of early February, according to Bill Wilkerson, director of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s Cincinnati area. He said job cuts and retirements could be contributing to less experience in the field and more workers unfamiliar with industry hazards, the Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reported. Many fatal accidents also could be prevented with the right equipment, Wilkerson added. Wilkerson said OSHA investigated 46 fatal work accidents statewide last year, compared with 38 in 2011. “There may be just too little regard being paid to instructing people on safe work practices, having proper safety programs and procedures in place and making sure that people follow up on these things,’’ Wilkerson said. Dianne Grote Adams is president of consulting company Safex Inc., which works with the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association. She said manufacturing has been challenged by doing more with less and trying to make safety part of the culture as workforce diversity increases. Job sites change constantly in the construction industry and with so many variables there’s never one single factor to point to as a cause of an accident, said Terry Phillips, executive director of trade association Allied Construction Industries. Phillips said construction companies have an incentive to keep their workers safe in addition to concern for their employees. “OSHA’s regulations require the training and the contractors comply because if they don’t, they won’t get the work,’’ Phillips said. Among the major causes of workplace deaths are falls, being struck by vehicles or materials and getting caught in equipment. Directors of Ohio’s four OSHA areas, including Columbus, Toledo and Cleveland, are urging more safety awareness by employers and employees to reverse what Wilkerson called “disturbing trends.’’ (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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Ohio Highway Projects Get Boost From Bonds, Logo Sales By Julie Carr Smyth AP STATEHOUSE CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Partnering with private businesses, offering sponsorships along highways and selling $1 billion in Ohio Turnpike bonds are among ways Gov. John Kasich’s administration has worked to boost transportation revenue amid lagging federal outlays. Government data reviewed by The Associated Press show Ohio’s spending from the federal highway trust fund fell nearly 8 percent from 2008 to 2013. The downward trend is widespread among states.
Michael Leachman, director of state fiscal research at the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said both federal and state gas taxes are producing less revenue due to a combination of factors, including Americans driving more fuel-efficient vehicles and the tax not being adjusted for inflation for decades. ‘States are in a pickle,’’ Leachman said. “They’re not dealing with this in Congress, so states are having to figure out how they’re going to deal with it as best they can themselves.’’ Last year, Ohio launched the largest single roadway construction project in its modern history — the $429 million
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