January Construction Slides 13 Percent

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Published: Monday, 24 March 2014 11:24

Written by Mark Kuhar

Highway and Bridge Construction Fell as Winter Temperatures Hit Hard in Some Parts of the County.

By Mark S. Kuhar

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Do-It-Yourself Focus Groups

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Published: Monday, 24 March 2014 10:59

Written by Thomas J. Roach

Focus Groups Can Be Used To Generate Ideas And Deepen Your Understanding Of Issues.

By Thomas J. Roach

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Do You Go Along To Get Along?

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Published: Monday, 24 March 2014 10:52

Written by Steve Schumacher

If A Whole Group Does It, It Can Spell Disaster. Here’s How To Avoid The Abilene Paradox.

By Steve Schumacher

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What Makes River Rock Round?

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Published: Monday, 17 March 2014 15:44

Written by Mark Kuhar

For centuries, geologists have recognized that the rocks that line riverbeds tend to be smaller and rounder further downstream. But these experts have not agreed on the reason these patterns exist. Abrasion causes rocks to grind down and become rounder as they are transported down the river. Does this grinding reduce the size of rocks significantly, or is it that smaller rocks are simply more easily transported downstream?

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Who’s Number One?

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Published: Friday, 14 March 2014 16:35

Written by Mark Kuhar

With the announcement that Martin Marietta Materials Inc. and Texas Industries Inc. unanimously approved a merger agreement came the assertion that “Martin Marietta will become the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, supplying the crushed stone, sand and gravel used to build the roads, sidewalks and foundations on which Americans live.”

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