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Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry (HAPI) has announced its 2021 scholarship program. Applications are due by October 31, 2020. “The goal of this scholarship is to assist college students pursing a degree in civil engineering, construction management, construction engineering, and other degrees related to the design and construction infrastructure improvements,” reads HAPI’s post announcing the program. […]

Once again Women of Asphalt® (WofA) is shining a spotlight on the ladies of our industry. A call to action was sent out this year for the WofA 20 to Watch in 2020 campaign. An overwhelming number of nominations were received for women who exemplify the values, mission, and goals of WofA. The twenty ladies […]

Roads didn’t self-repair while 60 percent of traffic stayed home during April and May. In fact, an earthquake shook a fissure across U.S. Route 95 in Western Nevada May 15 that necessitated a detour for essential traffic, taking the nation’s vital workers 20 miles out of their way between Reno and Vegas. Luckily, asphalt crews […]

On June 22 the House of Representatives released the text of the Moving Forward Act that seeks to make $1.5 trillion worth of infrastructure investments across a number of U.S. economic sectors, such as transportation, energy, education, housing, and healthcare, among othe That legislation includes within it the INVEST in America Act surface transportation reauthorization bill recently advanced by the House Transportation […]

Nationwide Digital Campaign Will Educate, Engage, and Mobilize Manufacturing Voters Tthe Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the launch of “Equipped to Vote,” a full-fledged digital campaign designed to engage, educate, and mobilize the 2.8 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing industry leading up to the general election this fall. The goal of […]

It might sound obvious at first, but visual observation in the lab offers your first line of defense for a good QC/QA program. Dr. Ray Brown, director emeritus at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT), provided a great article for AsphaltPro that you might want to share with lab techs. Pay close attention to […]