IMAA News
The Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association has developed a statewide Indiana Rocks Build Hoosier Tomorrows campaign to increase recognition of the importance and significance of the aggregates industry and how it impacts each and every person in the state of Indiana. This is the big-picture story of how the aggregates industry in the state of Indiana […]
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While it may be the middle of summer right now, the 2023 IMAA Winter Workshops will be here before we know it! And with the Winter Workshops comes the IMAA Annual Awards program. Each year, IMAA awards individuals, companies, and mine sites that have gone above and beyond industry standards in safety, in environmental, in […]
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On Friday April 29th, IMAA kicked off the second cohort of the Excellence in Leadership Program. The ELP is a leadership development training program designed by IMAA members for IMAA members. The WLMA Committee and Professional Development Committee partnered to produce a course to equip emerging leaders with skills, knowledge, confidence and connections to lead their […]
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My name is Andrea Davis and as many of you know, I am the Administrative Assistant with IMAA. During the week of June 20th – June 24th, I had the privilege of attending my first ever BLAST Institute (which stands for Bringing Life to Aggregates: a Summer Teachers’ Institute) with 21 teachers from all over […]
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In the middle of July, IMAA and APAI spent the weekend at Notre Dame in South Bend. This was the first Summer Meeting with APAI since 2018, and members of both associations and their families came together for a weekend of networking, learning and unique South Bend experiences. During the educational portion, attendees learned about […]
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Indiana is one of the few states that does not regulate non-coal mineral/aggregate extraction and “end of mine life” reclamation. While regulatory efforts were started, in 1995 the Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association formed the Environmental Stewardship Council (ESC) to formulate voluntary standards for the reclamation of land being affected by the extraction of aggregates. This […]
Industry News
Beginning this month, Kurt Sommer has accepted the Strategic Process Improvement Engineer position with the Division of Materials and Tests. The position will focus highlighting and driving key improvements to INDOT’s materials acceptance programs, focusing heavily on evaluating risk and utilizing innovative processes and materials to improve project quality, better balance the utilization of INDOT […]
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Both INDOT and industry leaders, key personnel and technical experts came together on April 28th to work toward building and improving our partnership. IMAA Executive Calvin Lee opened the meeting and presented the meeting’s purpose. INDOT Commissioner Mike Smith set the tone for the day emphasizing his commitment at the top level to strengthening the […]
Industry News
MSHA’s analysis of recent accident data indicate that accidents involving customer and contract truck drivers, and managers and supervisors performing mining tasks represent a significant number of recent fatalities. MSHA has implemented an enhanced enforcement program to help improve safety and health in the mining industry. Any citations issued for violations discussed below may be […]
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On Tuesday May 24, IMAA hosted the second ever IMAA Clay Shoot and Vendor Fair at the Indiana Gun Club just north of Indianapolis. The beautiful late spring day featured networking and friendly competition amongst IMAA members. Two flights of clay shooting took place — a morning flight followed by a networking lunch for all […]
