Author: Adam Greenwell
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The 2019 Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame class. Pictured left to right: Tommy Fisher on behalf of Gene Fisher; Polydeck’s Manfred Freissle; McLanahan Corp.’s George Sidney; and Niklas Haver on behalf of Haver & Boecker’s Washington Samuel Tyler.
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From left: Chris Nawalaniec, Dave Thomey, EJ Burke and John Baker II share a moment on stage following the conclusion of the 2022 Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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McLanahan’s George Sidney delivers remarks upon his induction to the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Neil Schmidgall Original
Neil Schmidgall didn’t invent the portable conveyor, but his customers and employees say he made significant advancements to perfect them in the 1990s. Schmidgall, founder of Superior Industries in Morris, Minn., led the company as it developed a number of portable equipment advancements, including the FD Axle, which is still influential to the industry today.…
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Paul Detwiler III Original
A high-volume aggregate producer doesn’t become a top U.S. producer overnight. A series of growth-related moves are usually made, and those moves are typically made over a period of years, even decades. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc., a Pennsylvania-based aggregate producer with more than 90 years of history, has followed that model of…
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Eli Whitney Blake Original
Two hundred years ago, building a two-mile macadam road was a daunting task. Today, it’s not a problem because of Eli Whitney Blake’s stone crusher. Born in 1795 in Westborough, Mass., Blake had the family talent for creative thinking and devising innovative solutions to challenging tasks. His father was a farmer, and his uncle, Eli…