Author: Kevin Yanik

Although some of the history behind the cage mill is lost to time, there’s no debating whose name is tied to the 19th century development that is, perhaps, as relevant today as it was when invented more than 135 years ago. The name is that of Nathan P. Stedman. Stedman was an Indiana manufacturer who…

EJ Burke admittedly started in aggregates with zero knowledge about the industry. His entrance was not a planned one, but it nonetheless led to a fruitful and ongoing 54-year career in explosives, coal, metal and, of course, aggregates. Burke’s father died suddenly while he was in college, leaving him to take care of his widowed…