Author: Tami Liss

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 The respect and admiration that leaders across the aggregate industry have for Virginia-based Luck Stone is almost palpable. As the nation’s largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, Luck Stone has set countless examples throughout its 101-year history on how to treat people. From…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 Crushing. Screening. Portable processing. Louis Johnson, the founder of El-Jay Manufacturing who introduced the Rollercone roller bearing cone crusher and the triple-shaft horizontal screen more than a half-century ago, made an impact on all these critical industry areas. The equipment Johnson brought forward remains highly relevant today. “Mr.…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 Neil Hise has been around construction nearly his entire life. Hise, the second-generation owner and longtime president of Cemco, emigrated to the U.S. in 1947. Settling in New Mexico with his family, he was regularly around road construction camps, crusher pits and other jobs. While his father did…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 As Tom Hill puts it, his start in the aggregate industry came totally by chance. Hill, the founder and former president and CEO of Summit Materials, finished his bachelor’s degree in 1978 and was ready to start law school. Ultimately, though, Hill decided that was not the path…