Concrete News

• Council barricades field with giant concrete 'Lego bricks' to stop travellers from setting up camp
  
  The leafy market town of Ashford, Kent, has put barricades around a field to stop travellers settling there. Nine caravans have stayed on scrubland next to a multimillion-pound development nearby.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 23 Aug 2019.
• Homeless man gets a hard kick and has 'lips stitched' after sneak-attack by boy in Coventry
  
  A vile clip shows the moment a homeless man was kicked in the back (pictured) and face plants the concrete in Riley Square, Coventry -filmed by the culprit himself on Snapchat yesterday.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 22 Aug 2019.
• Didcot Power Station towers demolished
  
  The power station's gigantic, concrete towers created clouds of dust as they were blown up.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 18 Aug 2019.
• Portland: Bear spray, shields, metal poles seized at Oregon protests
  
  Right-wing groups and counterprotesters gathered in downtown Portland, Oregon, on Saturday and authorities set up concrete barriers and closed streets in an effort to contain the groups.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 17 Aug 2019.
• Co-opetition: Rival Concrete Precasters Team Up On New Innovations
  
  This group of rival concrete precasting companies came together to pool resources for mutually beneficial new product development. They're a great American success story in applying the concept of "co-opetition."
  Forbes.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• The 'poetry of concrete' and the tragedy of a broken bridge
  
  Seven people tell the story of their connection to the Genoa bridge collapse.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019.
• Marketing Is No Longer All About The Product; It's About People
  
  Most people are no longer drawn to concrete information about what a product is; they're more interested in what a product will allow them to achieve in terms of bettering themselves or their image.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 6 Aug 2019.
• U.S. Concrete (USCR) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
  
  U.S. Concrete (USCR) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
  Zacks.  Friday, 2 Aug 2019.
• How roads can help cool sizzling cities
  
  Special permeable concrete pavement can help reduce the 'urban heat island effect' that causes cities to sizzle in the summer, according to a team of engineers.
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 1 Aug 2019.
• Gangster's grave dig may end conspiracy theories, but it won't be easy
  
  Dillinger's father had the casket reburied under a protective cap of concrete and scrap iron topped by four reinforced-concrete slabs
  CBS News.  Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019.
• Digging Dillinger's Grave May Be Tough
  
  The body of notorious 1930s gangster John Dillinger is expected to be exhumed in September at an Indianapolis cemetery but it could be a tough job because his grave is encased in concrete.
  Newsmax.  Tuesday, 30 Jul 2019.
• Residents of Manhattan subdivision say newer concrete driveways are cracking, flaking
  
  Homeowners in a south suburban subdivision are frustrated by concrete driveways they say are falling apart.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 30 Jul 2019.
• Redskins approaching crossroads in search for new home
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - FedEx Field is a concrete relic of stadiums past with a clock ticking on its status as an NFL building. ...
  Washington Times.  Monday, 29 Jul 2019.
• Beyond Meat is developing meatless bacon
  
  Beyond Meat is developing a meatless version of bacon, but a representative for the company said it is not sharing any concrete plans for the product at this time.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 24 Jul 2019.
• Lebanon Moves to Oust Syrian Refugees as Army Bulldozes Concrete Homes
  
  Only wood-and-plastic tents are now allowed, leaving many refugees fearing for their future.
  Voice of America.  Monday, 8 Jul 2019.

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