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Ed Sullivan, the chief economist and senior vice president of market intelligence for the Portland Cement Association (PCA), says the Federal Reserve’s recent move to lower interest rates coupled with easing inflation signals a significant retreat in interest rate levels by the end of next year, all to the benefit of construction activity. Sullivan made his comments at PCA’s annual Fall Meeting held last week in Aurora, CO. Highlights of Sullivan's address included:

 

NRMCA Associate member XBE, a provider of operations management software for the heavy construction industry, has partnered with NRMCA to launch AskConcrete.com, an AI-powered tool that responds to ready mixed concrete industry questions. AskConcrete serves as an answer engine for intricate questions related to ready mixed concrete, encompassing all facets of material science, production and logistics. Trained on hundreds of NRMCA publications, AskConcrete combines deep industry expertise with the broad general knowledge of concrete and construction topics, providing accurate, step-by-step answers to a wide range of inquiries.