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Safer Workers Mean Safer Roads for All

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In honor of National Safety Council’s (NSC) National Safety Month 2020, J-Band is joining the effort to bring awareness to saving lives and preventing injuries from the workplace to anyplace. According to NCS: Every 7 seconds, someone is injured in a car crash Every 15 minutes, someone is killed Motor...
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June 2, 2020 by Chyanna Outlaw
In Great Asphalt Moments

Remembering Fred Fehsenfeld

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Fred Sr, the founder of The Heritage Group, was a man who always strove for innovation. At his core was a desire to solve problems for people, with a relentless drive for improvement. J-Band was developed from that same spirit of innovation, to solve one of the greatest problems facing...
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March 31, 2020 by Chyanna Outlaw
In Business

The First Mover Advantage

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A few months ago, we posted an article on the benefits of the Second Mover. It’s hard to argue that there are strong advantages to being a second mover. There is great opportunity in adopting something new at the point between its introduction and its industry-wide adoption- after it’s been...
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January 30, 2020 by Hannah McFarland
In Pave the Way

Pave the Way: StellarFlex FR® 

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In this second installment of our Pave the Way series, we bring you the story of Associated Asphalt’s StellarFlex FR®.  I recently sat down with Ron Corun and John Mims from Associated to chat about their fuel-resistant binder. Over the course of our conversation, they told me the story of...
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September 3, 2019 by Hannah McFarland
In Business

When Being Cheap Costs More

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It's 2002 and you've just graduated from college. You have a job lined up and you’re getting ready to move into your first apartment. You’re a little nervous but mostly excited to take this step. But before you can get started on your first job, you need to buy a...
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July 2, 2019 by Hannah McFarland
In Business

Roads – and the Case for the Second Mover

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We live and work in an industry that is highly risk-averse-and rightly so! As road-builders, we work in an industry that our communities rely on more than almost anything else.   Having sound, high-quality roads is one thing towns never brag about, but is one of the first things that...
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June 14, 2019 by Nicole Feltes