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The Dallas Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Texas Industries Inc. shareholder Nassef Sawiris, who owns about 15 percent of the cement manufacturer’s stock, recently sent a letter to Texas Industries’ top brass indicating his disappointment in the company’s performance and his desire to have a presence on the company’s Board of Directors. (TXI)
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
“I am further frustrated by the company’s failure to set forth any detailed plan to deal with the significant challenges the company faces, which I believe is having a detrimental effect on shareholder value,” Mr. Sawiris wrote in an Oct. 1 letter to TXI chief executive Mel Brekhus, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
trucks world news (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Washington,DC,USA - Land Line Magazine - September 26, 2008: -- The U.S. Labor Department has filed a lawsuit against Cemex, a Mexican-owned company with U.S. headquarters in Houston. Cemex , a provider of cement and concrete products, allegedly failed to pay overtime to about 2,000 cement truck drivers in eight states in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act ... Affected employees of Cemex worked...
Mission & Justice (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Matthew Knott; 29/9/08 Civil court proceedings against disgraced building company James Hardie Industries begin in Sydney today, with former executives facing huge fines and disqualification from managing corporations if found guilty. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accused seven former James Hardie directors and three former company officers of misleading investors over the...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
CIVIL court proceedings against James Hardie Industries begin, with former executives facing huge fines and corporate disqualification.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Shares of Texas Industries Inc. slipped Friday after two Wall Street analysts slashed the cement maker's full-year fiscal 2009 earnings estimate a day after the company reported disappointing quarterly results. The Dallas-based company reported Thursday its fiscal first-quarter results fell sharply as cement sales declined in California due to drop off in construction levels. Revenue also fell nearly...
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Texas Industries, Inc. (TXI) F1Q09 Earnings Call Complete Story »
The New Mexico Business Weekly (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against cement maker Cemex Inc. for failing to pay $5 million in overtime back wages to about 2,000 workers.
The Houston Business Journal (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Cemex Inc. is being sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for failing to pay 2,000 drivers overtime back wages totaling more than $5 million.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
The Labor Department announced today that it sued Cemex for allegedly failing to pay overtime wages to about 2,000 ready mix drivers who work in eight states, including Texas.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
The Labor Department announced today that it sued Cemex for allegedly failing to pay overtime wages to about 2,000 ready mix drivers who work in eight states, including Texas.
The Dallas Business Journal (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Cement maker Texas Industries Inc. saw its first quarter profit fall 40 percent during the most recent period ending Aug. 31. (TXI)
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Texas Industries Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter results fell sharply as cement sales declined in California, where construction levels have dropped off. Net income in the three months ended Aug. 31 dropped to $10.7 million, or 38 cents per share, from $17.9 million, or 64 cents per share, in the year-ago period. The latest period included after-tax income of $2.9 million, or 10 cents per...
Rupert's Read (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Newly formed AODA, the Anglian Offshore Dredging Association consisting of CEMEX UK Marine, Hanson Aggregates Marine, United Marine Dredging, Volker Dredging Ltd. and Sea Aggregates Ltd are considering a new set of dredging areas off our East Anglian coast. A further large extension (Area 495B) is being sought offshore between Gt. Yarmouth and Lowestoft, to the east of the existing dredging area, and...
