US: The city council of Savage, Minnesota, has approved an interim-use permit for River's Edge Concrete’s upcoming ready-mix concrete plant in the city. The company plans to establish a 61,100m³/yr plant in the Prior Lake Aggregates gravel pit. Local press has reported that the interim-use permit will allow it to produce up to 22,900m³/yr of ready-mix concrete at the site.

US: Jensen Precast has rebranded as Jensen Infrastructure in order to better align with its newly expanded offering besides precast concrete. New products include reinforced concrete pipe, box culverts, utility enclosures, prestressed concrete posts and stormwater management elements.

North America: The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute announced the winners of its 2025 Design Awards for supply of concrete to challenging projects in the past year, FCP News has reported. Dukane Precast’s 43 Green Phase 1 supply project in Chicago, Illinois, won the All-Precast Concrete Solution Award. Unistress’ Teterboro ATCT supply project in Teterboro, New Jersey, won the Building Information Modelling Award. GATE Precast’s Baptist Hospital Campus supply project in Pensacola, Florida, won the Sustainable Design Award.

India: Nuvoco Vistas has commenced operations at its second, 90m³/hr ready-mix concrete plant in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Realty+ News has reported that the plant will receive raw materials from quarries in nearby Hingna and Panchgaon. It will supply the Nagpur market with Nuvoco Vistas’ Artiste decorative, Concreto high-strength, EcoDure reduced-CO₂ and InstaMix bagged concretes.