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Congressman Baron Hill Visits Cape Sandy

mulzer — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:11:53 +0000

US Congressman Baron Hill, representing the 9th District in Indiana, visited the Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. Cape Sandy Quarry near Leavenworth, Indiana last week to get a first hand view of limestone surface mining in the area. Congressman Hill, along with staff members, were escorted throughout the quarry operation, asking questions and visiting with employees discussing the aggregate mining industry and MSHA regulations affecting surface mines today. Employees specifically spoke to Congressman Hill about how MSHA inspections have become much more difficult and that there is less partnering to find solutions between MSHA inspectors and our people out in the field. Employees told the Congressman that new proposed legislation will make it more difficult for both parties to have open and frank discussions. Other areas of conversation included the Federal Mine Act and how it affects day to day operations at Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. quarries. Congressman Hill concluded his tour with a safety briefing and visit to the Underground operations at the quarry.

MCS employee Mark Parr describes the river loading area of Cape Sandy in detail to Congressman Hill.

Congressman Hill and MCS employees Jeff Mulzer and Ryan Graef prepare to enter the Underground for a tour.

Congressman Hill views one of the Crushers at Cape Sandy.

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ICA Scholarships Available

mulzer — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:53:59 +0000

Indiana Construction Association (ICA) has Scholarship Funds available in two areas: the Building Division and the Highway, Heavy & Utility Division. These Scholarships were created to encourage interest and participation in Indiana construction and industry careers. Applications are currently being accepted from students interested in applying for a scholarship through the ICA Scholarship Funds. The Scholarships are administered through the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF).

Applications and guideline information are available from the Human Resources Department, the CICF Scholarship Student Information Line (317) 631-6542, ext. 279, ICA Office (317) 472-6777 or online at www.cicf.org/page26452.cfm.

Applications are due on or before March 5, 2010.

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Benefit Talk at 2010 Employee Safety Meeting

mulzer — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:27:01 +0000

January 25 and 26th were the dates for the 2010 Mulzer Crushed Stone and Materials Transport Employee safety meetings. During the day long event we took some time to explain changes in the company’s benefits. This included information about our new partner in delivering Health Insurance, CIGNA.

A portion of these talks is now up on YouTube. We encourage all our employees who are married to have their spouse watch these two 9 minute videos. This will help the get a better understanding of the changes and provide resources that can help the transition go smoothly.

You can click on this link to go straight to Mulzer Crushed Stone’s YouTube site. There are two videos.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MulzerCrushedStone

The videos will be up in February and March of 2010.

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A Day in the Life of Mulzer Employee Staff Sgt. Martin Kittridge

mulzer — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:58:53 +0000

Staff Sgt. Martin Kittridge

Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. employee, Staff Sgt. Martin Kittridge, is currently serving in Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Kittridge has been a long time member of the Army Reserves, as well as an employee of Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. The following article was taken from the Nutclub Acorn, a publication by the West Side Nut Club of which Kittridge is a member.

“At 0400 West Side Nut Club Member Staff Sgt. Martin Kittridge, platoon sergeant for the ITN (Iraqi Transportation Network) mission security detail, starts hi day in Joint Base Balad (JBB), Iraq. Sgt. Kittridge’s platoon is responsible for guarding the entrance to the base known as the North Entry Control Point. This entry point is where all civilian convoys operated by host nations or third country companies enter JBB as part of the ITN mission. The ITN is the first phase of the Responsible Withdrawal from Iraq. The control point is guarded by a combination of the civilian security teams, military units and a security detail from the 90th Sustainment Brigade, based in Little Rock, Ark. This checkpoint serves as a portal for the massive logistics and supply operations driving the repositioning of equipment from the outlying forward operating bases that are in the process of closing down. This equipment has been deemed non-essential to the current mission in Iraq. “The personnel and equipment requirements of this mission are very high,” said Staff Sgt. Kittridge, “currently there are approximately 30 soldiers assigned to this mission.”

“My job once we were in Balad was to sit in a secured building at a desk with several computers and track the huge amounts of fuel in the area of responsibility (AOR) that th e90th was in charge of, which is in Diyala Province. I also was one of the units auditors that went to the fuel farm and made sure that civilian contractors were doing what the government pays them to do,” said Kittridge. “We had all had to do a lot of training to get us up to speed on what the job called for. We had to learn Iraqi numbers because the license plates are Iraqi and our Transportation Movement Requests (TMR’s) are all in English so we had to be able to translate quickly. We also had to be certified in combat lifesaving techniques and personnel searches. once the mission started, which we took over from another active duty unit, my days started at 0400 and went to 1900 hours daily. I had to make sure everyone that was assigned for the days mission showed up, did our morning checks of the vehicles we were using, go to breakfast, then we had to pick up our TMR’s from a transportation unit here on the base.”

As trucks approach the initial gate, they are stopped a safe distance from the checkpoint and the drivers are signaled to exit the vehicle. At this point, months of training are employed by the security team members as they search the drivers and vehicles for explosives and other hazards.

“Soldiers that work this mission are not exempt from any of the additional duties that might come up. On any given day, several individuals may be pulled from Charge of Quarters duty, maintenance or other tasks, but we still have to complete the mission,” explained Kittridge about the ability of the ITN mission team to maintain other responsibilities of being a Soldier while ensuring mission success.”

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Mulzer Crew Spots Fisherman in Trouble on the Ohio

mulzer — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:11:09 +0000

Yesterday afternoon, around 4:48 p.m. CST, a Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. River Crew unloading Magnetite from the Weinbach Plant south of Green River Road and I-164, spotted a fishing boat running in circles with no one aboard. Upon further inspection, the crew spotted a man in the Ohio River nearby with a floatation device floating up river with the current away from the location of the running fishing boat. The Mulzer employees were unable to reach Randy Merta, 45, of Chandler, Ind. on their own. Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. employee, Jim Rhodes, immediately called 911 and directed rescue services to the location of the Merta. Rhodes also contacted Ohio Valley Marine Service to help rescuers pull the Merta from the river as quickly as possible using one of their available tugboats.

According to the Courier & Press, the temperature of the river was recorded at 32 degrees Wednesday at J.P. Myers Lock and Dam at Mount Vernon, Ind. Merta was reportedly in the water for approximately 25 minutes. Thanks to the keen eye and quick response of the Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. crew, Merta was spotted and rescued before anything tragic occurred.

For the complete story, check out the Courier & Press article at http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/jan/06/warrick-deputy-rescued-ohio-river/.

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Water Wellness WINNERS!

mulzer — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:14:19 +0000

The Water Wellness Contest winners have been announced! The contest officially ended on September 26 and focused on participating employee’s daily goal of drinking 64 ounces of water each. Employees who met their daily goal during the six week contest were entered into a drawing for Colts Tickets. The winners were: Chuck Mosby (Rockport), Don Winkler (Line Boat) and Chris Orman (Cape Sandy). Congratulations to our winners and to every employee who met their goal!

Chuck Mosby accepts Colts tickets from Bart Mulzer

Don Winkler accepts Colts tickets from Bart Mulzer

Chris Orman poses with his Colts tickets

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Harrison County Officials Thank Mulzer

mulzer — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:18:11 +0000

The Corydon Democrat newspaper recently published a story on their news blog about Harrison County Enginer, Kevin Russel, publicly thanking Brad Mulzer, of Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. for donating over 7,000 ton of stone for the paving of River Road between Mauckport and New Amsterdam, Indiana. Click on the link below for more details.

http://www.corydondemocrat.com/Blog-4163.114125-4308.114125_Mulzer_Crushed_Stone_praised_at_county_meeting.html

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Cigna Insurance Meetings

mulzer — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:59:10 +0000

Meetings outlining our new Cigna insurance policy have been scheduled to review the changes with employees. Please note that spouses are invited and encouraged to attend as well.

Cigna Mulzer Communication Schedule

Location Date Time

Abydel November 16 6:00 AM Eastern

Temple November 16 9:00 AM Eastern

Tower November 16 12:30 PM Eastern

New Amsterdam November 16 2:30 PM Eastern

4:30 PM Eastern

Cape Sandy November 17 6:00 AM/8:00 AM/10:00 AM Eastern

1:00 PM/3:00 PM/5:00 PM Eastern

Charlestown November 18 10:00 AM Eastern

Rockport November 30 6:00 AM Central

Tell City November 30 10:00 AM Central

2:30 PM Central

Newburgh December 1 6:30 AM Central

Evansville December 1 11:00 AM Central

Maltersville/Dale December 2 6:30 AM Eastern

Tell City December 2 10:00 AM Central

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Employee Insurance Change

mulzer — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:07:21 +0000

In an effort to improve the group health insurance process, Mulzer is changing our health insurance vendor from Meritain Health to CIGNA effective January 1, 2010.

CIGNA offers a variety of value-added programs and incentives. For example, CIGNA offers 24 hour customer service, improved health management and integration of our health, prescription and wellness programs.

All members will begin calling CIGNA on January 1st with questions rather than the Tell City office. CIGNA’s customer service call center is an award winning center receiving top honors for executive leadership resulting in improved service delivery, operational efficiency and exceeding customer expectations.

CIGNA was named the best managed care organization and has the best employee assistance program (EAP) according to the 2008 Business Insurance Readers Choice Awards. It is the first time that CIGNA has received both honors, and the fourth year in a row that CIGNA has been named for offering the best EAP.

CIGNA’s Mission is “To help the people we serve improve their health, well-being and security.”

Meetings will be conducted throughout the company to introduce our CIGNA representatives and explain how the changes will benefit you. Spouses are invited to attending these meetings at the Mulzer locations. Check back for dates and times for each location meeting.

Through CIGNA, Mulzer will be able to focus more on you and your family’s health. As always, we will continue to strive and provide affordable health insurance benefits on the behalf of you, our valued employees.

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Congressman Baron Hill Checks in on Local Road Construction Projects

mulzer — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:08:59 +0000

Congressman Baron Hill recently visited the major 231S expansion project in Spencer County to check in on the status of local Stimulus and general construction projects in his district. Employees from J.H. Rudolph, Mulzer Crushed Stone and representatives from Build Indiana Council met with Congressman Hill during his visit to answer questions and speak to him about the future of transportation projects in the area. After visiting and assessing transportation projects in his district, Congressman Hill commented, “I’m convinced that if the Stimulus bill had not passed, we would be in a depression.” Topics discussed with Congressman Hill included the Reauthorization of the Federal Highway Bill. Congressman Hill did not expect the Reauthorization bill to be passed this year but does expect a stop gap highway spending extension to pass this fall. Jeff Mulzer Vice President of Administration stated, “It is our hope that a reauthorization bill can be passed. That is the best way to provide stable funding to states so they can continue to develop and repair our road system”.

: Congressman Baron Hill with group

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