{"id":449,"date":"2023-06-20T15:37:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T15:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/auburn-opelika\/?p=449"},"modified":"2023-06-20T15:40:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T15:40:22","slug":"recap-vulcan-materials-facility-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/auburn-opelika\/2023\/06\/20\/recap-vulcan-materials-facility-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Vulcan Materials Facility Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"449\" class=\"elementor elementor-449\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d03fa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d03fa2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a26cf2\" data-id=\"9a26cf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88999eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88999eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Auburn \u2013 Opelika Section had the opportunity to visit Vulcan Materials on May 2nd. Ms. Atisthan Roach, Manager, Community and Government Relations and Mr. Michael Sims, Supervisor, lead the tour of the facility.<\/p><p>Located in Loachapoka, AL, Vulcan Materials Company is the nation\u2019s largest producer of construction aggregates\u2014primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel\u2014and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials, including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. Vulcan Materials&#8217; coast-to-coast footprint and strategic distribution network align with and serve the nation\u2019s growth centers.<\/p><p>Vulcan Materials Company is a supplier and distributor of construction materials. It offers construction aggregates, including gravel, sand and crushed stone, for use in building bridges, parking lots, roads, airport runways, houses, apartments, schools, commercial buildings and more.<\/p><p>https:\/\/www.vulcanmaterials.com\/<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07db062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"07db062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/auburn-opelika\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/06\/group-photo-with-banner.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"07db062\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"group photo with banner\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Attendees with Section Banner\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDU2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2VjdGlvbnMuYXdzLm9yZ1wvYXVidXJuLW9wZWxpa2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC81N1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL2dyb3VwLXBob3RvLXdpdGgtYmFubmVyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjA3ZGIwNjIifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/auburn-opelika\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/06\/group-photo-with-banner-300x225.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"Attendees with Section Banner\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/auburn-opelika\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/06\/quarry-photo-1-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"07db062\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"quarry photo\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Vulcan Materials Granite Quarry\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDU3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2VjdGlvbnMuYXdzLm9yZ1wvYXVidXJuLW9wZWxpa2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC81N1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL3F1YXJyeS1waG90by0xLXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwN2RiMDYyIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/auburn-opelika\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/06\/quarry-photo-1-300x118.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"118\" aria-label=\"Vulcan Materials Granite Quarry\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auburn \u2013 Opelika Section had the opportunity to visit Vulcan Materials on May 2nd. 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