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March 20 2021 Vol. XXVII • No. 6
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Inside
Storm Cleanup Crews Aid Midwest Communities...8
Case Delivers Electric Backhoes to Utility Companies....44
Sanford Underground Research Facility photo
An overlook of the open cut, where rock will be deposited from the 4,850-ft. level excavation.
Ritchie Reveals Top 10 Big Ticket Items at Fla. Auctions...96
Table of Contents ................4 Asphalt, Concrete, Paving, Compaction & Milling Section ..........................54-81 Auction Section..........95-103 Business Calendar ............97 Advertisers Index ............102
Industry Lauds Biden’s Supply-Chain Review New Executive Order Will Help Develop U.S. Supplies for Critical Goods, Cover Shortages By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
In late February, President Joe Biden signed another executive order, this one focusing on America’s supply chains. The goal is to develop more resilient and secure supply chains for critical goods disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It calls for a review of supply chain security risks as a way to beef up production and cover shortages of essential goods. President Biden opened the year
with a “Made in America” executive order (EO) to strengthen “Buy American” laws and slow the import of many products. This supply-chain EO mandates a 100-day review for vulnerabilities in supply chains for semiconductors, large-capacity batteries, pharmaceusee ORDER page 98
The United States lacks the capability to process rare earth materials used in the automotive, aerospace, defense and electronics industries.