Continental Cement Achieves Gold Status

The Continental Cement -Davenport Plant Wildlife Restoration Areas program has met the criteria for WHC Conservation Certification Gold Tier. The achievement recognizes the specific efforts of the Plant’s program and it’s commitment to conservation.

Continental Cement Heritage Celebration

On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, Continental Cement unveiled a new mural celebrating immigrants from ILASCO and the surrounding region. The mural depicts the building of America’s infrastructure and cement production from Continental’s Hannibal cement plant. Local artist, Ray Harvey, was commissioned to design and create the mural, depicting cement workers, immigrants arriving at Ellis Island … Continued

Greener and Cleaner

Employees at the Davenport Plant continued their efforts in creating more natural environments around their locale during the spring of 2021. In April, over 300 trees were planted at the Nahant Marsh newly acquired Clarke property. For Earth Day 2021, 100 oak trees were planted outside the Quarry. Again for two consecutive days in mid-April, … Continued

PLC in the Market

Continental Cement supplied JB Holland Construction, Inc. with Portland-Limestone Cement (PLC) for a soil stabilization job in Iowa. Treating soil with cement reduces virgin materials by recycling existing soils and using PLC provides an additional 10% reduction in carbon reduction when compared to ordinary Portland cement. In addition, PLC is now available in Minnesota and … Continued

CCC and GAR Donate to the United Way of Mark Twain Area

In 2019, the United Way of the Mark Twain Area opened a special grant application for area nonprofit organizations to apply for funding to bring a youth-focused substance abuse prevention program to the community. To do our part, Continental Cement and Green America Recycling agreed to donate $25,000 to fund the grant. Applications were … Continued

Continental Certified Silver

The Davenport Plant’s conservation program was certified again this year by the Wildlife Habitat Council and attained the WHC Silver Certified ranking. This achievement recognizes the continuing efforts of the Plant’s program and the Company’s commitment to conservation. The Plant continues to maintain and improve the existing Wildlife Habitat Council sites at … Continued

Minneapolis Terminal Safety Award

Continental Cement was recognized for excellence in workplace safety and health during the Governor’s Safety Awards ceremony on May 7th during the 85th annual Minnesota Safety & Health Conference at Mystic Lake Center. Continental Cement is one of 294 employers to be honored through the awards program, coordinated by the Minnesota Safety Council. “Every … Continued

STEM at Missouri Capital

The Missouri Mathematics and Science Coalition’s annual STEM Day at the Capital was held March 7, 2019. The event focused on K-12, higher education and STEM programming. Students, businesses and organizations had a chance to share their passion for and knowledge of STEM with Missouri legislators. Educators and administrators demonstrated the impact STEM has on … Continued