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Vulcan Materials initiated with "market perform"

www.newratings.com | Oct 16, 2009

NEW YORK, October 16 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Avondale Partners initiate coverage of Vulcan Materials (ticker: VMC) with a "market perform" rating. The target price is set to $60. [more]

http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1977471

Vulcan Materials sales and profit drop in Q3, but will fundamentals improve?

www.bloggingstocks.com | Nov 3, 2009

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http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/vulcan-materials-experiences-sales-and-profit-drop-in-q3-but-wi/

Vulcan Materials: Stimulus funds moving at a snail's pace

birmingham.bizjournals.com | Nov 9, 2009

The one Birmingham company that stands to gain the most from the federal economic stimulus plan – Vulcan Materials Co. – said this week the money is slow coming.

http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2009/11/09/story6.html?ana=from_rss

Vulcan Materials receives 2009 Blue Sky Award

www.pitandquarry.com | Nov 13, 2009

Vulcan's research led to the development of an effective new method to make asphalt at lower temperatures, resulting in a new mix that reduces greenhouse gases and other emissions.

http://www.pitandquarry.com/pitandquarry/News+Watch/Vulcan-Materials-receives-2009-Blue-Sky-Award/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641708?ref=25

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Vulcan Materials (VMC) NewsBite - VMC Upgraded By UBS - Zibb.com

Nov 20, 2009 (Fresh Brewed Media via COMTEX) --

Vulcan Materials (VMC) was upgraded today by analysts at UBS and the stock is now at $49.30, down $0.20 (-0.4%) on volume of 837,657 shares traded. The analysts lifted VMC to Buy from Neutral. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $34.30 to a high of $77.95. Vulcan Materials stock has been showing support around $47.84 and resistance in the $51.00 range. Technical indicators for the stock are bearish and S&P gives VMC a negative 2 STARS (out of 5) sell ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on VMC the stock seems like it could be a candidate for a February out-of-the-money bull-put credit spread below the 40 range.

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Vulcan Materials (VMC) Upgrade Alert, Watch for 5.3% Technical Downtrend Reversal - Zibb.com

Nov 20, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) Spotlight via COMTEX) --

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS. The stock closed yesterday at $49.50 on volume of 1,619,400 shares, above average daily volume of 1,342,035.

Vulcan Materials is currently below its 50-day moving average of $51.67 and should find support at its 200-day moving average of $46.82.

SmarTrend is bearish on shares of VMC and our subscribers received a Downtrend alert on October 01, 2009 at $52.28, which has returned 5.3% to date.

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Vulcan Materials Down 4.7% Since SmarTrend's Sell Recommendation - Zibb.com

Nov 17, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) Spotlight via COMTEX) --

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Vulcan to Present at the Stephens Inc. Fall Investment Conference - Zibb.com

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov 09, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --

Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) will be presenting at the Stephens Inc. Fall Investment Conference on Tuesday, November 17. The conference will take place at the New York Palace Hotel, 455 Madison Avenue at 50th Street, in New York City. Vulcan's presentation will begin at approximately 9:30 a.m. EST and will be web cast live. A link to the presentation will be available on the Company's website - www.vulcanmaterials.com. An archived replay will be available for 30 days following the presentation.

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Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 Index, is the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates, a major producer of asphalt mix and concrete, and a leading producer of cement in Florida.

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Vulcan Materials Company - Employment - Job Openings

Any recruiting/staffing firm or agency wishing to do business with Vulcan Materials Company must contact us at Recruiting@vmcmail.com. Recruiting / Staffing firms may NOT contact hiring managers directly.

http://www.vulcanmaterials.com/employ.asp?content=cmco

American Concrete Institute of San Diego - Awards

Commercial/Industrial/Tilt-up Award – Smart Corner CJFU Smart Corner, LLC c/o Lankford & Assoc. Magnusson Klemencic Associates Vulcan Materials Morley Construction Company Austin Veum Robbins Partners Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Construction Testing & Engineering, Inc.

http://www.aci-sandiego.org/awards.php

Vulcan Materials Chooses Dredging Supply's Marlin Dredge

Polk City, Florida: After several months of competitive bidding, DSC was awarded the project to manufacture Vulcan Materials’ new dredge for their Polk Sand Plant located in central Florida.

http://www.dscdredge.com/article-dual-pump-electric-marlin_vulcan.htm