AGGREGATE READY MIX OF MINNESOTA
PO BOX 211542, EAGAN, MN 55121 www.armofmn.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ARM IS COMMITTED TO THE AGGREGATE AND READY MIXED INDUSTRIES TO MAKE CONCRETE THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL OF CHOICE THROUGH PROMOTION, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND GOVERNMENT ISSUES.

ADVANCE BUSINESS OF AGGREGATE & READY MIXED CONCRETE PRODUCERS & EDUCATE MEMBERS ON INDUSTRY ISSUES.

THE AGGREGATE READY MIX OF MINNESOTA (ARM OR THE ASSOCIATION) IS A STATEWIDE 501(C) (6) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCERS AND BUSINESSES WHO HAVE A COMMON INTEREST IN THE PRODUCTION OF AGGREGATE AND READY MIX CONCRETE. THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION STATES THAT "ARM IS COMMITTED TO THE AGGREGATE AND READY MIX INDUSTRIES THROUGH PROMOTION, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND GOVERNMENT ISSUES." THE ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1950. ARM MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE RMC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND ARE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL READY MIX CONCRETE ASSOCIATION (NRMCA) AND THE NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION (NSSGA). ARM RECOGNIZES THE OUTSTANDING WORK OF ITS MEMBERSHIP ANNUALLY THROUGH ITS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS. ARM ALSO ORGANIZES MEMBERSHIP EVENTS INCLUDING AN ANNUAL CONVENTION TO REVIEW ARM INITIATIVES, EDUCATE ITS MEMBERS AND PARTICIPATE IN PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON NEW AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND BEST PRACTICES IN THE AGGREGATE AND READY MIX CONCRETE INDUSTRIES. ARM COMMUNICATES REGULARLY WITH ITS MEMBERS THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC BI-WEEKLY MEMBER UPDATE, A SEMI-ANNUAL PRINT MEMBER NEWSLETTER AND AN ANNUAL MEMBER DIRECTORY. ARM ALSO MAINTAINS A WEBSITE (WWW.ARMOFMN.COM) AS A RESOURCE TO ARM MEMBERS AND TO PROVIDE AGGREGATE AND READY MIX CONCRETE EDUCATION TO OWNERS, SPECIFIERS, AND CONTRACTORS IN MINNESOTA. ARM HOLDS AN ANNUAL MEETING IN NOVEMBER EACH YEAR AND ALSO HOSTS THE CONCRETE OPEN, AN INDUSTRY GOLF OUTING HELD IN EACH YEAR AND A SUMMER BREEZE MEMBER NETWORKING EVENT AND BOARD MEETING IN JULY.ARM WORKS VIGOROUSLY TO ENSURE THAT ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE KEPT CURRENT OF THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, ARM IS A LOCAL SPONSORING GROUP FOR THE AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE (ACI) AND DELIVERS ACI AND MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (MNDOT) TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION TRAINING IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE, DULUTH, MN. ARM OFFERS THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION COURSES THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE EFFORT: AGGREGATE PRODUCTION 1: CONCRETE FIELD TESTING TECHNICIAN LEVEL 1; CONCRETE FIELD II; ACI CONCRETE FINISHER PROGRAM; CONCRETE PLANT I; CONCRETE PLANT I RECERTIFICATION; CONCRETE PLANT II; AND CONCRETE PLANT II RECERTIFICATION. ARM ALSO PROVIDES CONCRETE PAVEMENT AND PERVIOUS CONCRETE TRAINING. IN FY2017, ARM ENTERED INTO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE TO CONTINUE TO OFFER THESE CLASSES FOR 2017-2020 TO OVER 1300 STUDENTS.ARM PARTNERS WITH ITS CEMENT PRODUCER MEMBERS TO PROMOTE CONCRETE PARKING LOTS AND LOCAL STREETS IN MINNESOTA THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONCRETE PAVING ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA (CPAM). ARM STAFF WORKS WITH ARM MEMBERS TO INCREASE THE MARKET SHARE FOR CONCRETE IN THESE MARKETS THROUGH THIS SIGNIFICANT JOINT EFFORT WITH THE NATIONAL READY MIX CONCRETE ASSOCIATION (NRMCA). THE READY MIX CONCRETE DIVISION OVERSEES OPERATION FLATWORK TO PROMOTE ALL CONCRETE FLATWORK APPLICATIONS IN THE STATE AND FOCUSES ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT MARKETS THROUGH WWW.ARMOFMN.COM, ADVERTISING, AND MEDIA INITIATIVES. ARM JOINED THE BUSINESS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES IN FY2016 TO EDUCATE MUNICIPAL POLICY MAKERS ON AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND READY MIX CONCRETE PRODUCTION AND USE IN MINNESOTA. ARM BECAME A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CONCRETE CONTRACTORS IN 2016. ARM DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL ADVOCACY TUMER AKAKIN PHD. IS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (CIVIL) AND IS A MEMBER OF ACI, THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA, AND THE MINNESOTA CITY ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION.ARM MEMBERS AND THE ARM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKED WITH LEGISLATIVE CONSULTING FIRMS, FLAHERTY HOOD AND LARKIN HOFFMAN, TO REPRESENT ARM MEMBERS AT THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE, STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES ON REGULATORY AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IMPACTING THE AGGREGATE AND READY MIX INDUSTRIES IN MINNESOTA. ARM IS THE LEADING PROPONENT AT THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE FOR RAISING TRUCK WEIGHT LIMITS ON MINNESOTA 10-TON ROADS AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ITS EFFORTS TO LOBBY ON BEHALF OF INCREASED TRUCK WEIGHTS DURING THE 2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. ARM ALSO SUPPORTED FUNDING FOR DNR AGGREGATE RESOURCE MAPPING AND A LEGISLATIVE AGGREGATE RESOURCES TASK FORCE. THE ARM MINNESOTA INDUSTRIAL SAND COUNCIL CONTINUES TO BE ENGAGED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW REGULATORY RULES BEING PROMULGATED BY A JOINT AGENCY TASK FORCE INCLUDING THE EQB, MPCA, AND DNR RELATING TO THE MINING OF SILICA SAND IN MINNESOTA. ARM STAFF IS A MEMBER OF THE MINNESOTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE ARM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVES ON ITS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.THE ASSOCIATION ACCOMPLISHES ITS WORK THROUGH A COMMITTEE STRUCTURE THAT OVERSEES A NUMBER OF MAJOR INITIATIVES. THE AGGREGATE DIVISION MANAGES LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES INVOLVING THE TAXATION AND REGULATION OF AGGREGATE MINING BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ARM PARTICIPATES IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND STATEWIDE CONFERENCES DESIGNED TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE AGGREGATE MINING INDUSTRY IN MINNESOTA AND THE USES AND BENEFITS OF A DEPENDABLE LOCAL SOURCE OF AGGREGATE PRODUCTS. ARM SUPPORTS THE MINNESOTA CENTRE FOR MINERAL RESOURCE EDUCATION (MCMRE) A 501(C) (3) CHARITABLE EDUCATION ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING K-12 SCIENCE TEACHERS UNDERSTANDING OF THE MINERALS INDUSTRY IN MINNESOTA THROUGH ANNUAL MINNESOTA MINERALS THE AGGREGATE READY MIX OF MINNESOTA (ARM OR THE ASSOCIATION) IS A STATEWIDE 501(C) (6) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCERS AND BUSINESSES WHO HAVE A COMMON INTEREST IN THE PRODUCTION OF AGGREGATE AND/OR READY MIXED CONCRETE. THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION STATES THAT "ARM IS COMMITTED TO THE AGGREGATE AND READY MIX INDUSTRIES THROUGH PROMOTION, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND GOVERNMENT ISSUES." THE ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1950. ARM MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE RMC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND ARE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL READY MIX CONCRETE ASSOCIATION (NRMCA) AND THE NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION (NSSGA). ARM RECOGNIZES THE OUTSTANDING WORK OF ITS MEMBERSHIP ANNUALLY THROUGH ITS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS. ARM ALSO ORGANIZES MEMBERSHIP EVENTS INCLUDING AN ANNUAL CONVENTION TO REVIEW ARM INITIATIVES, EDUCATE ITS MEMBERS AND PARTICIPATE IN PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON NEW AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND BEST PRACTICES IN THE AGGREGATE AND READY MIXED CONCRETE INDUSTRIES. ARM COMMUNICATES REGULARLY WITH ITS MEMBERS THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC BI-WEEKLY MEMBER UPDATE AND AN ANNUAL MEMBER DIRECTORY. ARM ALSO MAINTAINS A WEBSITE (WWW.ARMOFMN.COM) AS A RESOURCE TO ARM MEMBERS AND TO PROVIDE AGGREGATE AND READY MIXED CONCRETE EDUCATION TO OWNERS, SPECIFIERS, AND CONTRACTORS IN MINNESOTA. ARM HOLDS AN ANNUAL MEETING IN NOVEMBER, AND SEVERAL NETWORKING EVENTS INCLUDING A SPORTING EVENT RECEPTION, AN INDUSTRY GOLF OUTING, A SUMMER RETREAT, AND A CAR/MOTORCYCLE RALLY FOR MEMBERS.ARM WORKS VIGOROUSLY TO ENSURE THAT ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE KEPT CURRENT OF THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, ARM IS A LOCAL SPONSORING GROUP FOR THE AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE (ACI) AND DELIVERS ACI AND MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (MNDOT) TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION TRAINING IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE, DULUTH, MN. ARM OFFERS THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION COURSES THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE EFFORT: AGGREGATE PRODUCTION 1; CONCRETE FIELD TESTING TECHNICIAN LEVEL 1; CONCRETE FIELD II; ACI CONCRETE FINISHER PROGRAM; CONCRETE PLANT I; CONCRETE PLANT RECERTIFICATION. IN FY2017, ARM ENTERED INTO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE TO CONTINUE TO OFFER THESE CLASSES FOR 2017-2020 TO OVER 1300 STUDENTS.ARM PARTNERS WITH ITS CEMENT PRODUCER MEMBERS TO PROMOTE CONCRETE PARKING LOTS AND LOCAL STREETS IN MINNESOTA THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONCRETE PAVING ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA (CPAM). ARM STAFF WORKS WITH ARM MEMBERS TO INCREASE THE MARKET SHARE FOR CONCRETE IN THESE MARKETS THROUGH THIS SIGNIFICANT JOINT EFFORT WITH THE NATIONAL READY MIX CONCRETE ASSOCIATION (NRMCA). ARM'S PROMOTION COMMITTEE OVERSEES PROMOTION OF CONCRETE APPLICATIONS IN THE STATE AND FOCUSES ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT MARKETS THROUGH WWW.ARMOFMN.COM, ADVERTISING, AND MEDIA INITIATIVES. ARM DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL ADVOCACY, TUMER AKAKIN PHD., IS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (CIVIL) AND IS A MEMBER OF ACI, THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA, AND THE MINNESOTA CITY ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION.

ARM MEMBERS AND THE ARM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKED WITH LEGISLATIVE CONSULTING FIRMS, FLAHERTY HOOD AND LARKIN HOFFMAN, TO REPRESENT ARM MEMBERS AT THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE, STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES ON REGULATORY AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IMPACTING THE AGGREGATE AND READY MIX INDUSTRIES IN MINNESOTA. ARM SUPPORTED FUNDING FOR DNR AGGREGATE RESOURCE MAPPING AND OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEGISLATIVELY ORGANIZED AGGREGATE RESOURCES TASK FORCE. THE ARM MINNESOTA INDUSTRIAL SAND COUNCIL CONTINUES TO BE ENGAGED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW REGULATORY RULES BEING PROMULGATED BY A JOINT AGENCY TASK FORCE INCLUDING THE EQB, MPCA, AND DNR RELATING TO THE MINING OF SILICA SAND IN MINNESOTA. ARM STAFF IS A MEMBER OF THE MINNESOTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.THE ASSOCIATION ACCOMPLISHES ITS WORK THROUGH A COMMITTEE STRUCTURE THAT OVERSEES A NUMBER OF MAJOR INITIATIVES. THE AGGREGATE DIVISION MANAGES LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES INVOLVING THE TAXATION AND REGULATION OF AGGREGATE MINING BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ARM PARTICIPATES IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND STATEWIDE CONFERENCES DESIGNED TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE AGGREGATE MINING INDUSTRY IN MINNESOTA AND THE USES AND BENEFITS OF A DEPENDABLE LOCAL SOURCE OF AGGREGATE PRODUCTS. ARM SUPPORTS THE MINNESOTA CENTRE FOR MINERAL RESOURCE EDUCATION (MCMRE) A 501(C) (3) CHARITABLE EDUCATION ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING K-12 SCIENCE TEACHERS UNDERSTANDING OF THE MINERALS INDUSTRY IN MINNESOTA THROUGH ANNUAL MINNESOTA MINERALS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS (MMEW). ARM STAFF SERVES ON THE RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE RMC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MONITORS NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE AGGREGATE AND READY MIXED CONCRETE INDUSTRIES AT THE DIRECTION OF THE ARM BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WORKS WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO EDUCATE REGULATORS ON THE BENEFITS OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. ARM ALSO SUPPORTS RESEARCH PROJECTS INCLUDING CONCRETE PAVEMENT RESEARCH AT THE MNROAD PAVEMENT RESEARCH FACILITY (MNROAD) IN ALBERTVILLE, MN AND PARTICIPATES ON THE NATIONAL ROAD RESEARCH ALLIANCE (NRRA).THE ARM BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED ANNUALLY AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION IN NOVEMBER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS FOUR TIMES A YEAR TO REVIEW THE WORK OF ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES, REVIEW FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, DEVELOP ANNUAL BUDGETS AND APPROVE ANNUAL WORK PLANS FOR THE ASSOCIATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, PAST PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND SUCH ADDITIONAL MEMBERS AS MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL AND DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY ACT ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN THE REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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