In This Issue Way Every Time

2013 | ISSUE 2

From the “Goal Zero” - What Does it Mean to YOU? President… By Jerry Neels, SEM

hope this note finds In 2012, Colas Inc. launched the Goal Zero initiative for all US companies. The Goal Zero I everyone in good campaign involved safety reminders, such as decals and stickers, placed around and throughout health and good all areas of operations. Even though we have continued the Goal Zero campaign in 2013, it is spirits! As we prepare worthwhile to re-educate in the concept of Goal Zero. for the final push of the season, I want to borrow the message from COLAS Inc. At first glance, it is easy to look at the Goal Zero emblem and think to yourself…Ho Hum another Chairman of the Board, President, & sticker, another slogan, another meaningless goal… CEO, Louis Gabanna: Flexibility, Focus and Fortitude. “The ‘company’ is all of us working together regardless of our respective positions,” says Jerry The reorganization and staffing changes Neels, Safety and Environmental Manager, “If the goal of the company is zero injuries, zero over the last ten months have caused accidents and zero incidents, does Goal Zero mean as soon as we experience our first hiccup everyone at Delta to experience the of the year we are deemed a failure? Absolutely not.” need for flexibility. I have described this as finding ways to contribute outside their usual job function. I am proud of Safety slogans do not and will not ever prevent accidents. That said, Safety slogans are not everyone’s commitment to find a way to necessarily a bad thing. The slogans serve as a simple and quick reminder to always think compete in this (continued on page 5) about the best process to use in every task every day.

Goal Zero is not simply a slogan. It is a philosophy, a culture and a way of doing things the right In this Issue way every time.

Page 2 – 3 So what does Goal Zero mean? It means:  Payroll Program Implemented  Mourning the Loss of a Friend • Zero tolerance for pain.  Softball League • Zero short cuts.  Southern Illinois Stone • Zero times not wearing our PPE  Southeast Missouri Stone or our seatbelt.  AR Continues Quality Paving • Zero times not using three points of contact when mounting and Page 4 – 5 dismounting equipment and ladders.  Safety: Heartland Style • Zero times not using the right tool for  We are Listening the job.  Delta Asphalt of AR a Finalist • Zero acceptance for not doing it the  West Texas Scholarship Recipients right way, the professional way, every time. Page 6 – 7  MO Construction No short cuts, no skipping steps and always taking the time necessary to do the job right. If we  Armadillo Recipe have an incident, we pick ourselves up, look at what we need to do differently to avoid another  Introducing Our New Website incident and move forward. If we keep Goal Zero as the standard for zero acceptance for doing  Aggregates Update any task in any manner other than the right way, the best way and the way in which we can take Page 8 the most pride, we will avoid the injury that inflicts the pain. Now, ask yourself, “What does Goal  Employee News Zero mean to you?”  Birthdays

Delta Companies Inc. 2013 Newsletter | ISSUE 2 1 Payroll Choices Program Implemented at Delta

Delta Companies Inc and Colas Inc are now offering the Payroll Choices Program. This program gives employees the option to receive pay either in Direct Deposit or on a personalized Visa® Payroll Card.

What is the difference between these two options?

Direct Deposit transactions are fast, reliable and safe. The employee can control where and how much money goes into various bank accounts and save what would be check-cashing time.

Payroll Cards are secured and reloadable Visa® cards provided by Citibank®. Use the card like an ATM / Debit card to access funds, including:

• Retail, online and phone purchases • ATM cash withdrawal • Bank teller cash withdrawal • Pre-Check® option Delta Mourns the Loss of a Dear Friend and Benefits to having Direct Deposit / Payroll Card over Paper Checks: Colleague In an effort to reduce the use of paper, Direct Deposit or a Payroll Card provides funds (your pay) transfers electronically. It is also a faster means of paying It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dear friend employees. and colleague, Glen Graham. Glen started his career with Delta Companies in the Construction Division at the age of 29 as a Employees will enjoy a number of benefits over paper paychecks, including: project engineer. He served as a board member on the Missouri • Immediate cash access: No need to pick up and cash a check – pay is Asphalt Pavement automatically loaded into bank accounts or Payroll Card account every payday. Association and • Safer than checks: Payroll Card holders are protected by “Zero Liability” fraud protection and most banks offer account holders equivalent fraud protection. Associated General • Better control over funds: Most banks, as well as Payroll Card holders, have Contractors of MO. the ability to manage and track accounts online or by phone. He worked closely • Clear communications: Payroll Card holders, as well as many bank account with MoDot and area holders, can sign up for email or on demand text balance alerts to cell phones. • Always know your balance: Most bank account holders, as well as Payroll contractors to assure Card holders, are able to receive balance updates via web, cell phone, email and ATMs. that our highways were constructed Benefits and services differ from bank to bank. Employees should contact a representative at their local bank office to determine services offered. to meet the highest standards and were Receiving the Payroll Card safe.

Employees that elect the Payroll Card option will receive a Welcome Kit in the mail, at their home addresses. The Kit will contain the new Payroll Card. Glen is survived by his wife Lindsey Kight Graham, and children Zach (10), Cole (5) and Molly (3); his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Seasonal Lay Off and Harvey Graham of New Madrid. Payroll Cards

The payroll card does not He leaves behind a large community of friends, colleagues expire. Therefore at the and students with which he has shared various parts of his end of the construction journey. He was a loyal friend, a devoted family man, an active season, employees should NEVER DISCARD community leader and now he is an angel of the highest order. THE PAYROLL CARD! The Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) will be Employees having further donating all proceeds from the 14th Annual Golf Outing to questions regarding the Payroll Card Program the college fund for the Graham family. If you are unable to should check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Employee Portal of attend but would still like to make a donation, you can do so by Delta’s website: www.deltacos.com or call the Citi® Prepaid Services Customer contacting Edward Jones Investments in New Madrid at 573- Service team at 1-800-422-1992. 748-9330. If an employee is unsure how to access the Employee Portal’s information, please ask the immediate supervisor. Glen, our lives are better to have known you and you will be dearly missed.

2 Delta Triangle Newsletter 2013 | ISSUE 2 IT’S A HIT – SUMMER SOFTBALL LEAGUE Softball is all about getting out and having a great time. For the second season, Delta Companies sponsored an Adult Coed Softball team. The team members enjoyed summer evenings filled with friends and friendly competition. The season ran from mid-April through late July, playing an average of one game per week. This year, TEAM DELTA finished with an overall record of 6-9. “We didn’t do too bad considering some of the challenges we had to overcome,” stated Corey Massey, QC Missouri. “We had a couple of tough nights early in the season, playing in a windy rain with temperatures not even in the 60’s.” Austin Williams, QC Missouri, commented, “If we could have just had a timely hit, then a couple of the one-run games we lost could have been wins. If the one-run games had gone in our favor, we could have very easily have had a record of 9-6 or even 10-5.” In the end, it was a fun and enjoyable season. Everyone who played built on comradery between regions, benefited from physical activity and, most importantly, experienced no injuries. The team is looking forward to next (Left to Right) Quentin Kelley, Deana Wilson, Corey Massey, Brandon Machen, Kevin season and would like to invite all members of the Delta family to join in! Cunningham, Troy Ward, Cindy Hoffman, Cecilia Walker and Kaley Horst. Delta employees interested in playing softball next season should contact NOT SHOWN: Austin Williams, Andy Perry, Jimmy Pletka, Corey Massey at (573)-275-9466 or [email protected] Clay Mothershead, Lisa Mirly, Tiffany Zeilenga and Casey Reeves.

Southern Illinois Stone Delta Asphalt of Arkansas Continues Quality Paving During the 2nd quarter, Southern IL Stone maintained its strength, durability and firm position within the construction industry in Southern By John Bennett, Area Manager Illinois. In May, SIS welcomed Greg Edwards, who replaced Tim In the most recent Delta TriAngle newsletter I wrote about what a Mevert, as Quarry Manager. difference a year makes in production and profit…in reference to the New and existing customer construction projects are moving forward weather. The year 2012 was dry and hot – the warmest summer on and the operation remains focused on supporting and insuring project record in 25 years. So far, 2013 has given us a cool and wet summer aggregate demands are met for asphalt stone, concrete stone and in Arkansas. With it being the 9th of August, as I’m writing this, the base. forecast for the next 5 days is 40%-60% chance of rain! In the spring, a new business plan was implemented to address declining Within the last few months, we have picked up quite a bit of work to sales. This predicated a change in the operational schedule - second complete this year. A lot of this work is around the Searcy and Clinton shift maintenance was eliminated and the maintenance responsibilities areas. We are also starting to see “C” jobs being let - the ½₵ sales tax were moved to first shift. The SIS team, pulling together, has made monies which will be supporting the continued construction of four-lane improvements in production, stripping and plant efficiency processes. highways to connect all four corners of the state of Arkansas, along The improvements included removal and replacement of old guards; with widening existing highways over the next ten years. spillage removal under the secondary plant; installation of two screen The I-55 job at Osceola was bid as an alternate. The job ended up deck covers to control yard dust and the installation of a new Nesco going concrete, but we do have over 50,000 tons of asphalt to place system in the secondary to further reduce dust. on this project. As of the 1st of August we had placed approximately Congratulations to the SIS team by completing the 2nd quarter with a 31,000 tons of asphalt on our combined jobs. We still have another solid focus on safety with Zero Lost Time Accidents. Great job! 300,000 tons to place this year. In planning for all this work, we have started the process of getting a third crew together. The last letting in July was a big success for us as Southeast Missouri Stone we picked up about 71,000 tons in overlays. It looks as if Arkansas is going to have a very strong highway program for many years to come. The 2013 construction season is in full swing. Southeast Missouri Stone operations has focused on meeting aggregate demands for The I-55 project in Blytheville earned the National Asphalt Pavement our customers, housekeeping around the Cape Plant and the ongoing Association’s QIC (Quality in Construction) award last year qualifying maintenance of plants and mobile equipment. the project for consideration for the Sheldon B. Hayes award, which is a very prestigious honor. All QIC award winners then go through three SEMO moved the mobile crusher unit to the Sikeston Ready Mix plant. rounds of rigorous evaluation in order to determine the three finalists The Sikeston Plant has a new facility – located on our existing site. for the Sheldon B. Hayes award. The I-55 project in Blytheville has The mobile crusher was used to crush the years of concrete build-up - been named a finalist. Congratulations to everyone for their effort on recycling the concrete to a 6” minus product for site fill and sales. this project – the nomination itself is quite an achievement. Glenn Lowery was recently hired to lead the SEMO maintenance team I want to congratulate everyone for doing an excellent job so far this in the Missouri Aggregates Region. Glenn brings with him a high level year. We are on track for Zero Lost Time Accidents! This is a goal of skill and experience in the aggregates industry. we all need to work for. With the volume of work left to complete this Congratulations to the Southeast MO Stone team by completing the year, we want to keep safety as the number one priority. It only takes 2nd quarter with a solid focus on safety with Zero Lost Time Accidents. a second to Stop-Think-Act! Great job!

Delta Companies Inc. 2013 Newsletter | ISSUE 2 3 Safety: Heartland Style By Sharon Hinkebein

The second you appear at the door of Heartland Asphalt Materials in New The Coach. Kevin Faulkner is there for his team at every safety committee Madrid, you are greeted by a member of the Heartland team. Many times, meeting. He explains the team goals and asks questions to ensure we Kevin Faulkner, Plant Manager, arises from his desk, peers at you through understand the game plan. The team clearly understands that the primary the top of his glasses, and asks, “Did you sign in?” Whether you are the goal is to achieve world class safety. Pope, the President or the guy next door, you WILL sign in. And if you are a new visitor, with no exception, you WILL receive safety training.

“How can we aspire to become better or different if we don’t compare ourselves to others?”… These were words spoken by COLAS Risk Manager, Chris Kirby, at the recent Delta safety audit. Here’s your peek inside safety – Heartland style – how do you compare?

The Team. The regional manager, site manager, account manager, workers, safety and office staff are all on the team. Safety decisions are made by the team and usually occur at the monthly safety committee meeting, at the occasional conference call or e-mail. A baseball coach wouldn’t devise a game plan without all the players – why would we devise a safety plan without representation from each team position? As they say at COLAS CPI training, “Don’t do something about me without me”. The Heartland Team performs their mock evacuation drill. Playing the Game by the Rules. Heartland uses their written Safe Operating Procedures, JSAs and Safety Manual to guide their work But Kevin doesn’t just talk about safety commitment. His true colors processes. It’s unthinkable to proceed with a task without proper planning, present themselves most clearly when we perform our monthly safety reviewing safe work procedures and completing a Safe Work Permit as inspection of the facility. Kevin is elbow-to-elbow with the rest of the team necessary. They don’t proceed unless all the right tools are present. They as we perform our safety inspection. The team searches for things that don’t proceed unless employees are trained and an adequate number will elevate the level of safety – such as painting yellow hazard lines or of employees are present to perform the task. The word “shortcut” isn’t adding swing gates. If we have a disagreement regarding a safety issue, often heard at Heartland as they understand with proper management and we discuss and resolve the issue on the spot. Sometimes Kevin leads preparation shortcuts aren’t necessary. A baseball coach wouldn’t use the inspection and at other times he has another team member lead the sticks instead of bats- why would we begin a task without the proper tools? inspection because he understands that every team member brings a fresh A baseball coach wouldn’t start a game without his first basemen – why perspective and skill set to the team. According to Kevin, “We most often would we begin a task without all the necessary employees? perform full inspections but some months we perform focused inspections on a particular area, such as electrical hazards.” The inspection team There is a written game plan (spreadsheet) to ensure that safety training includes the account manager, fondly referred to as “little Eddie”, who and inspection of all equipment is repeated on a regular basis. Written tests hasn’t had an enormous exposure to safety and a safety culture. At Eddie’s along with demonstrations of proficiency are commonplace at Heartland. first inspection, he was tasked with looking for trip hazards. Such a small For example, on my last visit with the Heartland team, Kevin surprised us gesture with such a huge impact – it was teamwork in its finest moment. A with an evacuation drill. The emergency siren sounded, we walked to the baseball coach doesn’t sit on the sidelines and cheer his team on. Rather, nearest perimeter fence, and then proceeded to the front gate, just as we he gets down on the field and works diligently with each member. He had been trained. Kevin documented our drill response, including whether knows their strengths and uses them for the success of the team. Do we we followed procedures and had an acceptable response time. Joyce sit on the side lines and sing the safety cheer or are we active participants Julian, office manager, greeted us at the front gate with the facility sign-in in the safety game? sheet to ensure all visitors were present. It was obvious that the employees were well trained. It was obvious that they had been through this drill many Every day, we all have opportunities to be coaches to our fellow employees. times. A baseball coach doesn’t train a player by simply giving verbal Some of the most valuable lessons learned in life have come from the instructions on how to play his position – do we expect safety when we people with sweat on their brow and dirt on their shoes. You have a lot to “take it off the shelf” once a day, once a week or once a year? A baseball give and a lot to share.

coach knows that in order for his team to be at the top of their game they Bases are Loaded with Two Outs. Whether you have five people or must take ownership of their positions and be committed, engaged and five hundred people on your team, there are core elements that can make practiced 24-7. Are we committed, engaged and practiced or do we simply your safety committee successful: a representative of all positions coupled “check the box” that we’ve completed the required safety initiatives? with a willingness to communicate and work together toward a common Rules and goals are pointless unless they are clear and the team is held goal; clear rules, goals and procedures coupled with accountability; team accountable. A baseball coach wouldn’t allow five outs instead of three – players who take ownership of their positions; and a willingness to be a do we allow 5 outs? nurturing coach when opportunity knocks on your door. You’re up to bat; will you step up to the plate?

4 Delta Triangle Newsletter 2013 | ISSUE 2 Ric Neubert continued from page 1 WE ARE difficult environment. The changes we have implemented and the effort of the team have yielded dramatic improvement. Your effort is paying dividends. We are more competitive! LISTENING Today’s work environment generates more distractions than ever. Maintaining focus on the processes that make us successful is imperative. Safety, ethics and discipline can become blurred during trying times, especially when competitors may not share our same concerns. Consistency builds the culture we demand. Remain focused on our goals and take comfort in the fact we will achieve these goals doing things the right way. The reality of very difficult times in any industry is only the strongest will survive. Attrition will thin the herd if opportunities remain depressed. Fortitude is a primary attribute of those organizations that not only survive, but thrive in the worst of conditions. Everyone knows that the business climate will improve, but you must survive the storm to participate in the recovery. Delta has taken the necessary steps to weather the storm. I want to thank each and every one of you for your flexibility, focus, and fortitude. Your efforts are what have enabled Delta to not only reverse the course of last year, but head us in an upward trajectory in these challenging times.

It is not only important but critical to our success in today’s economy to continuously improve all of our processes. In order to West Texas County and explore every opportunity to improve, we Commissioners Association – encourage employees to share ideas for improvement, concerns, etc., with the We’re 2013 Scholarship Recipients Listening Form, available on line at www. deltacos.com The West Texas County Judges and The Association appoints a board to select Commissioners Associations awarded three the applicants who must be graduating high This form is a quick way to provide scholarships, sponsored by Heartland Asphalt school seniors and a child or under the legal information to the company regarding Materials Company, in the amounts of $1,500, guardianship of a current West Texas County concerns and improvement opportunities $1,000, and $750. Heartland provided Judge or Commissioner. financial support of the scholarship program - it may be submitted anonymously. The The recipients were announced at the administered by the West Texas County Judges completed form may be delivered to the Association’s annual conference earlier this and Commissioner’s Association representing direct supervisor, local office or mailed to the year. Corporate Office at: approximately 118 counties of West Texas. Delta Companies Inc RE: We’re Listening 114 S Silver Springs Rd Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

Please feel free to start a conversation with “the company” and always know that we’re $1,500 Scholarship $1,000 Scholarship $750 Scholarship Madison Mayfield – senior at Torrey Willman – senior at Roscoe Shelbi Harrison – senior at listening! Haskell High School. Madison will Collegiate High School. Torrey will Muleshoe High School. Shelbi will be attending West Texas A&M be attending Texas Tech, majoring be attending South Plains College. University, majoring in Accounting in Business where is that Delta Asphalt of AR named a finalist shovel? in National Asphalt Paving AwarD n each issue of the The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) ITriangle there will be a announced the finalists for the 2013 Sheldon G. Hayes in Auburn, AL on the basis of how well the contractor hidden shovel within one of Award for excellence in construction of an asphalt met specifications and achieved density on the finished pavement. The award, bestowed annually since 1971, pavement. Each pavement that meets a benchmark the articles. If you find the is named for Sheldon G. Hayes, a founder of NAPA and figure receives a QIC award. the association’s first chairman. Hayes spent his entire shovel, send an e-mail to career striving for better construction techniques and The year after a project wins a QIC Award, it may be considered for the Sheldon G. Hayes Award. The [email protected] improvements in the quality of asphalt pavements. The award recognizes the highest quality highway pavement top-ranked projects from the previous year are tested with the article title and your in the country. for smoothness, and then visually inspected by an independent pavement consultant with many years of address. Be the first The Delta Asphalt of Arkansas I-55 project in Mississippi experience in the industry. County, Arkansas, between mile marker 68 and 62 was to respond with the named as one of three finalists. The next step in the process is profilograph testing. Results from the profilograph testing form the basis for correct location and receive a The Sheldon G. Hayes Award finalists are determined selecting the three finalists. An independent pavement gift card!  through a two-year process. Any highway pavement expert visits each of the finalist projects to visually inspect project using more than 50,000 tons of asphalt is eligible the pavements and learn more about them. The highest- Happy Digging! for consideration. Initially, the project must win a Quality scoring project after this final examination is awarded the in Construction (QIC) Award, which is determined by Sheldon G. Hayes Award. Delta Asphalt of Arkansas is numerical scores calculated by pavement engineers looking forward to a positive announcement. Delta Companies Inc. 2013 Newsletter | ISSUE 2 5 MO Construction: Echelon Paving at Piedmont Municipal Airport Once the wet spring weather finally broke, Missouri Construction crews have been busy completing a variety of projects. Due to last year’s late fall work schedule and cold winter, the Interstate Guard Cable project became number one priority immediately. By achieving high productions and maintaining quality work, Missouri paving crews were able to complete the asphalt portion of the project in no time. Also completed were projects in Mississippi County, City of Sikeston and City of Matthews. In August 2013, Missouri paving crews completed the Piedmont Municipal airport. Apex Paving was awarded the Piedmont Municipal Airport for the City of Piedmont through Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. The project included a variety of items to overlay the 3,300’x60’ runway, taxiway and apron as well as to construct a new parking lot. The major items of work included a ¾” leveling course, paving mat, and a 1 ½” surface course. Due to aviation and federal requirements the project required higher density specifications not only on the mat but on the joints as well. Due to these specifications, Apex Paving placed the runway surface course by means of echelon paving. Echelon paving is the paving process of using two asphalt pavers, in parallel, simultaneously, in order to reduce the number of cold longitudinal joints. By utilizing available equipment from other construction regions, Apex was able to complete the runway with one cold joint by use of echelon paving instead of conventional paving operations which would have resulted in three cold joints. Due to duel paving spreads many Missouri crew members worked together to complete the 1,800 tons needed for runway surface course. Asphalt mix was produced from Delta Asphalt’s Poplar Bluff plant. A shop mechanic was onsite to monitor equipment and quality control personnel were at the plant to ensure asphalt mix met material specifications. Communication between crew members, foreman, plant foreman, quality control, trucking, and the engineer lead to a well-constructed project. Apex plans to utilize echelon paving on the Van Buren Airport Project, scheduled for mid-September. The Missouri Region has projects to be completed this year such as Route J & 164 surface leveling, Route WW full-depth reclamation with surface leveling, work at Proctor & Gamble and Cape Girardeau County Roads. Apex is bidding on additional projects for the 2013 construction season and will begin bidding for the 2014 construction season. Based on MoDOT’s annual paving report, the Missouri Region will have a variety of upcoming bid opportunities including projects for Interstate 55 in Saint Genevieve County, Route 412 in Dunklin County and Route 34 in Bollinger County.

Armadillo: It’s What’s For Dinner

Despite the armored, leathery shell of an armadillo, this delicacy became quite popular in the Southern United States. With a taste similar to that of pork or beef, armadillo meat can be properly prepared, tenderized and marinated to be served in a variety of dishes. The armadillo – originating in South America – can be found today in the United States. Mainly in the southern regions, the armadillos have large populations in Texas, but have been found as far north as Nebraska and Midwestern Kansas. Below is a recipe on “How to Cook Armadillo” submitted by Troy Ward, Corporate Controller [excerpted from an article by Matthew Weeks, an eHow Contributor] which only proves that Accountants are always invited to dinner. Ingredients: Instructions: o 2 lbs. armadillo meat Marinate the meat in a mixture of equal parts buttermilk and meat tenderizer for three hours. When finished, wash the o Meat tenderizer meat thoroughly to clean off the marinade. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. o Buttermilk Season the meat with a light amount of salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Spread a small amount of the melted butter o 8 ounces melted butter over it. o Lemon juice Wrap the meat in foil and place it in the oven. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove the meat from the foil and glaze it with the remaining butter. Brown the meat on your stove top until it is cooked to your liking. The recipe serves four people.

Warning: Eating certain kinds of armadillo (including the nine-banded armadillo) has been linked to the spread of Leprosy (Hansen’s disease) throughout the United States, according to the National Hansen’s Disease Programs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

6 Delta Triangle Newsletter 2013 | ISSUE 2 Introducing our New Website!

Delta Companies Inc recently unveiled the new website – www.deltacos.com. Aside from an updated look, the new website features a powerful new way to sift through the Delta portfolio of projects, making it easier for our customers to better understand our wide range of services and capabilities. Customers are able to view project categories (asphalt, aggregates, ready mix concrete, liquid asphalt, community planning, etc.) and can even request estimates or ask questions via the Contact Form.

Delta employees are able to dig deeper into the Delta family benefits, using the Employee Portal – Password key is available from any supervisor. Note that benefit plan documents, employee forms and personnel policies are available online and accessed through this portal. The Employee Benefits section and Supervisor Tools Kits have been expanded and a Frequently Asked Questions section has been added that covers questions concerning benefits, Payroll Cards and more.

A NEWS Section had been added to provide fresher content in order to update readers on timely and exciting events happening at Delta Companies.

To follow Delta on Twitter, simply click the Twitter logo on the lower right-hand side of the website.

Note that a BLOG page from the Executive Team has been added. BLOGS are updated every Monday and can be found in the Employee Portal.

We think you will like the new look, improved navigation and fresher information. Enjoy!

Aggregates Update

Williamsville Stone Emery The quarry is providing stone products for two large construction Sapp – base projects that include a highway expansion and new a Menards Home laydown Improvement Store in Poplar Bluff. Both projects are now in full swing Local since being stymied by wet weather in July. The highway expansion trucking project includes construction of a 4-lane concrete highway from just company, Cornell south of Poplar Bluff to the Hwy 160 junction and a full interchange Trucking at the intersection of Hwy 67 and Hwy 160. The prime contractor dumping for the Hwy 67 job is Poplar Bluff’s own, Robertson Contractors Inc.. base Robertson Contractors Inc. completed the project’s new bridges and material into Emery Sapp road grading this spring and is now utilizing contractor Emery Sapp and Sons and Son’s Inc., Columbia, MO, to perform the paving portion of the paver. project. Site grading for the new Menards Home Improvement Store project was awarded to JW Bommarito Construction Co., Inc., of St. Dexter Sand & Gravel Louis, MO. Menards plans to be completed in 2013 with an early Dexter Sand & Gravel is providing concrete sand 2014 store opening. for the Poplar Bluff Hwy 67 expansion and new Menards Home Improvement Store in Poplar Bluff. Welcome new hires – Adrian Scallion and Cody Simpson.

Emery Sapp – paving Emery Sapp and Sons paving two of the four lanes for the Hwy 67 expansion south of Poplar Bluff, MO Menards site – Aug 2013 Grading and site work for future entrance into Poplar Bluff’s new Menards Home Improvement Store.

Delta Companies Inc. 2013 Newsletter | ISSUE 2 7 Send your best news to Sharon Johnson | 573-334-5261. Thank You & Enjoy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: PRESORTED Kevin L Faulkner Charles D Masingale.. STANDARD Heartland Asphalt Materials...... 10/04 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 11/25 U.S. POSTAGE David K Grant Steven R Fornkohl IL Construction...... 10/04 Delta Concrete...... 11/25 PAID Thomas J Shaffer James L Smith TPC Delta Concrete...... 10/06 Williamsville Quarry...... 11/26 114 South Silver Springs Road Christopher L Burroughs Richard E Jones Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 10/08 Southern IL Stone...... 11/28 Donald R Brumley Quentin R Kelley Return Service Requested Delta Asphalt of AR...... 10/09 Heartland Asphalt Materials...... 11/30 Karee A Luttrell Chris N Wissmann Clinton Quarry...... 10/09 Delta Concrete...... 12/01 Lisa G Mirly Shane A Matlock Ready Mix Region...... 10/11 Delta Concrete...... 12/02 Steven L Gray Jethro Lanphear Heartland Asphalt Materials...... 10/11 Southern IL Stone...... 12/02 Kevin G Cross Jeremy B Turner Delta Asphalt...... 10/12 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/03 James E Condray Danny Clark Williamsville Quarry...... 10/12 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/04 Anthony L Carter Christopher J Allen. Delta Asphalt of AR...... 10/13 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/04 Morgan W RobinsoN Jeffery A Derrickson Delta Asphalt of AR...... 10/13 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/05 Brian K Johnson Thomas E Blattel MO Construction...... 10/13 Corporate...... 12/05 Gregory Corzine Jack R Hennessey JR. Southern IL Stone...... 10/13 Aggregate Region...... 12/05 Gerald L Neels Cody R Simpson Corporate...... 10/15 Dexter Sand & Gravel...... 12/06 Kevin M Cunningham Andy J Perry Heartland Asphalt Materials...... 10/16 Corporate...... 12/07 Christopher Mccabe Jerry D Bedwell Southern IL Stone...... 10/18 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/08 Jack King Thomas C Helms Delta Asphalt of AR...... 10/22 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/08 Earl G Lowery David A Mouser Southeast MO Stone...... 10/24 Aggregate Region...... 12/11 Roger G Miller Matthew D Hunt Delta Concrete...... 10/24 Heartland Asphalt Materials...... 12/11 Corey J Massey Jevan M Pierce Delta Asphalt...... 10/26 MO Construction...... 12/13 Wylie J Colbert Adrian P Scallion MO Construction...... 10/26 Dexter Sand & Gravel...... 12/14 Michael L. Spies Charles V Sloper MO Construction...... 10/28 Southeast MO Stone...... 12/14 EMPLOYEE NEWS Richard S Tacker Charlie G Isom Clinton Quarry...... 10/30 Clinton Quarry...... 12/16 Douglas A Tuttle Torrey Y McCauley Delta Concrete...... 10/30 Delta Concrete...... 12/18 Jeremy W Blair Terry Griffey Ashley McRoberts, Daughter of Alice, Payroll Delta Asphalt of AR...... 11/02 Dexter Sand & Gravel...... 12/20 Jimmy H Chastain David D Caldwell Manager and Kenneth McRoberts, who was in the Delta Asphalt of AR...... 11/03 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/21 4th grade received Academic Distinction (Honor Chadwick S Ramsey Donnie Runnels Southeast MO Stone...... 11/04 Delta Concrete...... 12/21 Roll) for her hard work and accomplishments Patrick G Machler Brandon A Machen throughout the school year. Congratulations and Arkansas Shop...... 11/05 AR Construction Region...... 12/21 Good Luck on the new school year! Thomas J Papka Bobby R Cole Clinton Quarry...... 11/05 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/22 Iain Jack Allen J Nelson Heartland Asphalt Materials...... 11/05 Southern IL Stone...... 12/22 Larry L Evrard Cameron M Brewer Southern IL Stone...... 11/05 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/23 Alvin Alexander Glen Robinson Van Loomes, Delta Concrete, and wife, Alice, welcome a new Heartland Asphalt Materials...... 11/06 Delta Concrete...... 12/23 grandchild to their loving family. Millie Ruth Garner was born Jeffrey A Yancy Clay Mothershead on August 12, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center at 8:00 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 11/08 Aggregate Region...... 12/23 Steve D Womack JR Chris Strickland am to parents Emily and Dustin Garner. Weighing 9lb. 13 oz. Delta Concrete...... 11/08 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/24 and 20 ¾ inches long, no one could be more overjoyed than her Jeremy H Cousins Wilbert R Smith Delta Asphalt of AR...... 11/10 MO Construction...... 12/24 grandparents. Alice Loomes declares, “God sent us a beautiful Jim E Mitchell James R Clubb angel! This is my first granddaughter.” Congratulations to the Delta Asphalt of AR...... 11/11 MO Construction...... 12/25 Loomes and Garner families! Scotty D Hendrix Patrick C Johns MO Construction...... 11/13 Delta Concrete...... 12/26 Leonard G Heath Jacob D Sullivan Williamsville Quarry...... 11/13 Southeast MO Stone...... 12/28 Daniel L Grier Bruce F Blair Ready Mix Region...... 11/14 Clinton Quarry...... 12/29 Terry L Penrod Travis W Kersey Welcome to the world Bennett Edward Kamps! Born August 25, 2013, Southern IL Stone...... 11/16 Delta Concrete...... 12/29 at 8:28 pm to Jay and Stacy Kamps. Bennett is the Grandson to Del, Jeremy L Carroll William B Seawright CFO, and Theresa Elfrink and brother to Vivien who just turned four Delta Asphalt of AR...... 11/22 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/30 Ashley N Blakemore Kevin C Holderfield on August 9, 2013. Bennett weighed 9 lbs 9 oz and was 21 ½ inches MO Construction...... 11/22 Delta Asphalt of AR...... 12/30 long. Mother and baby are doing fine, and Grandpa reports, “He Wayne E Rickman Joyce A Julian Williamsville Quarry...... 11/22 Heartland Asphalt Materials...... 12/31 came out hungry.” Bennett is Del and Theresa’s fourth grandchild. Bryan E Claunch Congratulations! MO Construction Region...... 11/22 Jeff L Jordan MO Construction...... 11/24 Kathy H Barks Corporate...... 11/24