Working with the community

Producer-community groups working together can be a benefit to both the propducer and the community. A new citizens advisory group in Manteno, Ill., for instance, has joined forces with Vulcan Materials in a partnership which has already paid some dividends for the community, according to an article in the Daily Journal. "Our goal is to help improve communications and serve as a forum between the quarry, its immediate neighbors and the Manteno community," says Todd Creek, owner of Dura-Tech Enterprises who chairs the advisory panel. "No employer is perfect; we all know that. But Vulcan has promised to work closely with the neighbors, and the formal creation of a permanent advisory group is a critical step in making that happen," he said. Your comment?