Pub. 2 2019-2020 Issue 1

1 CONTENTS 22 WINTER ISSUE 1 2020 © 2019 Utah Asphalt Pavement Association (UAPA) | The newsLINK Group, LLC. All rights reserved. On the Road is published four times each year by The newsLINK Group, LLC for UAPA and is the official publication for the association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review and consideration. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your specific circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the association, its board of directors, or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publicationdoesnotconstituteanendorsementorrecommendationofanyproductorservice advertised.OntheRoad isacollectiveworkandassuchsomearticlesaresubmittedbyauthors who are independent of UAPA. While UAPA encourages a first-print policy, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at 855-747-4003. 28 34 OUR OFFICES 10808 SOUTH RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 368 SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH 84095 PAVING THE FUTURE 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE: IT’S NOT ME, IT’S YOU 4 2020 ECONOMIC FORECAST 13 UTAH ASPHALT CONFERENCE: FEBRUARY 25-26, 2020 14 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: HAL LABELLE, ASPHALT SYSTEMS, INC. 16 ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES AFFECTING THE ASPHALT INDUSTRY 22 DIVERSIFYING BY HIRING WOMEN 28 MEMBER FOCUS: CMR 34 #METOO AND THE ASPHALT INDUSTRY