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| {cost, operation, labor} |
| {cost, regulation, environmental} |
| {personnel, key, retain} |
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Our aggregates business is seasonal and subject to the weather
Our aggregates business depends on the availability of aggregate reserves or deposits and our ability to mine them economically.
Our aggregates business is a capital-intensive business.
Our businesses face many competitors.
Our future growth may depend in part on acquiring other businesses in our industry.
Short supplies and high costs of fuel and energy affect our businesses.
Changes in legal requirements and governmental policies concerning zoning, land use, the environment, and other areas of the law, and litigation relating to these matters, affect our businesses. Our operations expose us to the risk of material environmental liabilities.
Labor disputes could disrupt operations of our businesses.
Delays or interruptions in shipping products of our businesses could affect our operations.
Our earnings are affected by the application of accounting standards and our critical accounting policies, which involve subjective judgments and estimates by our management. Our estimates and assumptions could be wrong.
The adoption of new accounting standards may affect our financial results.
We depend on the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel, and our failure to attract and retain such personnel could affect our business.
Disruptions in the credit markets could affect our business.
Our specialty products business depends in part on the steel industry and the supply of reasonably priced fuels.
Our articles of incorporation, bylaws, and shareholder rights plan and North Carolina law may inhibit a change in control that you may favor.
Changes in our effective tax rate may harm our results of operations.
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