Officials say heat making concrete roads buckle (WOI-TV Des Moines)

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) - State officials say recent hot temperatures have caused Iowa's old concrete roads, including patches of some interstates, to buckle.

Michael Jackson's family 'want him buried in concrete' to protect his grave (Daily Telegraph)

Michael Jackson's family want his goldplated coffin to be be encased in concrete to prevent fans from robbing his grave.

Rust is tough to remove from concrete (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Q: How do you remove rust stains from concrete? I tried rust-dissolving gel, let it soak 20 minutes, scrubbed for 10 minutes with a stiff brush. No change. Also, how do you remove tar from concrete?

Local News : CONCRETE SOLUTION - Frontiersman (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman)

City Electric employee Brian Fisher finishes concrete work on the base for a traffic signal at the intersection of Knik-Goose Bay and Vine roads Monday afternoon.

Concrete counters? Seal the deal. (San Francisco Chronicle)

Concrete has become a popular material for contemporary kitchen counters or floors. A mixture of cement, gravel and sand developed by the ancient Romans, it hardens to a rocklike, porous surface. But if not protected, concrete, like stone, will absorb salts,...

UPDATE:China's BAIC Made Concrete Offer For GM's Opel -Source (Nasdaq)

(Adds details.) MUNICH -(Dow Jones)- China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding, or BAIC, has made a concrete offer for General Motors Corp.'s (GM) Adam Opel GmbH unit, a person familiar with the situation told Dow Jones Newswires Friday. The person said BAIC's offer is non-binding.

China's BAIC Made Concrete Offer For GM's Opel - Source (Nasdaq)

MUNICH -(Dow Jones)- China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding has made a concrete offer for General Motors Corp.'s (GM) Adam Opel GmbH unit, a person familiar with the situation told Dow Jones Newswires Friday. The person said BAIC's offer is non-binding.