Yankton - South Dakota Chamber board member Joe Vig, Group Vice President of KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens, has been appointed chairman of the Manufacturers & Services Division of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA).  As chairman, Vig will lead the division as it seeks to work with producer members of NSSGA to provide information concerning equipment, services, supplies and operating procedures to NSSGA members and the industries it serves.

Vig has been a leader in the aggregate and concrete industry for almost 40 years.  Previously, he has served as a Product Safety Committee co-chairman for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, member of the U.S. Committee on Large Dams, and past president of the American Concrete Institute - Dakota Chapter.  Before becoming president of Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. in 2001, he served as the company's engineering manager.  Prior to that, he managed the engineering departments at Morgen Manufacturing and then Essick-Mayco.  Vig has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and is a registered Professional Engineer.

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