In 1972, James E. Poole was named president and chief executive officer of the company by its directors.
[1] Marquette Cement moved its headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee in 1974,[2] and two years later it was acquired by Gulf and Western Industries, becoming part of the Gulf and Western Natural Resources Group.
[3] Gulf and Western later sold Marquette Cement to Lone Star Industries in 1982.
[4] In 1999, Lone Star Industries was bought by Dyckerhoff AG,[5] which was later taken over by Buzzi Unicem.
However, it was later forced to divest the Cooney assets to Westchester Concrete, Inc. (Westcon) due to antitrust concerns.