. 7 5 ▁billion ) ▁helping ▁ref in ance ▁its ▁US $ 1 4 ▁billion ▁ ▁deb t , ▁which ▁partly ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ac quisition , ▁two ▁years ▁earlier , ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁R ink er ▁Group . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁D OL ▁Resol ves ▁Employee ▁Back ▁W age ▁Case ▁With ▁CE ME X ▁– ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor ▁announced ▁the ▁fil ing ▁of ▁a ▁consent ▁judgment ▁in ▁a ▁case ▁against ▁CE ME X ▁Inc . ▁and ▁the ▁recovery ▁of ▁$ 1 , 5 1 4 , 4 4 9 ▁in ▁over time ▁back ▁w ages ▁for ▁ 1 , 7 0 5 ▁current ▁and ▁former ▁ready - mix ▁drivers ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁eight ▁states . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁company ▁reported ▁record ▁ear nings ▁of ▁$ 7 5 0 ▁million ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁highest ▁in ▁a ▁de cade . ▁Lower ing ▁company ▁deb t ▁after ▁recent ▁ac quis itions ▁were ▁a ▁main ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁financial ▁performance . ▁ ▁CE ME X ▁world wide ▁ ▁CE ME X ▁World ▁Corpor ate ▁Head quarters ▁is ▁in ▁Mon ter rey , ▁Mexico ▁and ▁its ▁U . S . ▁operations ▁headquarters ▁is ▁in ▁Memorial ▁City , ▁Houston , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁oper ates ▁in ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁countries / ter rit ories ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁including : ▁ ▁Sub s idi aries ▁▁ ▁C