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Group Named Finalist For Contractor Safety Award (4th Quarter 2007) The Vecellio Group’s “Safety is Job #1” program was just four points away from being named the #1 safety program in America for companies its size in the CNA Contractors Safety Award, co-sponsored by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. “As the selection committee noted,…

Port Celebrates Grand Opening Of Diesel Terminal (4th Quarter 2007) Vecenergy V.P. Todd Cannon and Port of Palm Beach Director Lori Baer share the podium at Vecenergy’s diesel terminal opening.   Leo Vecellio, Jr. and Port of Palm Beach Director Lori Baer.   An automated truck-loading rack services tankers at South Florida Materials Corp.’s new diesel…

Good Equipment, Great Personnel Make Blacktop Production ‘Green’ By Leo A. Vecellio, Jr. (4th Quarter 2007) Leo A. Vecellio, Jr. Vecellio Group, Inc. President, Chairman and CEO Hot-mix asphalt may look black, but it’s getting greener all the time. Not only is asphalt pavement the most recycled product in America, with over 70 million tons reclaimed…

Group Achieves 100% Diamond Recognition (4th Quarter 2007) Clean, safe and environmentally sound. That’s the description fitting all nine Vecellio Group asphalt plants and the reason they’ve all earned prestigious Diamond Achievement Commendations from the National Asphalt Pavement Association in 2007. Vecellio Group makes a clean sweep, earns nine ‘Diamond” Awards for its asphalt operations. Ranger…

ARTBA’s Video Introduction of Leo Vecellio, Jr., and the Vecellio Group Click triangle to play video clip. (Get Adobe Flash Player.)  

Vecellio Group CEO Is Elected ARTBA Chairman (4th Quarter 2007) PROUD FAMILY — Leo A. Vecellio, Jr., CEO of the family owned Vecellio Group, receives congratulations from his wife, Kathryn, and their sons Christopher, left, and Michael, after his election as ARTBA Chairman. Leo A. Vecellio, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Vecellio Group, Inc., has…

Vecellio Group Honored With Five More Communications Awards In 2007 (3rd Quarter 2007) Adding to four communications awards won earlier this year, the Vecellio Group has been named winner of three 2007 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence for its VanGuard magazines, Vecenergy marketing brochures and www.VecellioGroup.com website. The Group also received two 2007 Magnum Opus Awards…

NC Bridge Job Puts V&G “On The Map” (3rd Quarter 2007) A recently completed I-440/US-64 interchange, built by Vecellio & Grogan in Raleigh, NC, as part of its US-64 realignment project, is featured among the photos in North Carolina’s 2007 state map.     Return to top

Linda Figg Delivers 2007 Vecellio Lecture (3rd Quarter 2007) Linda Figg Linda Figg, President and CEO of Figg Engineering Group (FIGG), is delivering this year’s Vecellio Lecture, held annually at Virginia Tech. FIGG is a family of companies that specializes in creating world-class, award-winning bridges. Ms. Figg serves on the Board of Directors of the Construction…

“Eye In The Sky” (3rd Quarter 2007) Here’s a recent look at a few of the Vecellio Group’s operations and facilities. Photos by Bruce Burgin, Leo Nelson, John Riley, Jr., Carl Thiemann and Aaron Bonewitz Vecellio & Grogan’s headquarters in Beckley, WV. One of Sharpe Bros. asphalt plants in Greensboro, NC. Ranger Central’s West Palm Beach, FL, asphalt plant…