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Ranger Pipe Crews Stay Busy In Vero, FL (3rd Quarter 2006) A Ranger Construction pipe crew on a recent project in Vero Beach, FL, included, from the left, Demango Reyes, C.W. Smith, Mike White (operating the excavator), James Phillips and Ricky Angel. Not shown is Pipe Foreman Johnny Brewer. The project involved improvements to 41st Street…

Ranger North Improving Major Roadways (3rd Quarter 2006) Top and Above: Loader Operator Joseph Gould, Dozer Operator Dean Lowe and Roller Operator Tim Tavares move, spread and compact dirt on one of two Ranger US-27 widening projects underway in Clermont, FL. In the background is the 226-ft. tall Citrus Tower, a Central Florida landmark since 1956.…

$31 Million West Virginia Project Starts As North Carolina Bridge Work Ends (3rd Quarter 2006)    Top and Above: Work on V&G’s eight-mile I-540 project, part of an outer beltway around Raleigh, NC, is nearing completion. Bridge work was managed by Superintendent Jim Bower, who is now overseeing construction of a Corridor H bridge in Hardy…

Vecellio & Grogan Acquires Sharpe Bros., Puts Asphalt Work Under Sharpe Name (2nd Quarter 2006) Sharpe Bros., a leading grading, paving and utilities contractor in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina, has become a division of Vecellio & Grogan, effective June 2, 2006. Vecellio & Grogan’s asphalt operations are now doing business as Sharpe Bros.…

50 Years of Interstate Work Approaches $1 Billion For Vecellio Group (2nd Quarter 2006)   Above: Vecellio & Grogan prosecuted a tough I-77 project on Brushy Mountain in Bland County, VA, from 1972 through 1974. The $12.62 million contract called for grading, drainage, structures and paving for 4.5 miles of roadway, with 8.5 million cu. yds.…

Florida’s Largest Dragline Boosts Production At White Rock Quarries(1st Quarter 2006) Vecellio Group owners Katie, Leo, Michael and Christopher Vecellio stand with North American Mining’s Cliff Miercourt and White Rock’s Jim Hurley at the catered luncheon. In the foreground is a custom-made cake featuring a “Marion 8200” at work. White Rock Quarries is fully committed to…

Magazines, Brochures, Websites Win Awards For Vecellio Group Thiemann Named Finalist In 2006 American Business Awards (1st Quarter 2006) The Vecellio Group’s quarterly magazine, VanGuard, earned four awards in the contest, while brochures for Ranger Construction picked up two others. Two of the group’s websites, Ranger-Golf.com and VecellioGrogan.com also earned recognition.   The Vecellio Group’s emphasis…

 128 Million Barrels Offloaded In 2006 A fuel tanker is offloaded by South Florida Petroleum Services at Port Everglades. Return to top  

Miami, Greensboro Asphalt Plants Join ‘Green Diamond’ Certification List (4th Quarter 2005)     Ranger South’s Miami, FL, asphalt plant (above) and VG Asphalt’s Greensboro, NC, plant (below) are the latest Vecellio Group facilities to receive ‘Green Diamond’ certification.   Six asphalt plants owned and operated by Vecellio Group companies have been honored with “Green Diamond”…

Vecellio Group Adds South Florida Petroleum Services In Port Everglades (4th Quarter 2005) The Vecellio Group has expanded further into the petroleum industry by acquiring the assets and employees of Cliff Berry & Associates, renamed South Florida Petroleum Services. The business offloads all petroleum products at South Florida’s Port Everglades, as shown above. Heading the business…