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Ranger’s A1A Resurfacing Project Earns ‘Excellence In Paving’ Award (1st/2nd Quarter 2012) Ranger Construction received an “Excellence in Paving” Award from the Asphalt Contractors Association of Florida for its high-quality work resurfacing 5.47 miles of A1A in Indian River County in 2011. The scope of work included milling and resurfacing, landscaping and drainage, with a contract…

Asphalt Plants Maintain ‘Diamond’ Edge (4th Quarter 2011) Ranger Construction Industries operates in southeastern, central and northeastern Florida, while Sharpe Bros. is based in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina. The companies provide customers with high-quality asphalt products throughout their market areas. Their facilities have received “Green Diamond” commendations from the National Asphalt Pavement Association,…

Long-Timers Demonstrate Skill And Dedication Needed To Succeed (4th Quarter 2011) A Message From Leo A. Vecellio, Jr. Vecellio Group, Inc. President, Chairman and CEO When measuring business success, it’s natural to think in terms of a financial report. But beyond how a company fares with its customers and suppliers is another important metric: how it…

Vecellio Family Foundation Supports Higher Education, Provides $110,000 For 11 Scholarships (4th Quarter 2011) The Foundation has underwritten more than $2.6 million in college scholarships since 1973. Three dependents of Vecellio Group employees and eight other graduating high school seniors received scholarships worth a total of $110,000 from the Vecellio Family Foundation in 2011. The Foundation…

  V&G Rises To Meet Grading and Bridge Challenges In WV (3rd Quarter 2011) Vecellio & Grogan’s grading and bridge crews faced especially difficult construction challenges on two West Virginia highway projects, but once again have proved up to the task. V&G built a new bridge over a 200-ft. chasm near Beckley as part of a…

John Hillman, Inventor of Hybrid-Composite Beam for Bridge Construction, Delivers 2011 Vecellio Lecture (3rd Quarter 2011) John Hillman (Photo reprinted courtesy of Engineering News-Record, © The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., April 12, 2010. All rights reserved.) John R. Hillman, Engineering News-Record’s 2010 Award of Excellence recipient, presented this year’s Vecellio Lecture at Virginia Tech. Hillman holds…

Vecellio Group VP Safety John West Retires (3rd Quarter 2011) John West (Early 1970s with Vecellio & Grogan) John West, the Vecellio Group’s Vice President of Safety, has retired after nearly 37 total years of service with Vecellio & Grogan, Ranger Construction, and Vecellio Management Services (Vecellio Group). John began his career as an Estimator with…

Project Owners Can Boost Buying Power, Spur Economy (3rd Quarter 2011) A Message From Leo A. Vecellio, Jr. Vecellio Group, Inc. President, Chairman and CEO For project owners, one of the upsides during a slow economy is getting more work done for less money due to the extremely competitive bidding environment. Bids for needed public works…

Got Concerns? Make an Anonymous Report at www.VecellioGroupEthics.com or Call 877-210-7643 (3rd Quarter 2011) The Vecellio Group has improved online access to its ethics website, launched last year for reporting potential concerns. The website now has a name that is easier to remember: www.VecellioGroupEthics.com. Employees or vendors of any Vecellio Group company or division can go…

Vecenergy Enters Southwest Market, Buys Albuquerque Terminal (3rd Quarter 2011) Vecenergy, the energy division of the Vecellio Group, continues to expand its presence in the bulk petroleum storage and distribution industry. After purchasing two Chevron terminals earlier this year in Alabama and Georgia, Vecenergy has acquired a third Chevron terminal, this one a 150,000-barrel capacity facility…