Ranger Lines Up Road Improvement Contracts Ranger Construction was recently awarded a number of road improvement contracts valued at more than $3 million each. The contracts cover work in Osceola, Palm Beach and Broward counties. Alejandro Uribe Passes P.E. Exam Alejandro Uribe, a Project Manager with Ranger Construction Industries’ West Palm Beach office, passed the…
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Vecellio Foundation Provides $100,000 For 10 College Scholarships In 2010
Since 1973, the Vecellio Family Foundation has helped dependents of Vecellio Group employees, as well as students at selected West Virginia high schools, to further their education. This year the Foundation funded 10 college scholarships worth $10,000 each. Recipients will receive $2,500 per year for four years in care of the chosen college or university.…
Read MoreVecellio Companies ‘Do The Right Thing,’ Set Up Anonymous Ethics Hotline & Website
When the Vecellio Group tells its employees to “Do The Right Thing,” that’s not just a company motto. The Group has set up an ethics hotline and website so any concerns can be reported anonymously. Employees or vendors of any Vecellio Group company or division can call (877) 210–7643 or go to www.VecellioGroupEthics.com to report…
Read MoreUse Your Head — Wear Your Hard Hat!
Employees sometimes ask why they are required to wear hard hats on our road construction or site development projects, or at one of our quarry locations or petroleum terminals. After all, if the work takes place outside, what is going to fall on them? Wearing a hard hat protects the employee from any impact to…
Read MorePorous Asphalt Reduces Runoff/Drainage Costs
For developers and owners who want to “keep it green” on their next building project — and even earn credits toward LEED certification — porous asphalt pavement can help. Porous asphalt lets stormwater percolate back to the ground, reducing runoff and drainage issues and costs, while improving water quality. It can earn credits in three…
Read MoreUser Fee Would Fund Six-Year Transportation Bill
Raising taxes during a slow economy may seem backwards, but when it’s a pennies-per-gallon user fee on gasoline to pay for a multi-year surface transportation bill, then it makes good sense. Federal stimulus programs and funding extensions don’t help the nation’s long-term infrastructure needs — or the need for businesses and states to plan for…
Read MoreGroup’s Safety Records Honored
The Vecellio Group’s emphasis on safety is reflected in the safety records of its companies and divisions, with most seeing hundreds of thousands of hours worked with no lost-time incidents. At the head of the pack, this summer Sharpe Bros. celebrated four years with no lost-time incidents. Employees were treated to a meal and several…
Read MoreRanger Construction Earns “Best In Construction” Award
Celebrating Ranger Construction’s “Best In Construction” award from the Florida Transportation Builders Association — the second one in four years for Ranger’s North Division, this time for work on SR-414 in Orange County — are project team members, the engineering consultant, and state and association officials. Seated L-R: Ranger Project Superintendent Charles Geiger, Project Manager…
Read MoreCentral, South Team Up On $37 Million I-595 Contract
A major South Florida corridor is getting a $1.2 billion makeover and Ranger’s Central and South Divisions are key players on a $37 million segment of the work. Under its largest public-private partnership to date, the state awarded a design-build-finance-operate-maintain contract to concessionaire I-595 Express to widen 10.5 miles of I-595 and add three reversible,…
Read MoreWidening, Repaving Winds Down On Okeechobee Blvd. In West Palm Beach
(Photos by Carl Thiemann)
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