Leo A. Vecellio Jr., chairman, president and CEO of West Palm Beach, Fla.- based Vecellio Group Inc., and past chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), is the 2020 recipient of the prestigious George S. Bartlett Award.
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CalCIMA, Coalition File Suit on Joshua Tree Listing Process
The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA), as part of a coalition, filed a lawsuit to challenge the process used by the California Fish and Game Commission to consider the western Joshua tree as a potentially threatened species.
Read MoreSeptember New Home Sales Pause Following Strong Summer Surge
Sales of newly built, single-family homes in September fell 3.5% to 959,000 from a downwardly revised August number, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. Despite the monthly decline, the September rate is 32.1% higher than the September 2019 pace, and on a year-to-date basis, new home sales…
Read MoreGericke USA Touts Mobile Pneumatic Conveying Control System
Gericke USA unveiled a mobile STP 61 pneumatic conveying control system. Developed to prevent product loss, contamination and fugitive dust emissions during the unloading of powders, pellets and other bulk materials from tankers, trailers, railcars and silos, the mobile STP 61 enables process engineers to deploy the company’s proprietary technology used to automate conveying inside the plant at the point…
Read MoreCaltrans Repaves Roadway with Recycled Plastic Bottles
This Marks The First Time The Department Has Paved A Road Using 100% Recycled Materials. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreTriax Offers Onsite Visibility Technology for Safety, Productivity
Triax Technologies Inc. launched Intrinsically Safe (IS) variants of its Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to address the specific needs of the energy and hazardous industrial markets.
Read MoreThere’s No Debating This
Oct. 23, 2020 – Last night was the second and final debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. While many are praising the debate participants for a particularly vigorous exchange – in direct contrast to the first time they came together – I do find it disappointing that America’s infrastructure was not on the agenda. Yes, the…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Collision Avoidance Technology
Quarries and mines can be dangerous workplaces. Mobile equipment and machinery are a huge contributing factor to the dangers faced by those in the mining and quarrying industries. The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) revealed that despite a 2% decrease in the number of workplace fatalities between its 27 member companies in 2018 compared to 2017, fatalities caused…
Read MoreConstruction Starts Post Solid Gain in August
Large Projects Fuel Gains Across Most Broad Sectors; Highway And Bridge Starts Move Up 13%.
Read MoreEPA Facilitates Progress in Evolution of National Water Reuse Action Plan
Water reuse – sometimes referred to as water recycling – is an innovative and dynamic strategy that can dramatically change the future of water availability in the United States. Water reuse can be used to meet water demands and mitigate the risks posed by droughts.
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