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Foundation Provides $100,000 In Scholarships (4th Quarter 2007) Amy King   Christine Peters For Amy King and Christine Peters, the Vecellio Group is more than just the parent company of White Rock Quarries, where their fathers work. Thanks to the Employee Scholarship Program of Vecellio Family Foundation (VFF), it’s also a part of their college education.…

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 terminal, which…

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. Watch ARTBA’s video introduction of Leo Vecellio, Jr. Leo A. Vecellio, Jr., chairman,…

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 B30oard of Directors of the Construction…

White Rock Hosts Cub Scout Tour (3rd Quarters 2007) Members of Cub Scout Pack 222 stand in the 105 cu.yd. bucket of a Marion 8200 dragline during a tour of White Rock Quarries’ Miami operations. Return to top  

“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. two asphalt plants in Greensboro, NC. Ranger Central’s West Palm Beach, FL, asphalt…

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WRQ Safety Slogans (1st / 2nd Quarters 2007) Safety slogans are more than just signs on the wall at White Rock Quarries. Through regularly held contests, employees themselves contribute safety slogans, getting everyone into the spirit of safety. Gary Moorer receives a check from Tim Blaisdell for his slogan, “Safety is Free; Don’t Pay with…

White Rock Reaches Top Of The Heap, Quarry Ranked Largest Producer In U.S. (1st / 2nd Quarter 2007) White Rock has cemented its reputation as a high-volume, low-cost producer of limestone aggregates. Its main quarry, situated along US-27 / Okeechobee Rd. in Miami-Dade County, FL, has been recognized as the largest-producing crushed stone location in the…