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5/24/2013 10:04 AM
Rabine Group is proud to offer Green and Sustainable roofing and pavement alternatives for facilities. Reducing costs and energy with these environmentally friendly alternatives are very important to your business, but we understand that not everyone has the immediate means to replace their roof or pavement. There are still lots of ways to make your business more cost-effective as well as helping out the environment. Here are a few small ways you can make big impact in greening your office.
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By admin on
5/23/2013 11:52 AM
While technology for paving roads has improved, the concept of paved roads has been around for a while – almost 5,000 years! In the summer of 1994, American researchers and archaeologists discovered the 4,600 year old road in Giza, Egypt. |  |
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By admin on
5/16/2013 2:06 PM
Nationally, 87,606 work zone crashes were reported in 2010, resulting in 37,476 injuries and 576 deaths. Additionally, an average of 20,000 construction workers are injured in work zones each year in the United States*. Safe driving is always important but becomes absolutely vital when driving through work zones. While work zones can be dangerous places, but they don't have to be. Here are a few tips for keeping yourself as well as others safe when driving through a work zone.
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By admin on
5/6/2013 2:33 PM
Man Pleads Guilty for Multi-County Asphalt-Paving Scam edited news release from Missouri Attorney General's Office 9:57 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2013 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Terry Phelps pleaded guilty in multiple counties to charges of financial exploitation of the elderly, stealing by deceit, and unlawful merchandising practices for his role in asphalt-paving scams. Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight, Maries County Prosecuting Attorney Terry Daley Schwartze, and Phelps County Prosecuting Attorney John Beger participated in the prosecutions with the Attorney General's Office.
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By admin on
5/2/2013 2:07 PM
Congratulations to Stephanie Cooney! After three years with Rabine Paving America (RPA), Stephanie Cooney has officially been promoted to National Account Manager. Stephanie has worn many hats in here time with RPA, and we appreciate all of her hard work.
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By admin on
5/1/2013 8:45 AM
Congratulations to Rabine Group on winning the 2013 Silver Edison Award in the Composites Category for their patented process of UltraLot® Whitetopping! Rabine Group's UltraLot® Whitetopping leads the pavement maintenance industry in structural resurfacing of parking lots and roadways while utilizing concrete instead of asphalt. UltraLot® Whitetopping provides durability, longevity and reduced life cycle cost while combining sustainability through a reduction in heat, energy consumption and the amount of resources used in the construction process.
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By admin on
4/29/2013 8:14 AM
Three Projects Using 97% Recycled Asphalt to Be Included on April Letting SPRINGFIELD- The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today announced plans to construct three overlay demonstration sections featuring the most environmentally friendly Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) surface mixture ever developed in Illinois and perhaps the nation. Dubbed “Total Recycle Asphalt,” the HMA paving mixture contains more than 97 percent reclaimed and recycled materials. The demonstration projects using total recycle asphalt are on the April 26 letting and are expected to reduce paving costs.
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By admin on
4/26/2013 2:47 PM
CHICAGO--(ENEWSPF)--April 26, 2013. Roosevelt University students, faculty, administrators, staff, alumni and friends recently marked New Deal Soil Service Days and Earth Week by preparing an area consisting of 30 individual plots for an RUrbanPioneers Community Garden located at the Schaumburg Campus. The group received help and some kind words from State Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg.
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By admin on
4/23/2013 8:23 AM
Last week was known nationwide as Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, targeted towards educating drivers on the need to drive safely and carefully through work zones to prevent accidents, saving lives in the process. We switch gears this week in order to recognize National Volunteer Week which kicked off on Sunday, April 21, 2013. Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week is "about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities" (Hands on Network).
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By admin on
4/18/2013 9:35 AM
By JASON KEYSER and JIM SALTER - Associated Press CHICAGO - Middle America was getting everything nature has to throw at in on Thursday, from snow in the north to tornadoes in the Plains, and with torrential rains causing floods and transportation chaos in several states - and a sinkhole in Chicago.
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