Rabine Paving Sponsors the Galapalooza

Rabine Paving is proud to support Parkways Foundation by sponsoring the 2011 Galapalooza

 

Schaumburg, Illinois (August 26, 2011) – Rabine Paving, a Rabine Group company, recently sponsored Galapalooza, which was held at Grant Park this month. The event was hosted by Parkways Foundation, the non-profit partner of the Chicago Park District.

More than 750 people attended the fifth annual Galapalooza which included food, drinks and live music. The food was provided by six of the most popular food trucks of Chicago. Three Lollapalooza artists were featured at Galapalooza. They were Elizaveta, Walk the Moon and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, who was named Rolling Stones “Best Band of 2010.”

Cheryl Rabine, Chairperson, of the Rabine Group Foundation, said “Parkways Foundation puts great effort into supporting Chicago youth through summer camps and park maintenance. Galapalooza was a fun way to raise money for such an important part of Chicago.”

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Purchase will make California the largest EV fleet for UPS  

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Rabine Group honored with 2011 Inc. 500|5000 listing

The Rabine Group of companies has made the 2011 Inc. 500|5000 list of the fastest–growing private companies in America.

 

Schaumburg, Illinois (August 24, 2011) – The Rabine Group is recognized as one of America’s fastest growing private companies of 2011. Rabine Group is made up of companies specializing in asphalt and concrete paving, commercial roofing, petroleum distribution and other construction needs.  Inc. magazine today ranked the Rabine Group #1,477 in its fifth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list is a comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. The 2011 Inc. 500 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2007 to 2010.

Online retailer ideeli tops this year’s list. The Rabine Group also joins Spirit Airlines, television maker Vizio, Honest Tea, Dunkin Donuts and Metrokane, makers...

Rabine Group Supports less Fortunate Children

The Rabine Group Foundation has partnered with the Palatine Park District to collect school supplies for needy children before classes begin

 

Schaumburg, Illinois (August 22, 2011) – The Rabine Group Foundation recently held a Back-to-School Drive in partnership with Palatine Parke District from July 1, 2011 to August 1, 2011. Drop boxes were provided at its Schaumburg, Richmond, and Chicago offices for employee donations. By the end of the campaign, the Foundation had three large containers of pencils, markers, notebooks, glue, crayons, rulers and other school supplies.

 

Cheryl Rabine, Chairperson of the Rabine Group Foundation, said, “This was a really great way to help children from struggling families be prepared for their school year. Thank you to everyone that participated in the drive.”

 

The Palatine Park District works to enhance quality of life for the residents and visitors of the Palatine Park District....

8/20/2011 9:45:00 PMBrieflyRepaving begins Monday on Pioneer Parkway

Work will get under way Monday on the repaving of a 2-mile stretch of Pioneer Parkway from Williamson Valley Road to Commerce Drive.The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) reports that the project will include removal of the existing pavement and the application of a layer of rubberized asphalt pavement.According to an ADOT news release, crews will build crossover lanes at Williamson Valley Road and Commerce Drive to allow motorists to travel in both directions. The eastbound lanes will be closed through the project area as crews work on milling, paving and median improvements.

Read the full article here: http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=97180

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Schaumburg business to install unique solar panels By Kate Thayer TribLocal reporter Today at 11:49 a.m. A Schaumburg roofing and pavement installation company will be the first building in the Midwest to use a new solar panel design.

Next month, the Rabine Group, located at 900 National Parkway, will begin installing solar panels on its roof. The panels are unique in that they’re lightweight, enough so that they can be placed on flat roofs often used by industrial and commercial properties, said Tom DuFore, Rabine vice president.

 

Read the full article here: http://triblocal.com/schaumburg/2011/08/15/schaumburg-business-to-install-unique-solar-panels/



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Teachers Get Green Education Area teachers learned how the rain garden and porous pavement constructed during Mercer Museum's recent expansion help the environment.

By Sandra Moyer DeHaven Email the authorAugust 9, 2011

Mary Ellen Noonan knows firsthand the fury of stormwater runoff.

When a deluge of rain hit Doylestown a few years ago, she found out living downhill from the center of town wasn’t exactly the best place to be.

The rain fell harder and faster than it could be absorbed in the ground, so water started flowing down the street toward Noonan's property.

Gravity, being what it is, moves water to the lowest point. That included the water coming off the paved surfaces at Mercer Museum....

Make way for road work Posted on August 11, 2011 by Sun News

No street closures are anticipated as two months of road construction begins in Sonoma.Two street improvement projects will include new corner curb ramps, storm drainage improvements, asphalt paving and striping. Both should be complete by mid-October.

One of the projects will occur on France Street from Broadway to Fourth Street East, Leveroni from the bike path to Broadway, and Fifth Street West from West MacArthur to Harrington. No road closures are anticipated other than a temporary detour on France Street during the storm drain phase of the project.

 

Read more: http://news.sonomaportal.com/2011/08/11/make-way-for-road-work/



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NCC's Acquisition of Destia's Asphalt Paving Operations Opposed by Finnish Competition Authority

Aug 10, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- NCC said the Finnish Competition Authority has opposed NCC's acquisition of Destia's asphalt paving operations.

In a release on Aug. 5, NCC said the Authority has requested that the Market Court forbid the planned corporate merger.

In March 2011, NCC said it signed an agreement to acquire the asphalt and paving operations in the Finnish company Destia, which is owned by the Finnish government. The agreement has been subject to review by the Finnish Competition Authority (FCA), which has now announced that it opposes the transaction. The FCA has requested that the Finnish Market Court prohibit the acquisition.