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Tina Grady Barbaccia is executive editor of Better Roads and news & digital editor for Aggregates Manager. She has bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and Mass Communication and in Theater Studies from Kent State University and a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Communication managerial program. Barbaccia is currently national second vice president and a board member of the Construction Writers Association and national treasurer of the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and a Chicago board member. She has won numerous national and regional ASBPE Awards as well as being a finalist for the American Business Media’s (ABM) Jesse H. Neal Award in 2007 and recipient of the award in 2011. Her coverage of a program to help children learn about the aggregates industry and pique their interest in geology earned an industry organization a 2005 Littleford Award from ABM.

Portland cement NESHAP Final Rule published

Feb 26, 2013

The portland cement National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 12, reports the Portland Cement Association (PCA). The PCA Clean Air Committee says it is evaluating the details of the ...

Equipment finance market on rise for third straight month

Feb 25, 2013

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the February 2013 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) on Feb. 22, which indicated that overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is up for the third consecutive month at ...

Share winter weather stories, get a trip to the CMAs

Feb 25, 2013

Think you’ve toughed it out working in winter weather? If so, now’s the time to tell your story. Whether enduring the ice and snow or withstanding chilling winds, every cold weather worker faces challenges. The Cintas & Carhartt Cold Crew Contest, ...

A Cold-Mix Performance Evaluation by City of Lexington, Ky.

Feb 24, 2013

Contributed by Streets & Roads Division in Lexington, Ky., directed by Sam Williams Striving to improve the overall handling process for potholes, The City of Lexington (Kentucky) Streets and Roads Department initiated a cold mix evaluation program to identify possible advantages ...

Case 521F wheel loader offers 12-percent increase in fuel efficiency

Feb 24, 2013

Case 521F Case Construction Equipment’s new 521F wheel loader, introduced at World of Concrete, provides a 12-percent increase in fuel efficiency from the previous E Series model. The machine is available in standard Z-bar, extended reach and tool-carrier models. Case chose ...

‘If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves’

Feb 22, 2013

Pennies DO matter! In a recent conversation with Shane Buchanan, asphalt performance manager with Oldcastle Materials Group’s Asphalt Performance Team, about mix-design optimization, he told me how watching your pennies can save your operation millions. But it’s not about cutting corners to ...

Ana Cabiedes-Uranga promoted to marketing and communications manager at Liebherr

Feb 21, 2013

Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. has promoted Ana Cabiedes-Uranga to the position of marketing and communications manager. Cabiedes-Uranga is now responsible for planning, implementing and communicating the company’s marketing efforts. In her previous position as trade show and event manager, Cabiedes-Uranga was ...

Midwest storms a comin’. What are your agency’s best practices?

Feb 21, 2013

If you'll be traveling through Indiana and Illinois this evening and tomorrow, please be prepared for challenging winter weather and check highway, city and county road conditions. According to report provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), ice precipitation is ...

Shuster: U.S. has ‘significant long-term infrastructure needs that must be addressed and responsibly paid’

Feb 21, 2013

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) released statement on Wednesday following the release of additional details on President Obama’s infrastructure plan. In his statement, Shuster pointed out that he is “encouraged” by the need to reduce “red tape ...

FROM OUR READERS: ‘We need a lobby that convinces government to cut politicians’ pet projects and idiotic slush funds’

Feb 20, 2013

I'm so pleased that since Better Roads Editor-in-Chief John Latta and I have started very actively blogging and sending out daily e-newsletters in which we are asking readers to respond, they are. As one of editors of Better Roads, it's fantastic ...

Find out who won the Trowel Challenge at World of Concrete

Feb 20, 2013

Wyatt Molzahn of Wyatt Molzahn Construction in Worland, Wyo., won First Place in Wacker Neuson's Trowel Challenge. He had a winning winning combined time of 58.708. Molzahn’s qualifying time was 29.341, and his final run time was 29.358 Wyatt Molzahn ...

Does a drop in foreclosures mean we’re on the rebound?

Feb 19, 2013

Foreclosure filings are down, but does it really mean we're on the rebound? Dow Jones reports that the number of U.S. properties with foreclosure filings fell 28 percent in January from a year earlier, while foreclosure starts fell to a six-year ...

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