Red light cameras: Not about safety just making money

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 04, 2013

I received my first red light ticket in the mail last week. Like many people who receive the tickets, it's a complete surprise. They are unaware they have been given a ticket. I viewed the photos and the online video (which ...

Don’t just sit there, vote for something important

John Latta - Oct 19, 2012

Got a note from AED, and it's a timely reminder that potential voters sometimes need to be turned into actual voters. We all know the credibility chasm with many, many people who say they are going to vote but don't. AED ...

Cat CT660 vocational truck OK’d for shipment

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Sep 28, 2011

The new Caterpillar CT660 Vocational Truck, officially announced at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 tradeshow in March, has passed all requirements of the Caterpillar rigorous new product introduction process and is approved for shipment to customers. The CT660 has ...

Better Roads, Kobelco: Win a compact excavator for a year

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 25, 2011

To celebrate the launch of 13 new models in 2011, Kobelco Construction Machinery America is offering excavator operators the chance to win a new Kobelco compact excavator for a year with its “Your Competitive Edge” sweepstakes. Kobelco is an ...

ESCO president, COO retiring Jan. 1; replacment announced

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 13, 2010

ESCO Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Larry Huget intends to retire from the company on Jan. 1, 2011. Huget has served in his current role since 2005 and has worked at ESCO, a manufacturer of wearparts and accessories for ...

Rockydale Quarries invests $10 million in new operation

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 30, 2010

Roanoke, Va.,-based Rockydale Quarries Corp. has opened a new site, operating as Rockydale-Charlottesville Quarry, in Earlysville, Va., two miles north of the Charlottesville, Va., city limits. “We are excited to be a part of the greater Albemarle community and look forward ...