Vulcan Mideast Division President, Ronald Mcabee, Elected to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association Board of Directors.Business Editors BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2002 Vulcan Materials Company Vulcan Materials Company NYSE: VMC Vulcan Materials Company (Vulcan) is principally engaged in the production, distribution and sale of construction materials. Vulcan is the largest producer of construction materials (primarily gravel, crushed stone, and sand) in the United (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :VMC See VESA Media Channel. ) announced today that Ronald G. McAbee, president of Vulcan's Mideast Division, has been elected to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA ARTBA American Road and Transportation Builders Association ) board of directors for a three-year term. He was elected at the association's annual convention in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada, March 17-21. McAbee has been with Vulcan since 1974 and was named president of the Mideast Division in 1999. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. McAbee, "I'm proud to serve on ARTBA's board because its work is critical to our nation's economic security. Efficient transportation is one of America's competitive advantages and ARTBA is a key advocate for the maintenance and improvement of America's transportation network. Each year this network makes possible more than 4 trillion miles of personal travel - an average of 15,000 miles of travel for each American - and the movement of more than $6 trillion worth of freight." ARTBA was organized February 13, 1902, in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. by Michigan public official Horatio S. Earle to advocate federal legislation creating a "National Capital Connecting Highway System." That vision was achieved with the 1956 enactment of the Interstate Highway Construction Program legislation--arguably one of the greatest association achievements in history. ARTBA's many accomplishments over the past century also include creation of The Road Information Program (TRIP) and "The Road Show," the forerunner of today's mammoth CONEXPO-CON/AGG trade show--the world's premier heavy construction equipment exhibition. Information about ARTBA and its centennial activities can be found online at www.artba.org. Vulcan Materials Company, an S&P 500 company, is a producer of industrial materials with significant positions in two industries. It is the nation's foremost producer of construction aggregates, a major producer of other construction materials, and a leading chemicals manufacturer, supplying chloralkali and other industrial chemicals. Additional information about Vulcan Materials Company can be found at www.vulcanmaterials.com. |
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