Palos Heights mayor to address chamber

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Updated: March 2, 2012 8:06AM

Palos Heights Mayor Robert Straz will deliver his “State of the City” address Feb. 14 at an event sponsored by the Palos Area Chamber of Commerce.

The event begins at 11:45 a.m. at Moraine Valley Community College’s Business and Conference Center Building, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills. The cost is $20.

For information, contact the chamber at (708) 480-3025 or email info@palosareachamber.org.

Former Gallagher prez named to hall

Don Gallagher, former president of Gallagher Asphalt Corp. in Thornton, was recently named to the Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame.

The hall was established by the National Asphalt Pavement Association to recognize and honor individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions of regional and/or national importance to the asphalt industry.

The company said that Gallagher frequently took a leadership role in developing or validating new equipment and procedures for producing, placing and compacting asphalt pavements. He was a national pioneer in innovations for asphalt recycling, trucking practices and silo storage of asphalt pavement materials, the company said.