Bruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academy starts next week

More than 100 teens set aside video games for Bruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academy

Posted by Kevin Jeffery on Aug 3, 2016

The glue that holds our industry together

The glue that holds our industry together

Posted by Toni Carroll on Jul 19, 2016

Like many of you, much of my job depends on forging strong connections with construction industry leaders, including those at Caltrans and other public agencies.
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An answer for our crumbling streets

The man with an answer for our crumbling streets

Posted by Shanna Crigger on Jul 12, 2016

SAN JOSE – Dennis McElroy is on a mission.
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Real work experiences at Graniterock internship

Real work experience at Graniterock internship

Posted by Barbara Kimball on Jun 20, 2016

An internship at Graniterock means real, hands-on work experience, in the field and at our various branches throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast.
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Mr. Roadshow: Taxing ourselves to fix the traffic problems

Taxing ourselves to fix the traffic problems

Posted by Gary Richards on Jun 15, 2016

For the past four decades, voters in 20 of California’s most urban counties have taxed themselves to widen highways, extend transit lines and fill potholes to the tune of more than $100 billion.Now, rural counties hope to join the list of what are called the self-help counties.
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Rock Star shares secret to success

Rock Star: Raudel Salinas shares secret to success

Posted by Robert Ellenwood on Jun 8, 2016

FAIRFIELD – Safe to say no one likes to be yelled at or put down.Raudel ‘Toby’ Salinas, Jr. once worked for a foreman who cursed commands and was relentless with harsh criticism.That boss didn’t teach or guide. He only motivated through fear.
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Two-man team crushes recycling business

Working Together: Two-man team crushes San Jose recycling business

Posted by Shanna Crigger on Jun 3, 2016

SAN JOSE – More than 100 trucks funnel through Graniterock’s recycling facility in San Jose on a solid day, dropping off concrete and asphalt rubble from a job site or picking up recycled material for a project from one of the mountainous stockpiles.
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Major milestone in downtown SJ project

Construction team nails major milestone

Posted by Sergio Rubio on Jun 2, 2016

SAN JOSE - Moving a 6,000-pound brass statue 90 feet isn't as simple as it sounds.
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Tight deadline at Moffett Field no problem

Pushing tight deadline at Moffett Field

Posted by Dennis McElroy on May 20, 2016

MOUNTAIN VIEW - Working nights, weekends and in the rain, the Construction Division has had a hand in transitioning Moffett Federal Airfield into a hub for Google, which entered a 60-year lease for the former military site in 2014.
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Rock Star: The guy you want on your concrete project

The guy you want on your next concrete project

Posted by Shanna Crigger on May 16, 2016

SEASIDE – Willie Diaz is a salt-of-the-earth kind of guy you’d like to share a beer with or invite on a fishing trip.A true guy’s guy – down to the camouflage seat covers in his Ford F-250 and the room at his Monterey home dedicated to all the ducks he’s shot and stuffed himself.He’s also the guy you want on your concrete project, whether it’s a driveway or runway.
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