Historic steam engine back on track

Graniterock's historic steam engine gets back on track

Posted by Shanna Crigger on Apr 8, 2015

View story from Sacramento Business Journal: Back on track The iconic puffing sound of a steam locomotive will return to Old Sacramento this season when the repaired Granite Rock No. 10 steam locomo...
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Friends of the Family: Half Moon Bay Grading and Paving

Posted by Shanna Crigger on Mar 31, 2015

But Gary Giovannoni and his wife Cindy, owners of Half Moon Bay Grading and Paving, haven’t seen a pause in projects coming their way. 
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Helping customers go green with Graniterock’s new concrete EPDs

Posted by Jon Erskine on Mar 31, 2015

As green building becomes increasingly popular, Graniterock is at the forefront by offering green products through its Granitegreen concrete initiative. 
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Graniterock celebrates 115 years of great products and projects

Posted by Rose Ann Woolpert on Mar 31, 2015

A.R. Wilson founded Granite Rock Company on Feb. 14, 1900, and quickly grew a little granite quarry outside Watsonville into a mining and construction company active throughout Northern California. 
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New San Mateo County jail begins with GraniteGreen

Posted by Shanna Crigger on Mar 31, 2015

On top of that, the floors of the eight-story detention center will be built with the Company's same green concrete. 
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Up Close: Kristen Grossen

Posted by Jim West on Mar 31, 2015

Not only can Kristen Grossen run a backhoe and operate a skip loader like a pro, she’s a whiz on the softball field.
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Operation McDonalds

Posted by Mike Cook on Mar 31, 2015

The challenge to deliver the same product every time
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Working Together: One of the best paving teams in the industry

Working Together: One of the best paving teams in the industry

Posted by Shanna Crigger on Mar 18, 2015

BIG SUR – You wouldn’t be wrong to think asphalt runs through Robert Lauderdale’s veins. 
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Mike Baker, the man behind Graniterock’s Working Together

Posted by Shanna Crigger on Mar 18, 2015

When Mike Baker talks about the aluminum “coals” he spent 25 years selling and manufacturing in Kentucky and Ohio, it’s really coils. Mike’s southern accent might be as thick as they come, but he doesn’t leave anyone guessing when it comes to his passion for team work and strong leadership. 
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New California Labor and Employment Laws for 2015

Posted by Garry Mathiason on Mar 18, 2015

Mandatory paid sick leave: California businesses must provide at least three days or 24 hours per year of paid sick leave for most employees, with a cap of 48 hours. Mandatory paid sick leave begins July 1, 2015. The rate of accrual will eventually increase to one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. The 14-page new law is complex with eight new statutes and additional recordkeeping and notice requirements for employers. Employees who already have paid sick leave through a valid collective bargaining agreement are exempt from the law.
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