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Bottom Line: Medicine’s Funding Pool is Drying Up
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
Special Report from Stanford Medicine, Fall 2012If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything. Unfortunately, in the United States protecting this most precious asset is breaking the proverbial bank. This is not news. In fact, decades have rolled by while the nation’s health-care bill has ballooned. Most of us try not to think about the facts, but we ignore them at our peril. A few stunners:- U.S. health-care spending neared $2.6 trillion in 2010, ... Read More
Taking a Cue From Bochy: Experts Point Out What Business Can Learn From Baseball
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
In the Tuesday, October 30,2012 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, Net Worth reporter Kathleen Pender takes a look at the world class management style of Bruce Bochy of the San Francisco Giants:What can managers in business learn from San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy, who led two very different teams to World Series championships in three years? I asked a variety of management professors, consultants and managers themselves that question. Their answers focused on ... Read More
Family Ties That Bind
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
This interview with Graniterock Transportation Division Operations Manager Denny Mahler was published by the Hollister Free Lance in 2001.Family Ties That Bind, by Linda Lee KingIn 1972, Denny Mahler followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, father and two older brothers and went to work at the Wilson Quarry in Aromas. Since the 1930s, when his maternal grandfather, Charlie Herzog, left the Oklahoma “dust bowl” searching for work and found it at Graniterock’s quarry, family members ... Read More
Networking, Networking, Networking
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
In the "Works for Us" series from Daily5Remodel.com, remodelers share business strategies that are keeping the phones ringing, even in the dog days of summer. Care to share what's working for you? Email leah@daily5REMODEL. by Geoff Martin, Cedar Mill GroupOur business is up 30 percent over 2010. As of three weeks ago, we were already at 106 percent of last year's volume sold! If I had to pinpoint reasons why we're having such a good year, ... Read More
Marketing Your Construction Firm on the Cheap
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
This article byNick Ganaway, Construction Business Management, LLC, comes from Reed Construction Data. Tolearn more, please visit: http://app.learn.reedconstructiondata.com/e/es.aspx?s=2521&e=2561&elq=827dcd80b5764fb591934ae7ad9f7125If you're a smaller contractor, don’t make the mistake of thinking marketing and business development apply only to the big guys. A marketing program is needed to make your company known to your potential customers and give them reasons to do business with you. And even if you intend to stay small, you have to stir the pot of ... Read More
Just Say Yes
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
Editor’s Note: This July 2010 issue of Aggregates Manager highlights the customer service approaches championed by Bruce W. Woolpert, President and CEO of Graniterock from 1987 to 2012.Just Say YesNext to price and product quality, customer service is the key for contractors who purchase aggregates. Nearly two in three say that it is very important in their procurement decisions.By Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-ChiefThree simple words underlie the success of Watsonville, Calif.-based Graniterock: Yes, we will. More than ... Read More
California Business Leaders Speak Out on the Economy
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
The California Federation of Commerce and Education released its 2012 survey of business executives. Business executives are slightly more optimistic about the State’s economy as well as the prospects for their own businesses. But they continue to have a poor outlook on the long-term California business climate, mainly citing overregulation as the main problem. Eighty percent stated California was "on the wrong track" while only 19% felt that California is "going in the right direction." While ... Read More
CONGRESS PASSES 90-DAY TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
Facing expiration of the latest extension of highway spending authorization on Saturday, March 31, the House and Senate passed a 90-day extension (the 9th) allowing for funding of the highway and transit programs and collection of the federal motor fuels taxes (the gas tax) to continue through the end of June. The bill will now go to the President who is expected to sign it before the current extension expires. With both the House and Senate ... Read More
Permeable Aggregate Systems for Playing Fields
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
It’s no doubt that synthetic athletic fields are becoming more popular. Organizations that decide to install synthetic fields have realized lower maintenance costs and better playability. Using a sophisticated system of drainage channels, filter fabrics and specialized aggregate, a well-designed field draws water quickly from the turf layer allowing year-round play and reliable playability in wet weather.The aggregate blends underlying the turf are extremely important components of the athletic field system and must be designed correctly ... Read More
Tender Asphalt Mixes - Causes and Cures
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
A“tender” asphalt mix usually refers to a mix that is difficult to compact. It may have a tendency to shove under the roller wheels and/ or leave longitudinal cracks at the edge of the steel drums. Either a lack of friction between particles or a lack of shear strength in the mix essentially causes tenderness. Both these problems can be the result of many factors, the most common of which we will discuss.Aggregate Properties: 1. Particle ... Read More
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