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Cheryl Hatley, the heart of Graniterock's aggregate sales team

Author: Graniterock Posted by Graniterock on Tue, November 10th, 2015, 10:35 am

AROMAS – There’s a phrase you hear a lot inside Graniterock’s A. R. Wilson Quarry sales office.When someone wants a price quoteor needs to figure out the exact product a customer needs. Or maybe a truck driver took the wrong road, or someone needs to know the next day’s production schedule.Regardless, the answer is, “Ask Cheryl.”Cheryl Hatley, Graniterock’s longtime inside sales and weighmaster manager, knows just about everything related to construction materials and the Company’s customers.She’s ... Read More

Engine Number 10

Author: Graniterock Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

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Small Business Optimism Higher Than a Year Ago

Author: Graniterock Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

By Michael AlterInc.comWhen owners are feeling good about their businesses, they tend to act in the form of hiring and investment.Halfway through 2013, the small business economy resembles last year at this time.Employee hiring and the average paycheck remain down slightly; both are at -0.1 percent in June.That said, small business owners are growing more optimistic--more optimistic than they were in June 2012. Despite tremendous uncertainty about the economy, owners report their business outlook has improved, ... Read More

Commuter Rail Extension to Salinas Gets Funding Boost

Author: Graniterock Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

Reported in the Salinas Californian June 13, 2013 Written by Jeff MitchellThe long-awaited effort to establish commuter rail service into Monterey County inched closer to reality this week when the California Transportation Commission approved $18.1 million in funding for track improvements.Debbie Hale, executive director of the Transportation Agency of Monterey County, said Thursday the money will allow the project to move ahead with track improvements that will first allow Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor commuter rail program to ... Read More

Santa Clara County Leading Cause of Death is...

Author: Graniterock Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

The County of Santa Clara released the results of a study on Thursday showing the overall health of residents from Gilroy up to Palo Alto. The report is being used to create a new Health Element of the Santa Clara County General Plan. “This report helps us better understand some of the health challenges our residents face, and gives us the tools to make improvements through the planning process,” said Supervisor Joe Simitian.See some of the ... Read More

Will 2013 Mark a Turning Point in Fed Policy?

Author: Graniterock Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

From T. Rowe Price Insights, by Alan Levenson, T. Rowe Price Chief Economist:With recent data showing the U.S. economy continuing to expand at a moderate pace, domestic stock markets trading near record highs, and some Fed officials publicly worrying that low interest rates could destabilize markets, many investors are increasingly attuned to signs that the central bank is preparing to temper its easy-money policies.Change will come first to the Fed's asset purchase plan Since late 2008, ... Read More

ManpowerGroup Annual Talent Shortage Survey Reveals U.S. Employers Making Strides to Build Sustainable Workforces, Report Less Difficulty Filling Open Positions

Author: Graniterock Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

MILWAUKEE (May 28, 2013) - ManpowerGroup today released the results of its eighth annual Talent Shortage Survey, revealing 39 percent of U.S. employers are having difficulty finding staff with the right skills,down from 49 percent in 2012. U.S. employers report a slightly more pronounced talent shortage than their global peers, 35 percent of whom report difficulty finding the right people for key roles. According to the survey, nearly half (49 percent) of U.S. employers recognize that ... Read More

Graniterock Teams with UCSC Cal Teach for Algebra Enrichment

Author: Graniterock Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

This from the May 2013 UCSC Cal Teach Newsletter:Donors Help UCSC Cal Teach Sponsor Summer EnrichmentGraniterock Summer Algebra Academy (August 12-17): Under leadership from the UCSC Math Department’s Nandini Bhattacharya, Cal Teach interns will support rising 8th graders in an algebra acceleration program sponsored by leading local company Graniterock at their headquarters in Watsonville. Cal Teach and UCSC’s MBAMP program hope to extend the collaboration with Graniterock, with Cal Teach interns to coach follow-up Math Clubs ... Read More

Home Prices are Climbing at the Fastest Pace Since March 2006

Author: Graniterock Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

by Mamta BadkarNationwide home prices including distressed sales were up 10.5% year-over-year in March, according to CoreLogic's latest home price report. On a monthly basis home prices were up 1.9%.This was the thirteenth straight monthly rise, and the fastest pace of increase since March 2006. Ex-distressed sales, home prices were up 10.7% year-over-year and 2.4% on the month.“For the first time since March 2006, both the overall index and the index that excludes distressed sales are ... Read More

San Francisco Building Boom Brings Change

Author: Graniterock Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

By Carolyn Said, San Francisco ChronicleApril 29, 2013A chorus line of more than two dozen skeletal construction cranes looms over San Francisco's skyline. A stroll down Market Street - or sections of Mission or Octavia or many other major thoroughfares - is punctuated by the clatter of pile drivers and jackhammers. Around the city, thousands of workers are busily erecting more than 140 building projects, big and small, that will yield about 4,000 new housing units. ... Read More

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