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118 years strong

118 years strong

Posted by Graniterock on Feb 14, 2018

On this very special day for Graniterock, the day we were founded way back in 1900, we want to say THANK YOU to all Graniterock People, both current and past, our loyal customers and supportive community.
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Rock & Run raises $8,500 for Aromas School

Rock & Run raises $8,500 for Aromas School

Posted by Keith Severson on Oct 7, 2015

More than 200 people of all ages showed up Sunday to run though the A. R. Wilson Quarry in an effort to support Aromas School.
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Meet Graniterock's Board of Directors: Gloria Kingzett

Meet Graniterock's Board of Directors: Gloria Kingzett

Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Aug 26, 2015

Gloria Kingzett and Bruce Woolpert had one definite thing in common while working for Hewlett Packard in San Diego in the 1980s.
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Working Together: South San Francisco team shows listening is key to success

South San Francisco team shows listening is critical to long-term success

Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Jun 17, 2015

Longtime South San Francisco asphalt plant manager Frank Garcia is always listening.
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Graniterock People hop aboard for ride on Engine No. 10

Graniterock People have a ball riding Engine No. 10

Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Apr 29, 2015

At least 100 Graniterock People made the trip to Sacramento April 25 to hop aboard the company's historic steam engine. 
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Historic steam engine back on track

Graniterock's historic steam engine gets back on track

Posted by Shanna McCord 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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A Snapshot of Graniterock History

Posted by Rose Ann Woolpert on Mar 18, 2015

100 years ago In 1914, Graniterock expanded its quarry operations with the purchase of 151 acres from Henry F. Blohm. The property, a section of the Jesse D. Carr subdivision, was once a part of the Mexican land grant Rancho Los Aromitas y Agua Caliente, which was owned by Policronio Estolastico de Guadalupe Anzar. This is where the A.R. Wilson Quarry crushing plants, offices and shops are now located. 
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Rock Solid

Posted by Reposted from another publication on Mar 18, 2015

After more than a century in business, Graniterock understands when and how to successfully upgrade to the newest version of Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Solutions
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A Part of Graniterock History in California's Gold Country

Posted by Rose Ann Woolpert on Mar 18, 2015

Nevada City is an attractive summer vacation destination in the Sierra Nevada foothills north of Sacramento. It is among the most interesting of California’s historic Gold Rush towns, with narrow streets and century-old buildings far enough from the busy interstate highway system to retain a homespun charm. If you find yourself there this summer, one very special Nevada City building is worth a visit: The Doris Foley Library for Historical Research, once known as the Nevada City Library. It was designed by William Weeks and built by Granite Rock Company in 1906-7.
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Engine Number 10

Posted by Graniterock on Mar 18, 2015

Watch footage of Engine Number Ten!...
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