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Graniterock's historic steam engine gets back on track
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Wed, April 8th, 2015, 12:30 pm
View story from Sacramento Business Journal:Back on trackThe iconic puffing sound of a steam locomotive will return to Old Sacramento this season when the repaired Granite Rock No. 10 steam locomotive goes back into service.The Sacramento Southern Railroad, the tourism railroad that operates excursion service out of Old Sacramento, launches its first rides Easter weekend. The Granite Rock No. 10 steam locomotive will return to service the following weekend.This is the 32nd year for excursion trains ... Read More
Friends of the Family: Half Moon Bay Grading and Paving
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Tue, March 31st, 2015, 3:23 pm
February and March are supposed to be the slow season, a time with fewer projects that often gives the construction industry a chance to plan ahead, upgrade equipment and maybe allow for vacation.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.With the dry weather and major infrastructure investments being made around the San Francisco Bay Area, they’re inundated with bids and ... Read More
New San Mateo County jail begins with GraniteGreen
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Tue, March 31st, 2015, 3:23 pm
Inmates will probably never know this, but the new 260,000-square-foot jail going up in San Mateo County has a foundation of environmentally-friendly Graniterock concrete.On top of that, the floors of the eight-story detention center will be built with the Company's same green concrete.Graniterock's concrete team poured nearly 10,000 yards of low-carbon concrete at the Maple Street correctional facility, which has been under construction since July 2013 with general contractors Sundt-Layton, a joint venture Graniterock worked with ... Read More
Working Together: One of the best paving teams in the industry
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
BIG SUR – You wouldn’t be wrong to think asphalt runs through Robert Lauderdale’s veins.The longtime Graniterock field supervisor is known for covering record ground, whether a runway at SFO or Highway 101. He and his team are at their best when the stakes are high, pushing to get every last ton down in a tight paving window. They thrive when 20-30 trucks are hauling to dump the expensive, time-sensitive material, clock ticking to get the ... Read More
Mike Baker, the man behind Graniterock’s Working Together
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
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.The former high school teacher and baseball coach rose to a top manager spot in the aluminum industry, overseeing plants with more than 1,000 employees and nearly ... Read More
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