[Business x]

April Results Stronger Than Anticipated

Posted by Bruce W. Woolpert on Mar 18, 2015

 MORE ECONOMIC NEWS…APRIL RESULTS STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED  
Read More

More News On The Economic Outlook

Posted by Bruce W. Woolpert on Mar 18, 2015

MORE NEWS ON THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK… 
Read More

Prompt Payment Laws

Posted by Tom Squeri on Mar 18, 2015

 WITHHOLDING UNDER PROMPT PAYMENT LAWS MUST BE OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE
Read More

Economic Update… More Good News Than Bad

Posted by Bruce W. Woolpert on Mar 18, 2015

While the U.S. economy have been suffering from relatively high unemployment rates, low housing prices, and a lack of public incentive for consumer spending, we are beginning to see a shift in the U.S. economy towards a more optimistic direction, although with certain impediments along the way.  
Read More

New iPhone App: Graniterock Construction Calculator!

Posted by Graniterock on Mar 18, 2015

You can now calculate right from the job site the correct amount of the high-quality Graniterock Products to do your job. Get your free download of the Graniterock iPhone App Version 1.0 Construction Calculator, now available in a convenient form right from your phone. Check it out!
Read More

Social Security was Created in 1935

Posted by Bruce W. Woolpert on Mar 18, 2015

DID YOU KNOW? Since 1935 when Social Security was created, life expectancy has increased by 26% to age 78, while Social Security’s retirement age has gone up just 3 percent, to 67. Social Security’s problems are rooted not just in longevity (which is a good thing) but also in the ratio of people working to those already drawing their Social Security benefit. In 1945, there were 42 workers for a single retiree. In 2009, there were three workers for every retiree. 
Read More

Economic Update

Posted by Bruce W. Woolpert on Mar 18, 2015

Increased energy and commodity prices are fueling rising concerns about inflation. Energy and commodity costs are going up chiefly because the value of the U. S. Dollar has fallen to the lowest level since 1973. 
Read More

Graniterock Celebrates 111 Years!

Posted by Bruce W. Woolpert on Mar 18, 2015

On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1900, a corporation filing was made with the State of California founding Granite Rock Company.  The property in Aromas was purchased in December 1899, and before long the Company had its first customer. 
Read More

In Great Company: Triage Consulting Group Unlocks the Secrets of Great Places to Work

Posted by Keith Severson on Mar 18, 2015

San Francisco, CA, JANUARY 31, 2011:
Read More

California Supreme Court Holds Residential “Owner-Builder” Liable For Cal-OSHA Violations

Posted by Tom Squeri on Mar 18, 2015

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT HOLDS RESIDENTIAL “OWNER-BUILDER” LIABLE FOR CAL-OSHA VIOLATIONS
Read More