Terri Brazil and the "Family Business"
Posted by Rose Ann Woolpert on Mar 18, 2015
People like Terri Brazil are what makes Graniterock truly a “family business.” Terri brings the feeling of family to the Construction Division’s Custom Work department, based in Watsonville, where she works as Contract Administrator, and since joining Graniterock in 1999, she has brought three nephews on board with the Company. Greg Brazil and John Taylor both work with the Construction Division, and Jake Brazil ran Graniterock Builders before starting his own business, Brazil Construction, with the goal of becoming the number one customer at Graniterock’s Design Center in Cupertino.
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Small Businesses Anticipate Breakout Year Ahead
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From the Wall Street Journal, Dec. 30, 2013:
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General Contractors: Watch Out for Unlicensed Subcontractors
Posted by Jennifer L. Gregg on Mar 18, 2015
As a General Contractor, did you know that under California law you can be held responsible to pay the wages of unpaid employees of an unlicensed subcontractor? According to California Labor Code section 2750.5, as a general contractor you could be considered the employer of the people who work for your subcontractor, and thus held liable to pay their proper wages.
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Strategic Planning - Start at the Core
Posted by Kevin Jeffery on Mar 18, 2015
For many people, the end of the year is a time to analyze past practices and begin to look at new ideas for the coming year. At Graniterock, we’ve taken several months of 2013 to work on our strategic plan for the future. You may find some of our methods helpful as you look to the future of your business.
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Mark Nicholson, Inc. - Building the Foundations of San Benito County
Posted by Reiner Maschmeyer on Mar 18, 2015
Larry, Mark and Kurt Nicholson in 1990
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Algebra Academy Gives Eighth Graders a Pathway to College
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by Peggy Townsend, UC Santa Cruz Newscenter
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Equipment Yard Park Makes Transition to Community Park
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By Mary Reed, Construction Equipment Guide
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Up Close: Chris Beatie - Finding a Path to Giving
Posted by Rose Ann Woolpert on Mar 18, 2015
Life’s journey sometimes leads us to unexpected destinations. For Chris Beatie, who works at Graniterock’s A.R. Wilson Road Materials in Aromas, recent challenges have led to new opportunities to improve his personal well-being and at the same time help others in need.
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100 Years Ago at Graniterock
Posted by Rose Ann Woolpert on Mar 18, 2015
75 years ago, in 1938, when heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Pajaro River the Granite Rock Company quarry filled with water three feet deep. Bill Codiga, step-grandson of Ambrose Rossi, recalled his grandmother, stranded in her home there. “She would not come out of her house and they had to take her out in a rowboat.”
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