CHICO – Like a project manager on a job site, Chico State Professor Mohammed Albahitti begins the carbon fiber reinforced concrete lab exercise with a pre-task plan that emphasizes safety.
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HOLLISTER – According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average U.S. worker stays with a company about four years before moving on.Bill Damm, who oversees Graniterock’s sand and gravel production in San Benito County, has crushed that statistic 10 times over and is still going strong.
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AROMAS – Loader operators Jesse Palmerin and Ruben Cardona could write the book on great customer service for truckers hauling construction materials.
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SAN JOSE – As Rene Rascon will tell you, a good coach can change your life.
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WATSONVILLE – The son of Mexican immigrants who labored in the fields and canneries, Graniterock Executive Vice President Henry Ramirez is sincere when he tells Watsonville High School students, “I’m just like you.”
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Governor Newsom signed AB 5 into law in September 2019.AB 5 is a broad, sweeping law that changes the bottom-line test for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor in California.This new law has spawned a lot of rumors throughout the construction industry.
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The annual Share Your Holiday collaboration between Graniterock, KSBW and the Salvation Army was an event for the record books.
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WATSONVILLE – Pajaro Valley High School students will have something to cheer about when Graniterock construction crews cross the finish line on the nearly $15 million sports stadium in 2020.
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Graniterock's annual holiday fundraiser with the Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps and KSBW is Friday, Dec. 6 at our building materials design center in Seaside.
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FREMONT – There was a moment on the grueling road to become a member of the U.S. Army’s Special Forces where Nick Garza almost caved, where the exercises designed to test pain, endurance and intelligence pushed him to the brink.
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