Rock Star

Swinerton project executive perfectly suited to building schools

Posted by Shanna Crigger on May 10, 2019

SANTA CLARA – Take the girl out of Texas, put her in the country’s hottest construction market and she’ll shoot up the management chain to become one of the area’s go-to experts on building schools.
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Rock Star

A road materials construction career started at the beauty counter

Posted by Shanna Crigger on Apr 12, 2019

AROMAS – Asphalt binders, gradation graphs and air voids seem a world away from her mother’s bathroom counter in Western Mexico, dotted with pretty jars of creams and perfumes that cast a spell on Elvira Paniagua at a young age and would inevitably define her future.
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Rock Star

SF Bay Area masonry contractor hits the bull's eye with every project

Posted by Shanna Crigger on Apr 8, 2019

LOS ALTOS – Camped out in the backyard of a large corner lot in Los Altos, saw blades and mixing paddles in action, mason contractor Pat Knowles and his crew are working their magic.
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Masters of green

San Jose Airport expansion project goes green with Graniterock concrete

Posted by Graniterock on Apr 4, 2019

SAN JOSE – Mineta San Jose International Airport is using sustainable concrete from Graniterock, made with industrial byproducts, to significantly reduce the carbon impact of its $58 million Terminal B expansion project.
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Community spirit

Graniterock's community involvement shines with United Way

Posted by Ann Giusiana on Mar 11, 2019

The giving spirit of Graniterock People can be seen in the Company’s United Way campaign with 59 percent participation and an increase in donations from last year.
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SWPPP season

Waterlogged California puts SWPPPs into action

Posted by Reed Carter on Mar 5, 2019

The last couple of months have been some of the coldest and wettest on record for the Golden State, chipping away at the drought that left California parched for years.And it’s not over yet. All signs point to another atmospheric river bringing heavy rain this week and into next week.
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Rock Stars

Constrution transfer truck drivers build lasting friendship

Posted by Shanna Crigger on Feb 6, 2019

AROMAS – Ricki Mancebo and Dave Engelking built a rock solid friendship over thousands of miles and a CB radio.
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Project of the Year

Graniterock wins project of the year from Slag Cement Association

Posted by Graniterock on Jan 29, 2019

Graniterock's concrete team is proud to be the winner of Slag Cement Association's 2018 Slag Cement Project of the Year in the category of green design. Our team provided 30,000 yards of concrete made with supplemental cementitious materials (slag & fly ash) for SFO's long-term, six-story parking garage, which helped the airport earn gold level LEED accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Graniterock names new board member

Former Driscoll’s CEO Kevin Murphy appointed to Graniterock Board of Directors

Posted by Graniterock on Jan 24, 2019

WATSONVILLE – Kevin Murphy, a proven leader among the world’s top fruit and vegetable producers, was elected to Graniterock’s Board of Directors at the company’s recent board meeting.
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Rock Star

Slurry seal construction career built on strong faith

Posted by Shanna Crigger on Jan 24, 2019

SAN JOSE – John Waiters’ early slurry seal career meant missing a lot of his kids growing up.
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