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Graniterock has long relationship building Salad Bowl of the World
Posted by Shanna Crigger on Wed, August 19th, 2015, 1:35 pm
Graniterock has teamed up with SSB Construction, formerly namedSalinas Steel Builders, for 20 years in building much of the foundation of the Salinas Valley.The delivery of quality projects within a specific time frame and adhering to budget have created a winning relationship between Graniterock and SSB.From parking lots to building slabs and truck docks, Graniterock has proven to be a solid and trustworthy partner with SSB.The partnership is at workat D’Arrigo Bros. in Spreckels, constructing a ... Read More
Graniterock wants to send You and Your Crew to see the SF Giants in action
Posted by Shanna Crigger on Mon, August 17th, 2015, 9:52 am
Graniterock is celebrating the launch of its new website by giving away 75 tickets for You and Your Crew to watch the San Francisco Giants play at AT&T Park.Click on the linkon our home pageto sign up to win your Giants tickets. And we hope you’ll take a moment to experience the benefits of our new digital home.Graniterock.com has been redesigned to assist contractors, public agencies, architects and homeowners in making well-informed decisions about their construction ... Read More
Paving Highway 152: New leadership on the night crew
Posted by Shanna Crigger on Thu, August 13th, 2015, 12:39 pm
On the outskirts of Gilroy, Graniterock’s Construction team is grinding and paving a 12-mile stretch of Highway 152.The work takes place after the sun sets, with the crew calling it a day only when the sun is about to rise again.The $5 million Caltrans project, won by Estimator Vicki Narciso, is more than just another paving job for Graniterock.At the heart of this night job is the opportunity to develop a new paving leader for the ... Read More
Working Together: Transportation, a puzzle that keeps changing
Posted by Shanna Crigger on Mon, August 10th, 2015, 11:37 am
The motto for Graniterock’s three Transportation dispatchers is “just get it done.”JR Renteria,Joe Antonetti andSantiago ‘Chago’ Ramirezfigure out how to get the job done every day despite more orders than trucks available, subhauler trucks breaking down, last minute orders and customers changing plans with little notice.If a call comes on one of their cell phones in the middle of the night, which it often does, they don’t think twice about answering it.The Transportation office, located at ... Read More
Math immersion camp inspires students
Posted by Shanna Crigger on Fri, August 7th, 2015, 12:21 pm
By Ryan MastersSanta Cruz SentinelWATSONVILLE - California has a math problem.According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, 50 percent of high school students admitted to California State Universities require remedial math.This is not news to Hongde Hu, department chair of Mathematics and Statistics at Cal State Monterey Bay. Hu has been seeking ways to improve math aptitude among incoming freshmen for nearly a decade.Wednesday, Hu was one of four college instructors teaching algebra to 115 eighth-graders in ... Read More
Bruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academy 2015 gets started on strong note
Posted by Shanna Crigger on Wed, August 5th, 2015, 3:00 pm
The Bruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academystarted this morning with speakers from Graniterock employees who shared how they use math on the job.The nearly 120 teens from schools in San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties will have a head start on math when school begins next week. Academy instructors have come from UC Santa Cruz and CSU Monterey Bay. One notable teaching assistant is a Pajaro Valley High School student, Yuliana Camarena, who graduated from the ... Read More
BWW Algebra Academy graduate returns to share knowledge with other teens
Posted by Shanna Crigger on Wed, July 29th, 2015, 10:45 pm
Yuliana Camarena, 16, will use her algebra expertise to help other teens better understand the subject when the Bruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academy begins Aug. 5 at Graniterock’s corporate office in Watsonville.She will serve as a student teaching assistant, alongside instructors from UC Santa Cruzand Cal State Monterey Bay, to the nearly 120 teens participating in the 2015 Academy.“Algebra was very challenging until I attended the Algebra Academy,” Yuliana said. “I can teach students to interact ... Read More
Bruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academy inspires students to succeed at math
Posted by Shanna Crigger on Mon, July 27th, 2015, 2:30 pm
NEWS RELEASEContact:Kevin Jeffery, Vice President831-768-2103Keith Severson, Marketing Manager831-768-2063www.algebraacademy.netBruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academy inspires students to succeed at mathWhile many teens will spend the last bit of summer at the beach, more than 115 selected incoming eighth-graders from Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties instead will be hunkered down with a calculator and pencil at the sixth annual Bruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academy.The Algebra Academy will be held Aug. 5-7, and 10 at Graniterock’s corporate office, ... Read More
PDR team covers record ground on River Road project
Posted by Shanna Crigger on Wed, July 15th, 2015, 10:05 pm
A recent partial depth reclamation (PDR) project on River Road near Chualar exceeded expectations on several fronts.The Monterey County rural road rehabilitation project, four miles in length, finished in five days instead of the anticipated six.In addition, the PDR team increased efficiency to recycle two miles of rural road in one shift, according to PDR Manager Dennis McElroy.The project team and crew members hit that production rate two days in a row.“River Road was a perfect ... Read More
Redwood City water treatment plant requires laser focus
Posted by Shanna Crigger on Wed, July 15th, 2015, 9:59 pm
Graniterock’s Construction Division saw huge efficiencies when building new concrete drying beds for Silicon Valley Clean Water in Redwood City thanks to the use of a laser screed.The laser screed, never used by Graniterock before this project, is a machine with an automatic laser control system to ensure an accurate level finish, allowing larger volumes of concrete than usual to be poured during each shift.Graniterock poured 2,500 yards of concrete in all for the water treatment ... Read More
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