Granite announced that its 2019 Sustainability Progress Report was awarded Gold by MerComm in its 2020 Annual Report Competition (ARC). Granite’s 2019 Sustainability Progress Report encompasses its comprehensive set of goals including corporate social responsibility, environmental stewardship and responsible governance.
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Jorge A. Quezada has joined Granite as vice president of diversity and inclusion. In this newly created role, Quezada will report to Phillip M. DeCocco, senior vice president of human resources, and be responsible for implementing strategies that address Granite’s guiding belief that diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences enhance creativity and innovation.
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July 2, 2019 – Granite’s 2018 Sustainability Report, available on its website, focuses on many aspects of the company’s business. One interesting part is the inclusion of telematics and how it factors into its sustainability efforts. In the section “Using Telematics to Reduce our Carbon Footprint,” the company said one of its goals is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions/fuel consumption associated with…
Read MoreGranite announced that its Santa Clara Asphalt facility in Santa Clara, Calif., has been recognized as a California Green Business by the California Green Business Network in acknowledgement of its efforts to conserve resources and prevent pollution to help make Santa Clara County a more sustainable community. Granite is the only asphalt plant with this designation in California.
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The Mack Granitemodel featuring an all-new interior developed to help customers attract and retain drivers while also improving their productivity took center stage Jan. 23-26 in the Mack Trucks booth at World of Concrete 2018 in Las Vegas.
Read MoreGranite announced that it has been certified as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work. Granite earned this credential based on extensive ratings provided by its employees in anonymous surveys.
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By Mark S. Kuhar What is the most famous abandoned quarry in the United States? You could argue it is the Bellwood Quarry in northwest Atlanta, a former Vulcan Materials site.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a summary of U.S. mining deaths that occurred during the first quarter of 2014. From Jan. 1 to March 31, eight miners died in accidents in the U.S. mining industry. Three were killed in coal mining accidents and five in metal and nonmetal mining accidents. The previous quarter…
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