Granite 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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Mack Granite Driver-Focused Interior Spotlighted at World of Concrete
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 Earns ‘Great Place to Work’ Designation
Granite 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.
Read MoreThe Most Famous Abandoned Quarry in America
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 MoreMSHA Issues Mine Fatality Data; Convenes Meeting
The 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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