A gathering of Graniterock team members and community friends celebrated flipping the switch on a 5-megawatt solar farm that will generate enough power to run more than half of the company’s aggregate quarry in Aromas, Calif. This was a major milestone in the 122-year-old mining and construction company’s ongoing investments to lower greenhouse gas emissions and move to sustainable energy…
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Making Community Connections
Graniterock Opens Its Doors To Neighbors And Raises Funds For Two Worthwhile Causes. By Therese Dunphy Graniterock put its quarry operations, environmental stewardship and community support in the spotlight at two open houses held in October. According to Keith Severson, Graniterock’s director of marketing and community involvement, the events have two primary goals: 1) to allow community members to come…
Read MoreGraniterock Donates Toward Slain Officer’s Memorial
The Associated General Contractors of California (AGC) and member contractors Graniterock, Granite Construction and XL Construction have pledged $20,000 toward the Reimagining Willowbrook Park Project in honor of Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller.
Read MoreGraniterock Wins Award in Global Film Competition
Robert Ellenwood, senior video producer for Graniterock, has won Award of Merit, Special Mention from the Accolade Global Film Competition.
Read MoreRP Video News: Graniterock Champions Environmental Values
Mining and environmentalism are not at odds. Following is a video from Graniterock on how the company champions environmental values on the lands the company has mined for more than a century.
Read MoreHey, Update Your Website!
I could write an editorial every month about the need for a new infrastructure bill. But the chess game in Washington goes on and on, so I will wait until checkmate to address that issue again. In the meantime, why haven’t you updated your website lately? I know, that’s a seemingly random question that came out of left field. But…
Read MoreGraniterock Quarry Takes Lead on Greener Community, Infrastructure
Graniterock is turning to the sun to help power its 121-year-old A.R. Wilson Quarry in Aromas, becoming one of the first California mines to make a major investment in renewable energy.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccine Important For People And The Industry
by Tom Squeri A recent article in Construction Dive, an online newsletter, reported a disturbing fact: Only 53% of construction workers surveyed plan to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Read MoreGraniterock Quarry Takes Lead on Greener Community, Infrastructure
Graniterock is turning to the sun to help power its 121-year old A.R. Wilson Quarry in Aromas, becoming one of the first California mines to make a major investment in renewable energy.
Read MoreGraniterock Responds to Coronavirus Crisis
Graniterock penned the following missive to address its response to the COVID-19/coronavirus crisis:
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