Type Public Founded 1922 | Number of employees 3,600 | |
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Traded as NYSE: GVAS&P 400 Component Key people James H. Roberts(Director, President and CEO) Website www.graniteconstruction.com Stock price GVA (NYSE) US$ 48.98 -1.88 (-3.70%)17 Mar, 4:02 PM GMT-4 - Disclaimer CEO James H. Roberts (1 Sep 2010–), James Hildebrand Roberts (17 May 2010–) Subsidiaries Granite Construction Co, Granite SR 91, LP Profiles | ||
Granite construction announces layoffs
Granite Construction Inc. (NYSE: GVA) is a member of the S&P 400 Index based in Watsonville, California, and is the parent corporation of Granite Construction Company, a heavy civil general contractor and construction material producer.
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Incorporated in 1922 and publicly traded since 1990, Granite Construction Company is composed of a materials division and two geographically divided operating divisions (Granite West, located in Watsonville, and Granite East, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex suburb of Lewisville, Texas), under which are several regional offices.
Granite specializes in both public and private sector transportation infrastructure projects that include: roads, highways, tunnels, bridges, locks and dams, mass transit facilities and airports. The materials division produces construction materials such as sand, gravel, ready-mix and asphalt concrete.