Granite is joining the fight against racial injustice among its ranks and within its communities with the launch of Granite CANDID (Community Awareness Networking Diversity Informational Development), a new initiative that promises open and honest conversation, education and action to promote diversity.

“For days, I’ve been watching what has been happening around us with a deep sense of remorse, sorrow and anger,” said Hale. “The senseless killing of George Floyd is beyond my comprehension. The fact that it came so close in time to equally maddening killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor are stark reminders of the racism and brutality that continues to be pervasive throughout