Business

Watsonville-based Granite Construction announced recently that it has been selected to construction two projects in California totaling more than $520 million.

Final touches are underway at the Olive Garden Italian Kitchen restaurant, the first such location for the chain business in Santa Cruz County.

Smile Business Products parked its technology showroom bus in Watsonville on Wednesday.

K&D Landscaping Inc. of Watsonville took home a number of awards at the annual California Landscape Contractors Association Convention in San Diego on Nov. 12.

Akiyama Hopyard business partners Sam Akiyama and Jorge Vasquez are not the only people jumping head first into the blossoming craft brew scene in Watsonville.

Rotary Club of Watsonville members John Kane IV (left), Francisco Estrada (second from right) and Murry Schekman recently presented D’ la Colmena owner Adrian Gonzales (second from left) with the winning plaque for the “Best Burrito on the Central Coast — People’s Choice” award, voted on by this year’s Burrito Bash participants.

Originally headquartered in Scotts Valley, Sustainable Productivity Solutions recently moved to Watsonville, and will hold an open house on Nov. 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 275 Main St., Suite 450.

A new ice cream shop has opened in Watsonville that offers a high-end brand of ice cream popular in Mexico.