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GRANITE CONSTRUCTION vs Knife River

On overall TruNorth grade, Knife River scores higher (GRANITE CONSTRUCTION: D, Knife River: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

D
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION
45.5/100
B
Knife River
58.3/100

Political donations

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION

FEC: $34K PAC donations; 72% to Republican, 28% to Democratic committees.

Knife River

FEC: $121K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 6 executive donors.

Environment

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION

environmental violation: $814K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Knife River

environmental violation: $298K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION

44 federal penalties totaling $22.5M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Knife River

43 federal penalties totaling $1.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION

No public record found.

Knife River

No public record found.

Charity

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION

No public record found.

Knife River

No public record found.

Animal testing

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION

No public record found.

Knife River

No public record found.

Firearms

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION

No public record found.

Knife River

No public record found.

Privacy

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION

No public record found.

Knife River

No public record found.

Executive pay

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 62:1 (median employee pay $159,401) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Knife River

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 64:1 (median employee pay $90,710) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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