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Aug 2022

37m 1s

The Biggest Challenges Facing the Constr...

Anthony Fasano, PE and James Taylor

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In this episode, I talk with Aaron Witt and Dan Briscoe about some of the biggest challenges and mistakes construction business owners make and how you can avoid making those same mistakes. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Aaron and Dan: Why the mission “Make the Dirt World a Better Place”? […]

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