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[VIDEO] Black & Veatch's 'Happy Holidays' Rube Goldberg

Video (1:07 min.) from 100-year-old contractor Black & Veatch celebrates the company's centennial with a crazy Rube Goldberg machine delivering the company's holiday message

Dec 18, 2015

Happy Holidays from Black & Veatch! In honor of our centennial anniversary, we built a Rube Goldberg device to demonstrate that a simple action can make a big difference in building momentum.

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