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Video: Concrete Contractor Discusses 2013 Construction Economy

Mike Purinton, a concrete and excavating contractor, takes time out during the World of Concrete 2013 to talk about how the economy is doing in his area at the start of 2013

Feb 13, 2013

Mike Purinton, a concrete and excavating contractor, takes time out during the World of Concrete 2013 to talk about how the economy is doing in his area at the start of 2013

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