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A Case Study on Innovation, Community Responsibility and Local Business
Local business is far more varied than the corner coffee shop, pizza joint or quirky book store. One example is concrete production, which rarely makes headlines but is every bit as tied to location and integral to community strength.
By Jeff Slagle
December 15, 2020
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by Jeff Slagle
Jeff has been working for Chaney Enterprises since 1995 where he started as a sales trainee. In 1998, Slagle was promoted to Territory Manager followed by Sales Manager, GM VA Operations, and currently Concrete Operations Officer for MD, VA, and DE. He has been engaged in the ready-mixed concrete industry as a board member for the Maryland Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Chairman for the Virginia Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Northern Virginia Concrete Council, Virginia Ready Mixed Concrete Association board of directors and VRMCA Secretary/Treasurer.
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