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Family Business of the Future: Ohio Construction Business Goes Woman-Owned
After suffering a tragic loss, Katie Kafarakis assumes control of her family's construction company sooner than expected. Her brother would be proud.
By Grace Calengor
March 6, 2025
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by Grace Calengor
Grace Calengor is senior editor of Construction Executive. Prior to joining ABC in April 2023, she was managing editor of The Zebra Press in Alexandria, Virginia. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, in 2020 with two bachelor’s degrees in English and classics, and a minor in comparative literature.
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