Business
How to Plan for, Mitigate and Handle Construction’s Annual Slow Season
Contractors can approach construction's annual slow season with steely determination, as opposed waiting for the weather to break.
By Christy Crook
February 17, 2021
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by Christy Crook
Christy Crook is the president of Phoenix Masonry, a Denver-based commercial masonry firm she founded in 2010. Crook serves on the board of the American Subcontractors Association, the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute, and Transportation and Construction GIRL, a nonprofit that encourages young women to explore careers in the transportation and construction industries. She’s an active member of the American General Contractors Association, Associated Builders and Contractors, and the National Association of Women in Construction. She can be reached at christy@phoenix-masonry.net.
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