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Strong Prospects
What happens when 20 million people are expected to move to Texas in the next 30 years? Local contractors and college construction programs get busy.
By Joanna Masterson
May 31, 2017
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by Joanna Masterson
Joanna Masterson was a writer and editor for Construction Executive for more than a decade.
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