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Home » Topic » Culture » People

Building a Relationship-Based Career

by Joanna Masterson | Mar 1, 2017
Culture | Executive Profiles | People | Workforce

When Brooke Wenger started at Triad Engineering, Inc., Hagerstown, Md., as a marketing coordinator nearly a decade ago, she was terrified of going to networking events. She let nerves and the fear of not knowing anyone get to her, not to mention the idea of...

A Diverse Workforce, Built on Merit

by Lauren Pinch | Jan 24, 2017
Culture | Diversity | People

Larry Lopez imparts his wisdom on what it means to be a minority business owner in a rapidly changing industry, and the path he envisions for small and emerging contractors to succeed.
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