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    Cindy Sheridan Named CEO of PHCC-National Association; Ready, Set, Show! - Highlights from KBIS, IBS, AHR Expo and the WWETT Show; ABMA Elects New Officers; Construction Workforce Shortage Tops Half a Million; Cast Iron Pipe for Sanitary Applications; our Hydronics & Radiant section; and much more.
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    CONTRACTOR
    Former Navy Seal Chad Williams delivers the keynote to attendees at the WWETT Show in Indianapolis.
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