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    • September 2023

    DOL Issues Final Rule to Modernize Davis-Bacon Act; Corrosion Proves a Hydronic Systems Killer; Ferguson Acquires Three Distribution Companies; Moving Water Quality Forward; Forum: The Future of the Skilled Trades; Feature: Exceeding Expectations; PHCC Connect 23 Product Page Takeover, and much more.

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