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    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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    Aug. 30, 2023
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    Regulatory agencies affect so much of what businesses can and can’t do that some have called them the “Fourth Branch” of government.
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    Final additions complete Malco’s transition to a strategic board.
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    Aug. 25, 2023
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    The donation is for the benefit of Team Rubicon’s inaugural TRades Academy empowering military veterans and rebuilding disaster-impacted communities.
    Aug. 25, 2023

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