Working Smarter: Saving $150,000 in Downtime

Two northeast contractors share what they've learned just a couple of months into the Working Smarter Training Challenge.

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Gregg Wartgow
Jul 8, 2010

Two northeast contractors share what they've learned just a couple of months into the Working Smarter Training Challenge, which includes sealing a jaw-dropping $150,000 crack in the bottom line.


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