Ken Collins twice disappointed his parents with his career choices.

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This year makes the 100th anniversary for one of the most recognizable pieces of safety equipment in the world. The hard hat was invented in 1919 by the family-owned company Bullard, which today has its headquarters in Cynthiana, Kentucky.

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On many days this past year, Alex Gollup could be found at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas — the soon-to-be new home of the Rangers Major League Baseball team.

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Before becoming a lawyer, Bryan Kroes tried his hand not only at construction but also at being activist and even a punk rocker. All those experiences now influence his work at Hurtado Zimmerman.

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Rise Modular is a Minnesota startup company that will soon begin manufacturing modular apartments and hotel rooms from a factory in Owatonna, to be shipped and assembled at sites all over the Midwest.

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When Cameron Weinbrenner was just a boy, he already had an inkling of what kind of career he would pursue.

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At one time, Oskar Buttke was seriously considering trying to becoming a speech pathologist. Then he looked into the cost of getting a degree at a four-year university. Suddenly, the prospect of following several of his relatives into the electrical trades became quite appealing.

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Derek Allen, the new general counsel for the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, is using his decade of litigation experience to keep AGC members on job sites rather than in courtrooms.

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When Rob Henken and his fellow researchers at the Wisconsin Policy Forum set out a few years ago to study Milwaukee city and county’s backlog of need infrastructure repairs and replacements, they knew they were likely to come up with a long to-do list. What they discovered still came as a bit of a shock.

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Holly Lifke describes herself as a lifelong learner who enjoys taking on new responsibilities.

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