Life Lessons Learned Shape Construction Industry Leader
Charleston Gazette › December 07, 2011
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Note: The following article and photo are reprinted from the July/ August issue of West Virginia Construction News.
He rode into town in 1990 with guns blazing and a reputation for being the bad guy. He was the one a company hired to get a project done when no one else could. He was used to fighting, quarreling and locking owners out of their projects. But all that changed when he and his wife, Pat, came to West Virginia.See the full content of this document
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Life Lessons Learned Shape Construction Industry Leader
Twenty-one years ago, 2010-2011 Contractors Association of West Virginia President John Strickland, Maynard C. Smith Construction Company, Charleston, was welcomed into West Virginia's construction industry, an event that changed the course of his career.
"I was used to having the pistols up all the time," Strickland said. "I've lived in six states and worked in 22, with each job lasting three to five years. I was hired for the worst projects and they all got done."...See the full content of this document
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