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By Senator David Vitter
(Louisiana)

The 3 Percent Withholding Tax on Contractors Should Be Repealed

Unless Congress acts, the masonry industry and any other sector that does government contract work wil

MAKING THE GRADE
Age Is Nothing but a Number

When Robert Read enrolled at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he was 41 and had worked on railroads for more than 20 years. When his railroad division was sold, Read found himse

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The Year Ahead

MASONRY
The Voice of the Masonry Industry
MASONRY Magazine
Official Publication of the
Mason Contractors Association of A

The Big Secret...

What Non-Stop learned when we were a large masonry contractor...

Non-Stop was born from the lessons we learned as a masonry contractor ourselves. We were as large as any and more profitable than most. But we never bec

100% ACCURATE.
EVERY WORKER. EVERY JOBSITE. EVERY COST CODE. EVERY DAY.

Hours Bill Owen
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55:56 Total hours: Scaffolding
176:39 Total hours: Placing Brick

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Making the Grade
Making

Circle of Learning
Jarred Allnutt's dad taught him and his college instructor about masonry.

Jarred Allnutt has had the great fortune of learning masonry skills from two top-notch instructors, but the r

News

Nonresidential
Construction Job Growth
Offsets Slump

Nonresidential construction employment grew again in October, contradicting beliefs that the housing slump is dragging down all construction, according to Ken Simonso

Small is Beautiful

DESIGNERS, CONTRACTORS AND HOMEOWNERS OFTEN ASK WHAT THE MAXIMUM SLOPE IS FOR A DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTED WITH CONCRETE PAVERS. The best example of a steeply sloped project is a street in Colma, Calif., with an 18-percent grade. W

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MASONRY
he Voice of the Mason Contractor
lume 45, number I

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Making the Grade Student

Note: If you have an apprentice mason to nominate, contact: J. David Holt, c/o Holt Marketing Group, Inc. 6120 Union Chapel Road, Suite 100 Kansas City, Mo. 64152 or fax to (816) 891-6666.

in the Spotlight

Concrete should never be poured against unprotected cast stone. Where poured-in-place concrete is placed against cast stone sills, separate with appropriate material prior to pouring concrete.

Prior to setting, guarantee that the sur

Making The Grade Student
Note: If you have an apprentice mason to nominate, contact: J. David Holt, c/o Holt Marketing Group, Inc. 6120 Union Chapel Road, Suite 100 Kansas City, Mo. 64152 or fax to (816) 741-0304.

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Excellence in Masonry Awards

Industrial/Commercial

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1st Place:
TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas
Mason Contractor: Dee Brown, Inc.
Architect: Three Architecture
Judges' Comments: This project was awarded first plac