FEBRUARY 21, 2025

For decades, construction was a man’ s world— hard hats, heavy machinery and an overwhelmingly male workforce.

I saw very few women in this industry 25 years ago. In the office? Sure. But in the field? They were rare.

You know, Tim Taylor would be in " Tool Time " heaven if he were to get into the concrete business today with his excavator and / or skid steer( yes, he ' d have at least one of those by now).

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025 • Volume 60, Issue 8

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