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From the Ground Up
From finding her way in the Marines, to becoming a teacher as a way of helping her son, to starting her own construction company, Mari Borrero is a testament to the power of not taking no for an answer—especially as a woman in a male-dominated profession.
By Maggie Murphy
March 3, 2022
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by Maggie Murphy
Maggie leads Construction Executive’s day-to-day operations and long-term strategy—overseeing all print and digital content, design and production efforts, and working with the editorial team to tell the many stories of America’s builders and contractors. She’s a native Marylander with extensive construction industry experience and an educational background in communications, history and classical literature.
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