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The Kandahar Connection
Houston-based MAREK has recruited more than 20 Afghan refugees, trained them as craft professionals and helped them build a good life in a new country.
By Maggie Murphy
August 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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