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January 2006 Volume 45, Number 1 FEATURES Squeezing Out Every Dollar An industry expert provides creative, hands-on techniques that you can use in your day-to-day business to help decrease labor time and increase profits.

Brickwork Restoration: How to Work with Lime
As more Americans discover the importance of preserving their building heritage, mason contractors need to be prepared with education and skills in renovation techniques and the materials used. Discover almost everything you need to know about one particular mainstay of renovations: traditional lime-based mortars and putties.

Company Profile
MK Diamond Products Inc. has changed quite a bit over the years. Beginning as a marble mill in 1868, the company has evolved over the past 138 years into a specialized leader in masonry, stone, concrete, tile and lapidary saws, diamond blades, coring bits and other precision power cutting tools.

Air Barrier Initiative Joint Venture
Two national manufacturers of construction products have joined forces to get the industry up to speed on air barriers — an item contractors, architects, specifiers and distributors will hear increasingly more about over the next five to 10 years.

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
From the Editor
President's Message
Making The Grade
New Products
MIT Excellence Awards
Technology
OSHA
Full Contact Project Management
Masonry News
Classified Advertising