Fastest Trowel on the Block, MITA Skills Challenge

Words: Dan Kamys

Fastest Trowel on the Block, MITA Skills Challenge

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Bob Christensen

The first-place winner of the Fastest Trowel on the Block competition, Journeyman category, was Bob Christensen of ASR Constructors. The first-place winner of the MITA Skills Challenge, First Year category, was Joe Gonzalez. The first-place winner of the MITA Skills Challenge, Second Year category, was Graham Grainger. The first-place winner of the MITA Skills Challenge, Third Year category, was Juan Carlos Duran.

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