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Re:The US is building factories at a wildly fast rate by JKCalhoun on Friday June 09, 2023 @12:17AM (#36253069)
Guy down the street has a (house) painting business. I am sure he started out as a painter before deciding to own his own company.

He heads out to the sites/jobs he has that day to see that the teams know what to do, then heads to the golf course.

Sometime in the late afternoon he makes the rounds again to see how the jobs have progressed that day. Does some book-keeping in the evening.

I envy him. I would be surprised if he completed college (although I know his kids all have now).

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Re:The US is building factories at a wildly fast rate by importantbrian on Friday June 09, 2023 @01:52PM (#36261430)
Construction is very cyclical. My wife's family owns a construction business and they knew a lot of guys like this, and then 2008 happened. Most of them lost everything. Wife's family almost did the same. Had to go bankrupt, but managed to dig back out.
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