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In this episode of Blue Collar StartUp, your hosts Mike Nelson (Five Towers Media) and Derek Foster (Daigle Cleaning Services) interview Matthew and Pete of Rifenburg Construction. Tune in to hear them discuss teamwork in the workplace, connecting with young people to grow the blue collar workforce, large scale project logistics, and much more!

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0:16 Opening Statements

1:20 Introducing Pete LaFarr and Matthew Scott

5:32 Rifenburg Company Divisions

7:44 Rebuilding Efforts

9:54 Matthew and Pete's Background before Rifenburg

16:16 Pulling Matthew into the Office

18:51 Union or Non-Union?

21:16 The MVP Process

29:35 Re-enforcing Values

33:00 Looking at the Blue Collar Workforce

39:12 The Logistics of Large Scale Projects

46:42 Planning Time

49:45 70 Years in Business

51:31 Pride

52:35 One Piece of Advice from Pete and Matthew

55:06 Where to Find Rifenburg?

56:40 Thanking our Sponsors

58:02 Closing Thoughts