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Aaron Bartel
7:59 - 8:18
“One of the biggest turnoffs it's been for us over the years has been insurance. Our insurance companies have always been pretty anti, you know, anybody under 18. We're just told to stay away from it. So that's a barrier to entry that has existed for a long time that the construction industry as a whole is actively working on changing.”
- Speaker
- Aaron Bartel
- Timestamp
- 7:59 – 8:18
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
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From the transcript
One of the biggest turnoffs it's been for us over the years has been insurance. Our insurance companies have always been pretty anti, you know, anybody under 18. We're just told to stay away from it. So that's a barrier to entry that has existed for a long time that the construction industry as a whole is actively working on changing. So that's something that— bear with us a little bit.
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