Layoffs quiet construction business

Courtesy Marketplace  Tue, 12/16/2008 - 12:02

In the face of a worsening economy, a small construction company in Oregon has laid off nearly all of its employees.

Tess Vigeland speaks with Keith Knowles from Robert Knowles Construction about where his business goes from here.

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