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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; This summer we’ve seen wild swings in the stock market, a last-minute debt deal, and even a rocking east coast earthquake. But one thing we haven’t seen – from Memorial Day to Labor Day – is any improvement in the economy.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; In the cut-throat property services industry, building contracts turn over quickly.&nbsp; A janitor like Maria Trujillo might find out at the end of her shift in the hospital where she works that the contractor that employs her has been replaced—something that’s happened to her three times in six years.</p>