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2022 Women in Construction: Christine Erath, Neureise Group Inc.

Name: Christine Erath

Title: President

Company Name: Neureise Group Inc.

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?
The notable project for Neureise Group in the past 12 months is a reception desk for a major investment firm. Our team created a beautiful reception desk cutting stone in a wavy pattern to create a unique look for the reception area which greets the firm’s clients.

Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you?
I started out in the construction business over 30 years ago working with my husband in his family construction business. Over the years he empowered me to seek new opportunities and to cultivate new business ideas. I decided to open the Neureise Group Inc. fabrication shop because I saw an opportunity to service a new and different group of clients.

Why should women consider a career in construction?
Women should consider construction as career because it is rewarding to be a part of an industry that creates beautiful tangible products that enhance the beauty of office spaces to the interiors and exteriors for homeowners.

What advice would you offer to other women getting into the construction industry?
My advice for women who are interested in getting into the construction industry is if you want new challenges each day and have a passion to create beautiful spaces and products for clients and homeowners then this is an industry that will give you that opportunity.

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