Person KE is the recently appointed vice president for Company H that is a highway construction company. He attended a meeting with the president. The focus of the meeting is the new state funding initiative, which would support the regional highway projects. The case further deals with the improvement needed in the overall infrastructure and the responsibilities of Person KE. To discuss: The initial set of discussion points.

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Person KE is the recently appointed vice president for Company H that is a highway construction company. He attended a meeting with the president. The focus of the meeting is the new state funding initiative, which would support the regional highway projects. The case further deals with the improvement needed in the overall infrastructure and the responsibilities of Person KE.

To discuss: The initial set of discussion points.

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