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Never-Ending Progress: The Sky’s the Limit for Hispanic American Painting Contractors

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By JORGE ARBOLEDA
Pintor Pro Senior Editor

It is hard to measure the huge magnitude of the contributions of Hispanics to the American economy and to our society. Despite being less than 20 percent of the total population, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, already in 2020 Hispanics made up 30 percent of all construction workers. And their role is even more vital in the commercial and residential painting industry, where Hispanics comprise 59 percent of the workforce.
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The Painting Life: In the Big Leagues with Javier Torres

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Despite the many challenges of the current pandemic, there is no shortage of success stories of small painting contractors who, against all odds, pulled through. One of the most inspiring stories is that of Javier Torres, owner of Major League Painting, a small and energetic company in Palo Alto, California, that he founded in the midst of COVID-19 in 2020. Continue reading The Painting Life: In the Big Leagues with Javier Torres