Does the color of money differ from one credit-worthy customer to the next? If you have strong differences with a prospective customer's philosophy or business, how far do you carry your beef? Those questions are at the heart of a harassment and intimidation campaign an Austin, Texas, concrete contractor has waged to delay construction of Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region's "The Choice Project." The 10,000-sq. -ft. facility is aimed at providing women family-planning advice, health care services, and abortions. The campaign became an enforcement tool for a supplier and subcontractor boycott of the 6.2 million dollars job, prompting San Antonio-based Browning Construction to withdraw as general contractor early last month. "We have requested the contract be terminated because we are unable to secure and retain adequate subcontractors and suppliers to complete the project in a timely manner due to events beyond our control," company officials noted.
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