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HIC #	PA082391
Status	Active
State	Pennsylvania

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HIC #	PA082391
Status	Active
State	Pennsylvania
Type	General Carpentry Services

When BuildZoom last verified this license, it had an expiration date of August, 2016. Check the current license status of William Shaffer with the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General

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