{"id":597,"date":"2020-03-17T19:16:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T23:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildersinstitute.com\/?page_id=597"},"modified":"2020-03-21T16:20:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T20:20:13","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buildersinstitute.com\/?page_id=597","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;2560px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-img\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"text-overlay\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  About Oakland Builders and Education Seminars<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/h2>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; module_class=&#8221;page-content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"about-description\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <span class=\"large\">OBES<\/span> has earned a reputation for proficiency and excellence in teaching methods, course materials, and program content.  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