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The global construction equipment industry is valued at approximately $145.5 billion, and it’s come time for them to enter the digital world. In an industry where practices haven’t experienced any major change in decades, comprehensive online modeling, surveyor drones, and virtual-reality have finally made their way into the picture. Beyond making processes faster, these digital trends allow for safer, more precise modeling and construction. The push for more digital tools in construction is being led by big builders and new … Continue reading “The Construction Industry Has Ventured Into Digital Territory”

Millennials can never seem to get it right. They invent pumpkin spice lattes, but get shot down when they post an Instagram of their morning’s brew. They are staying in college for longer, but their fields of study are not deemed practical like the previous generation. Oh, and their contributions to the economy are dividing the nation. On one side of the spectrum, Americans believe Millennials are innovators and courageous in their career paths. Even presidential candidate Hilary Clinton described … Continue reading “”

OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has recently fined Tyson Foods, the country’s largest poultry food processor, with more than $263,000 in fines after a conveyor belt in Tyson’s Center, Texas, caught and dragged an employee’s finger into a deboning machine immediately amputating the finger. After the incident, OSHA started to inspect the facility and found 15 serious workplace safety violations, as well as two repeated violations. According to OSHA reports, some examples of the infringements on workplace safety … Continue reading “OSHA Slams Tyson With Massive Fees For Lack of Workplace Safety Measures”

Innovations in production have allowed countless auto manufacturing processes such as the validation of first parts in the production part-approval process to be completed with more efficiency and accuracy. However, that doesn’t mean everything is fine in the auto industry. Despite positive signs, some heavyweight manufacturers are getting desperate. With a little help from steady economic recovery, low interest rates, and depressed gas prices, 2015 set an all-time record in auto sales for the first time in 15 years. In … Continue reading “Rapid Industry Changes Could Leave Auto Heavyweights in the Dust”

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) has helped homeowners improve their property for years, despite financial hurdles. In July, PACE earned its first Federal endorsement after the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) decided to work with PACE homes to provide homeowners with more ways to improve their homes. On average, a homeowner should spend between one and four percent of their home’s value every year on repair expenses and maintenance. For a homeowner living in a $200,000 home, that’s at least $2,000 … Continue reading “Home Energy Renovation Opportunity Receives Federal Endorsement for Energy-Efficiency Projects”

In a big move to increase its presence in the digital marketplace, Wal-Mart announced earlier this week its acquisition of online retailer Jet.com, a relative newcomer to the field that promises bargain prices and fast delivery for its rapidly-growing customer base. Wal-Mart will pay $3 billion in cash and $300 million in stock for Jet, which launched in June 2015 and now offers more than 12 million wares from more than 2,400 retailers. In a world where Amazon still dominates … Continue reading “Wal-Mart Announces Purchase of Online Retailer Jet.com”