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Going In Circles? Good!

All Work

Architects and designers are increasingly prioritizing sustainability, focusing on low-VOC, recycled materials, and reducing embodied carbon through reuse and modular construction. Rather than drywall and studs with added finishes, there are modular construction options like DIRTT and Falkbuilt.

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Labor trends to watch in 2024: A U.S. economic outlook and sector play-by-play

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Construction and utilities: building the future Construction Strong growth is in the cards for the domestic construction sector next year. construction spending hit a more than $2 billion record-high. Meanwhile, job growth slowed in October, in part due to the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike.

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Is College Still Worth It?

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Yet the company—and consequently, the automotive industry at large—has had strong ties to students and institutions for decades. Automotive jobs never shut down. You can make a six-figure salary in the automotive industry, or the construction industry,” Malchoz adds.

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‘There’s more risk involved with going to college’: How companies are attracting Gen Z to trades jobs

Work Life

Josh Levin, the owner of electric and construction company Empowered Electric in Kansas City, Missouri, describes the current logic. “If Recruiting Gen Z It’s relatively common to hear from workers in trades like plumbing and construction that it’s difficult to find Gen Z recruits. Levin sees it differently. He started DMing them. “I

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Leaders, Want To Master Innovation? Then Get Funny!

Tanveer Naseer

Lilli Marten Christ is an energetic development manager who works for German automotive firm Daimler AG in China, and opens each of her weekly team meetings with a joke or a riddle. This is followed by a fiery discussion that can last up to two hours, unlocking provocative suggestions and constructive criticism.

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Ultrafabrics celebrates 25th anniversary with new and improved bio-based Volar Bio collection

Workplace Insight

Volar Bio’s evolution in backcloth construction not only includes certified REPREVE recycled polyester and ECOVERO viscose in the backcloth, but introduces Susterra propanediol bio-based resin. Susterra 1,3 propanediol is a pure, petroleum-free, raw material made from regeneratively farmed U.S.

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What is an answering service?

Ruby

Call centers are a good choice for… large B2C companies businesses with thousands of customers businesses in high-sales industries such as retail, automotive insurance, and telecommunications Virtual Receptionists Virtual receptionists are human beings who manage phone calls remotely (virtually) for business clients.