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Biden administration proposes rule for workplaces to address excessive heat

Journal of Commerce — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:31:11 +0000

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday to address excessive heat in the workplace, as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories due to blistering temperatures. If finalized, the measure would protect an estimated 36 million U.S. workers from injuries related to heat exposure on the job […]

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$120M recycled paper, packaging facility sets up shop in Georgia

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:15:25 +0000

Georgia-based Pratt Industries, a recycled paper and packaging company, is building a new, $120-million production facility in Warner Robins, about 160 kilometres southeast of Atlanta in the middle of the state, that officials say demonstrates the importance of having serviced industrial land. Construction of the plant is underway. The structure is expected to be completed […]

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U.S. Spotlight: Chicago ‘Bean’ reopens; Florida resort expansion; Minnesota dam failure

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:55:04 +0000

This week the U.S. Spotlight by ɫ��ɫ’s Daily Commercial News features a story on a large aviation company that is spreading its wings at the Augusta regional airport; Chicago’s iconic Bean sculpture reopens; the Dali cargo ship left Baltimore nearly months after the catastrophic bridge collapse; a $500 million Florida resort expansion looks to be […]

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A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions

Journal of Commerce — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 05:00:56 +0000

WASHINGTON – As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to “save the world” from climate change. One of the largest players in the solar industry was ready. Officials, board members and major investors in First Solar, the largest domestic maker of solar panels, donated at least $1.5 million […]

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Maui officials highlight steps toward rebuilding as 1-year mark of deadly wildfire approaches

Journal of Commerce — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 05:00:08 +0000

LAHAINA, HI. – Nearly a year after wind-whipped flames raced through Kim Ball’s Hawaii community, the empty lot where his house once stood is a symbol of some of the progress being made toward rebuilding after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than century destroyed thousands of homes and killed 102 people in Lahaina. “Welcome […]

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Juno East Austin MTC apartment represents a modular breakthrough

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:20:46 +0000

Mass Timber Construction (MTC) is growing in Texas. Of the over 1,600 active MTC projects identified in March 2023 across the USA, 12 per cent are in Lone Star State. Several MTC projects are located in Austin. However, one in particular is drawing national attention. It’s not solely because it is an MTC structure. The […]

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AEM announces first stop of Manufacturing Express tour

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:15:25 +0000

KNOXVILLE, IND. — Equipment designer and manufacturer Weiler announced June 25 it will host the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) inaugural Manufacturing Express event at their facility in Knoxville, Ind. on July 1. The event celebrates Weiler’s contributions to both the manufacturing community and the local community, an AEM release said. Weiler, an AEM member, […]

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Drug firm Lilly makes largest investment in its home state

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:10:44 +0000

Indiana-based Eli Lilly is making the single biggest U.S. investment in synthetic medicine manufacturing at a new state business park in Lebanon, Ind. The $9 billion will create 900 jobs at the LEAP research park almost midway along the I-65 corridor between Indianapolis and Lafayette, home to Purdue University. The state has assembled 9,000 acres […]

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Detroit plans to rein in solar power on vacant lots throughout the city

Journal of Commerce — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 05:00:45 +0000

DETROIT – Patricia Kobylski remembers when there were lots of people living in her eastside Detroit neighborhood. There aren’t as many anymore – and haven’t been for a long time. “Right now, on our side of the street there are probably only 10 houses. Should be 50, 60,” the 78-year-old Kobylski said Monday after the […]

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What happened to Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam? What to know about its flooding and partial failure

Journal of Commerce — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 05:00:04 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS – The visuals were stunning: water from the Blue Earth River surged around a southern Minnesota dam, carrying a shipping container with it as it toppled utility poles, wrecked a substation and washed away part of a riverbank. A home teetered on the edge of an eroded slope as floodwaters rushed underneath. Earlier this […]

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North American Rail Solutions acquires Calgary EPC firm

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:05:32 +0000

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – North American Rail Solutions (NARS), one of the largest railroad design, construction, maintenance and operating service providers in North America has acquired Calgary-based Tri Innovations Consulting Ltd. Tri Innovations is an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) provider with work including feasibility studies, detailed design and engineering services, supply chain management, project […]

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$500M TradeWinds Florida resort expansion looks to ‘co-exist’ in harmony with nature

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:15:00 +0000

Resort operator TradeWinds has started prep work for a $500-million expansion at its massive, 25-acre property along St. Pete Beach in Florida that will prioritize sustainability and pedestrian-friendly spaces. Three highrise hotels with 650 hotel rooms are being added to the existing Island Grand and RumFish Beach Resorts onsite, which have a combined 967 rooms […]

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