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Listen: Amazon Partners with Home Builder Lennar to Create Smart Home
All of the time needed to set up your own smart home just might be saved if a recent collaboration between Amazon and home-builder Lennar catches on. The two companies recently unveiled the Amazon Experience Center in the North Bay Lennar housing development in Vallejo, California, as well as seven other locations around the…
PRESCO IS HELPING TO BUILD THE COUNTRY WITH AMERICAN-MADE SAFETY MARKING PRODUCTS
Construction is an all-American industry whose workers literally built this country. Serving an essential role in keeping our country’s construction sites safe and productive are safety marking products. Buying American-made safety marking products means structural sites are not only using standard-meeting, quality products, but these purchases also support U.S. employment efforts. Presco is proud to…
Tubular Drag Conveyers Keep Rice Intact
Leaders in the business of processing rice know that this delicate grain can be successfully transported on conveyor belt systems, but only when those systems are designed to handle goods gently. Delicate rice materials such as parboiled rice and rice mixtures can become degraded and separated if processed by the more common rapid-moving conveyor systems….
Watch: Developers Adjusting to Millennial Home-Buying Preferences
Surprisingly to many, millennials make up the largest block of home buyers in the U.S., accounting for 42% of all sales over the last 12 months. That number is up from 31% just five years ago. So home builders are responding. Real estate professionals have noticed Millennials are more interested in open layouts that allow…
Listen: New Reusable SpaceX Rockets Can Go Into Orbit 10 Times
The Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from SpaceX is even more reusable than its previous iteration. It’s now able to go into space, deliver satellites and land back on Earth more than 10 times with minimal maintenance.
Listen: Rotaflex serves up a solution for the food industry
Time for today’s Food and Beverage minute, brought to you by MarketScale. Tube Tech International, based in Essex in the United Kingdom, has expanded its patented Rotaflex system into the industrial food preparation industry. Originally designed as an industrial cleaning system for the milling industry, the Rotaflex system is now being applied to food…
Listen: Changing Design Guidelines Could Bring Affordable Housing to New York City
The Public Design Commission published new design guidelines to help guide New York City toward more affordable housing. This means straying away from luxury aesthetic apartments and focusing on creating structures that will last and foster community growth.
Watch: Ford Suspends Production of America’s Best-Selling Vehicle
A supplier facility fire on May 2 has caused Ford to run out of essential parts. The company will be temporarily shutting down production of F-150 trucks in Dearborn, Michigan. For more than 40 years, the F-150 has outsold all other vehicles in the country. According to an analysis by Morgan Stanley, the F-150 truck…
Modern Industrial Finishing Solutions: Shifting Paradigm Opens Up New Possibilities for Manufacturers
One vital element of component and product manufacturing is the finishing process. Traditionally, finishing methods involved segregating the various phases of an assembly line based upon the parts’ specifications, and using the most common finishing process for each respective section. While initially seen as efficient, this process is not sustainable. When design needs change, this…
Listen: NASA and Amazon Turn to France to Help Standardize Drones
NASA and Amazon are turning to French engineers to help integrate drones into companies’ daily operations. France was one of the first countries to regulate commercial drone use, meaning more years advancing machine-learning and artificial intelligence for drones. Several obstacles are still in the way, including funding, global regulations, and air-traffic safety.
Watch: The Rise Of The Rest Tour
Dallas has become a popular location for startups in recent years, especially for Cameron Johnson, who secured $100,000 of funding for his company, Nickson, on Monday by winning a pitch competition put on by the Rise of the Rest Road Trip. The tour, hosted by AOL co-founder Steve Case, showcases local entrepreneurs and stopped by…
BOOST CAP RATE FOR BETTER ROI
For Landlords, Boosting Your Cap Rate Gets You a Better ROI So you’re thinking about investing in a multifamily real estate property. Or maybe you’re a current owner looking to sell and want to attract higher bids. Whatever your situation, there are some financial elements you need to master on your way to becoming a…
SPRING CLEAN YOUR STONE FLOORS AND LET THEM SHINE
Is your stone floor looking a little worn? Has years of traffic and movement left scratches on the once smooth finish, or is dirt ground in so deep that it looks perpetually dingy? The great thing about stone flooring is that, no matter what you do to it, a little bit of care can bring…
MICRODRONES LAUNCHES THREE EXCITING, NEW PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION VIDEOS FOR ITS PROFESSIONAL DRONE MAPPING PACKAGES
Rome, NY- Microdrones has made it easy to learn all about the benefits and solutions provided by the mdMapper1000, the mdMapper1000DG and the mdLiDAR1000through a series of exciting new product demonstration videos available on YouTube. All three videos showcase the unique capabilities of each professional drone mapping package offered by Microdrones. LEARN MORESCHEDULE A MEETING Microdrones mdMapper1000 Video The…
Modern Technology and Software Enables Property Management to Keep Pace With Trends
To gain a viable advantage over the competition, in fact, to even remain relevant in today’s progressively collaborative and mobile culture, property and vacation rental management firms must embrace modern technology in their process, design, and restoration mindset. Property managers have a full workload—whether it’s advertising, showing properties, negotiating leases or rental terms, providing cleaning…
Two Materials: One Powerful Table
In the construction industry, materials can make or break a project. Every structure’s safety is contingent upon solid and strong, dependable building supplies. That’s why builders and planners often turn to stainless steel. Developed in the 1990s, stainless steel has become a trusted support in construction projects due to its high resistance to corrosion, its…
Nevco Delivers a Seamless Installation—Every Time
It’s the fourth quarter and your team is bringing the ball down the court for the final shot. This is it – down one, it’s do or die time. Pump fake, drive to the hoop – FOUL! Where’s the foul, ref? Your head whips up to the video display before you let the zebra have…
The Benefits of Buying Products That are UL Listed
Ensuring the safety of your employees and customers is essential. That means you want the products you use to be manufactured and installed to the highest standards in order to avoid electrical hazards. One way to ensure safety is to only purchase and install UL (Underwriters Laboratories) Listed equipment. Nevco is the only scoreboard manufacturer…
MINING FILM THAT DOESN’T CUT CORNERS
Brattices play a vitally important role in mining. These concrete, wood, or cloth partitions are erected within mine shafts for providing ventilation. By dividing a single shaft into two parts with a brattice, air can be delivered down one section of the shaft, and then ventilated out through the other side. Following the 1862 Hartley…
Watch: Bentley University Arena Named Most Environmentally Sustainable in U.S.
A new multipurpose arena at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass. has been named the most environmentally sustainable in the nation by the U.S. Green Building Council. Earning a LEED Platinum certification, the arena boasts a 504 kilowatt rooftop solar array that will generate 40 percent of the building’s annual electricity needs. At least 50% of…
Keith Bates: From Freelancer to Accidental Small Business Owner
When it comes to small businesses, it is hard to get much smaller than Lunarbot Studio, LLC, in Richardson, Texas. Keith Bates, who serves as President, Web Designer, and Web Developer is the entire company. He designs and builds static websites and custom WordPress themes for other businesses and individuals with an emphasis on creating a…
Reynolds Home Builders, LLC Stresses Efficiency to Grow Small Business
She may not be as well-known as the late actress who bore the same name, but Debbie Reynolds is making a name for herself as a contractor and owner of Reynolds Home Builders, LLC, in Tallahassee, Fla. Reynolds started as a certified financial advisor with American Express but left because she needed more consistency than…
HOW CREATIVITY (AND TECHNOLOGY) CAN GET RENTERS TO USE LESS WATER
A landlord’s job is never done. There are the constant maintenance issues that require your attention, the unit vacancies that need filling, and the tenants who may not be getting along. On top of that, there are the litany of bills that slide into your inbox every month like clockwork. With so much going on,…
April Showers Bring More Than May Flowers
Just as warmer weather and rising humidity can affect mood and clothing decisions, it can also impact the performance and appearance of walk-in coolers or freezers. That’s why spring is the perfect time to assess equipment for potential problems to ensure optimal operation during the long, hot months of summer. Failing coolers or freezers can…
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