Fox NewsYou seemingly can't throw a rock in 2017 without hitting some new walk of life where robots are being employed. The latest? A bricklaying robot called SAM100 (Semi-Automated Mason) that is capable of building walls six times faster than a human bricklayer. And probably about 10 times faster than the majority of Digital Trends writers.
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Thank you for attending the 2017 CISCA Convention! We had an amazing time in Las Vegas. Be on the lookout for photos and the full convention recap in the next issue of the magazine, which will be in your mailbox in late May.
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Construction DiveCensus Bureau numbers show that, in 2015, Hispanics edged out their white, non-Hispanic counterparts in New York City's construction workforce and represented 37.75% of all workers, according to a recent New York City Building Congress report. The margin, only 0.01%, was very small, but it represents a departure from a time when white workers dominated the industry. In 2008, for example, white workers represented 43% of the city’s construction industry, while Hispanics were only 31%.
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ForConstructionProsAverage fines assessed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for serious workplace safety violations rose significantly in 2016 after the agency revamped its penalty structure.
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USA TodayThe economy grew a bit more rapidly than believed in the fourth quarter as stronger consumer spending more than offset weaker business investment and trade, setting the stage for a better performance in 2017.
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ROCKFONConstruction remains on schedule for the first ROCKFON North America manufacturing facility to begin producing stone wool acoustic ceiling products by mid-year. A grand opening celebration will be planned once the new facility is operational.
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Slate"These jobs, Americans don't want," Gene Myers, the CEO of Thrive Home Builders, told CNBC real estate reporter Diana Olick earlier this week, in a well-done piece on a labor shortage that is contributing to a construction and housing shortfall in Denver.
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FortuneCall it the "Goldilocks economy." The U.S. economy is not too hot, and not too cold. It's just right. Now it's the Federal Reserve's job to keep it there, John Williams, president of the San Francisco Fed said in a speech in New York, Wednesday.
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